The credit for this topic goes to Dan, who suggested I take a look at what kind of salary room the Rapids are likely to have next year

While not dismissing our playoff chances I wanted to take a look at the rapids salary situation next year. Colorado looks like it will have some real room to play with, given the likelihood of players leaving or being moved. Click to continue reading...

When Gianfranco Zola took over at West Ham I wonder if he was aware that the very next day the club's main sponsors, XL, would go bust, and a week later they would be ordered to pay £30 million compensation to Sheffield United? Zola has been assured that money will be made available, if required, in the January transfer window, but I wonder if he is really reassured? Click to continue reading...

Sorry for the absence, folks. Your humble Premiership blogger makes his salary by working in the world of Wall Street...as you can imagine, it's been a busy couple of weeks.

But we're back now and ready for uninterrupted Premiership coverage from here on out, or at least until the next financial apocalypse threatens our way of life. Click to continue reading...

See the title of this post?

111.

Any guess as to what that means?

No, it's not my monthly salary. Or the amount of money in my savings account (I have less).

It's how many fixtures have been played since we last topped the Spanish league table.

111. 111!

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It's always nice to see a professional athlete embrace the people who cheer him on and, in some way, help pay his salary, as is the case with Frankie Hejduk here. Frank takes the beer from a fan in the crowd and consumes his beverage to the cheers and adoration of those around him. So [...] Click to continue reading...

Morning all. International breaks are simply awful. The good news is the Jaguars and the Seminoles start this weekend, and the Under 8's I coach start this weekend as well. So that will attempt to keep my mind off of the lack of a game this weekend for Arsenal.


If you haven't heard, former Fenerbache midfielder Stephen Appiah is a free agent. Click to continue reading...

Rafa says he doesn't intend to freeze him out and may also look to extend his contract. It sounds like a ruse to avoid losing money which is fair enough, as he is in the last year of his contract. We signed him for £6.7 million and it would be nice to try and recoup some of that.

I like Pennant when he's on form, but it's clear that he's fallen down the pecking order. Click to continue reading...

Put it this way, these comments aren't going to be appearing in the latest tourist brochure for Manchester. Cristiano Ronaldo has already had plenty to say on rainy England, claiming that it's the worst thing about being a Manchester United player (surely the fat salary and amazing lifestyle go some . Click to continue reading...

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The details finally emerged on the Carlos Ruiz trade from LA to Toronto FC on Thursday and they were shocking to say the least. The LA Galaxy shipped Ruiz to Toronto FC for a pair of supplemental draft picks.

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Gash in his head and all.

Ruiz will go to Toronto probably cleats up after watching last night's game.

Lewis is a great acquisition, especially having played for Bruce Arena for many years already. That will make the transition to the team go more quickly and effectively.

I don't have news on the financial aspect of it all.

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Poor Andriy Shevchenko. His London nightmare is almost over for a season at least.

Various reports suggest Chelsea and AC MIlan are "close" to agreeing deal that would send the fleeting Ukranian back to his old home on a one-year loan.

"Shevchenko in the Rossoneri shirt? There really isn't much more to be done," Milan sporting director Silvano Ramaccioni told Radio Goal.

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Earlier today, Steven Goff with the Washington Post posted some of the salaries for some of the recent additions to MLS. His original post didn't have the salary for the Wizards latest signing, Josh Wolff. In a later post today, he does have Wolff's salary. Wolff's full season salary is $200,000. That is right around where I had expected it to be, as he's a returning US international. Click to continue reading...

After sacking coach Bambang Nurdiansyah earlier in the season the Crazy Lions, as they are known, have gone and appointed Gusnul Yakin as their new coach.

This is about the 326th time Yakin has coached the Arema side in their 21 year history.

Ok, that's an exageration.

The 5th time. Click to continue reading...

So confident are the Red Devils of their new signing that they're delaying team photo day to make sure the Bulgarian forward is in uniform.

Who wouldn't want that sexy hair right in the middle of the shot?

Maybe he'll push Tevez to the back row. No one wants to see that.

The transfer fee will probably be around 25-28 million pounds and Dimitar should rake in a salary of about $160,000 a week. Click to continue reading...

Michael Johnson a target for Arsenal

Arsene Wenger is poised to move in for the Manchester City midfielder after he rejected a new five-year deal at Eastlands, according to the Daily Mirror.

The paper says Arsenal manager Wenger has long been an admirer of the England under-21 international, who has three years left to run on his current City contract. Click to continue reading...

2008 hasn't been a great year for Arsenal and their fans. In February, they watched their hated North London rivals Tottenham win a major trophy (Carling Cup), something Arsenal hasn't done since winning the Premiership four seasons ago. They've watched Spurs bring in several high-profile players this summer already and significantly strengthen the team, whereas Arsenal has taken a step backwards with what they've done. Click to continue reading...

Not only have all of us been keen to watch Benny Feilhaber in China, we've also been keen to find out where he would be moving to as Derby County have been eager to let him go on a free transfer and dump his salary.   I just received word from a reliable source that Feilhaber is [...] Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you gorge yourself on chocolate covered bacon..... Canna caught shaving another man's chest. (The Sun) Argentina could end up paying for more than Messi's salary. (Reuters Soccer Blog) Title says it all: "Why Sky Sports News Sucks". (EPL Talk) And why Sky Sports News is great. (Football Corner) Who's going down to Serie B this year? Click to continue reading...

It is possible for one team to have too many players who look good in their underwear? I believe that generally, the answer is an emphatic no. This time, though? I'm not so sure.

The Galaxy may find out. Various British sources, including, apparently the BBC, have linked Swedish international and Calvin Klein undies model Freddie Yumberg Ljungberg to the Galaxy.

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Reports this morning say we have signed Cesar Sanchez from Spanish side Real Zaragoza. We've clearly been in the market for another keeper since the bizarre move for Derby's shot stopper, Stephen Bywater.

While undoubetedly Gomes will always been first choice (and I reckon Alnwick stands a good chance as a second string keeper) Ramos clearly wants some extra options. Click to continue reading...

It was bound to happen eventually: Diego Simeone could no longer stand Ariel Ortega's alcoholic problem and finally decided to seperate him from the team. After another incident this weekend, the ex-Estudiantes coach chose to have a long chat with Jose Maria Aguilar to decide where the idol's future would be, and it most definitely wasn't in Nuñez. Click to continue reading...

Pat Noonan left last year to make some coin, and hopefully a splash in Europe.  Only one of those two things happened.  Noonan's salary tripled when he joined Aalesunds, but his playing time was almost non-existent.  He subsequently expressed the desire to rejoin MLS, and Columbus was one of the many teams vying for his services. Click to continue reading...

Just weeks after taking over at Blackburn Rovers, reportedly new boss Paul Ince already has a player mutiny on his hands. Well according to that reliably horrendous publication The Daily Facist anyway. Word on the street is that he is already struggling to win over the players after disillusioning them "by the way he has tried to impose his personality on the club," whatever that means. Click to continue reading...

Former New England Revolution forward Pat Noonan may be on his way back to the United States sooner than later, as several recent reports have alluded to an imminent return from Norwegian side Aalesunds Fotballklubb.New England offered Noonan a new contact after the end of last season, but were not willing to substantially increase his salary, speeding up his move to Europe. Click to continue reading...

In the third installment of our MSR series, we discuss the trades that United has made since the end of last season. Besides the Gomez move, there were two other fairly significant trades for the team, and I think I actually come out opposed to the popular opinion on both of them. Maybe this can generate an argument or two in the comments? Click to continue reading...

According to Goal.com.

Here is an excerpt:

Pat Noonan is close to re-signing with the New England Revolution after leaving the team during the off-season, sources close to the deal tell Goal.

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(No, there are no updates on Kenny Cooper's transfer decision. It appears will be waiting at least one more day, if not longer for a final conclusion. If you are wondering what is taking so long, you may not realize everything involved in this big decision.

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After many complaints by the Spurs because of Liverpool's talk with the player, well it seems that money solved it all because after a charity donation made to the foundation of Tottenham, they have agreed not to pursue any charges against Liverpool.
The transaction worth about 20 million pounds (thats about 25 million €) about the same as Torres's transfer, brings Keane a salary of 80. Click to continue reading...

El Hadji Diouf
is gone. He has to pass his medical and then hes officially with Sunderland. I liked Dioufy over the years that he played for the Trotters. Even though he only scored an average of 5 goals a season, he was exciting. You never knew when he would blow up in someone's face and then have a moment of sheer brilliance from the wing.

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I wasn't planning a post on Lyon's supposed interest in Samuel Eto'o because I thought that these rumors would have blown away by now, but with my inbox flooded with over thirty google alerts in four different languages - in just one day - I guess I need to be more proactive about it.

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Canada's sports network TSN reports that "MLS Commissioner Don Garber will lift the original ceiling of 18 franchises and announce Thursday a new expansion plan of not less than 20 and up to 24 franchises by 2013-2014."

They add that, "Vancouver and Montreal are considered expansion priorities for Garber in 2011. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC's slump continued last night as they only managed a 1-1 tie against the USL's Montreal Impact. With the point, the Impact won the Nutrilite Canadian Championship and earned a trip to the CONCACAF Champions League Cup, which begins next month.

Now the question is will this win have an effect on a possible move to MLS by Montreal? Click to continue reading...

1 - A source told me the salary being offered to the next Under 16 coach!
2 - The Indonesian FA have a marketing department!
3 - The Jakarta Post will be doing a story about New Zealand after they sent someone to try the free food at the High Commissioner's house last night!
4 - Among the might of the New Zealand squad, a TV station and a popular weekly tabloid the only person who knew the Kiwis' agenda was some fat geezer with a lap top and a penchant for free beer! Click to continue reading...

Spanish daily "Marca" advance that REAL MADRID Brazilian forward ROBINHO will renew his contract with the Club another 5 years which will double his salary to 3M€/season. This is a reaction from... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports Click to continue reading...

As Alex gets settled in at his new home and his massive new salary he still finds time to insult his former employers with a comment that will surely anger Arsenal and their fans! Belarus international Alexander Hleb is ready to incur the wrath of Wenger again as he attempts to ... Click to continue reading...