Six games in to the season and Spurs boss Juande Ramos is under pressure. When Tottenham went looking to replace Martin Jol last season, Sevilla were doing well (they'd just won the UEFA Cup) and Juande Ramos looked like the perfect man for the job. The man who could bring some of that Seville magic [. Click to continue reading...

Pablo Mastroeni, club captain of the Colorado Rapids, is getting closer to his dream of playing in Europe. This week, he has received calls, via his representative in Spain and Italy, from two clubs in Spain - Malaga and Seville's Real Betis. The offers are good, says Pablo, but much remains on the table. Click to continue reading...

Juande Ramos is appealing for time and patience to end Tottenham's early-season slump but knows results must change quickly before it becomes a full-blown crisis. After a dismal 0-0 draw with Wigan at White Hart Lane the Spaniard denied a report he is homesick and yearning to return to Seville - from where he was controversially [. Click to continue reading...

Reports are circulating that Juande Ramos is closing in on a move for one of his former Sevilla players who has apparently issued a come-and-get-me plea. Oh, and his current boss rates him the best winger in the world! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! Seville's Diego Capel says .. Click to continue reading...

Brazil moved to 2nd in the table after an impressive 3-0 win away to Chile in Santiago ... Click to continue reading...

STANDARD Liege boss Laszlo Boloni admits he fears the damage Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard's partnership can do to his team.

The Belgian title holders will prepare for their Champions League third qualifying round second leg with confidence after their 0-0 draw in Liege a fortnight ago. Click to continue reading...

No club, regardless of size and financial strength, likes to lose players even more when they feel that the buying club acted illicitly in order to get to the man they wanted.

That Tottenham are the ones complaining - as they have done over Liverpool's move for Robbie Keane - is hugely ironic. Click to continue reading...

By 1970's Gooner Alexander Hleb will become tomorrow the fifth player signed by Barcelona this transfer window. New Barca boss Pep Guardiola has already recruited defenders Daniel Alves (Sevilla), Martin Caceres (Villarreal) and Gerard Pique (Manchester United) as well as midfielder Seydou Keita (Seville). Click to continue reading...

Nothing major to report on the transfer front. Most of the info from Inara's last transfer post is still up to date. Here's the latest:

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Gregory Coupet: Greg's transfer to Atletico Madrid has been finalized.

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The Times reckons that Spurs boss Juande Ramos has been thwarted in a bid for what would have been his billionth signing of the summer. Juande Ramos has been sniffing around Seville's 20-year-old left winger Diego Capel for a while now, but it looks like the Spanish club are reluctant to deal [.. Click to continue reading...

Apparently another long-running Spurs transfer saga is coming nearer to a close with a deal in the offing for a very promising youngster. Tottenham Hotspur hope to tie up a £8m deal for Seville's left-winger Diego Capel who is top of their list of transfer targets while they wait to see how the Dimitar Berbatov saga [. Click to continue reading...

It's a fairly quiet Friday morning, so it is.

Yesterday more stories emerged about Emmanuel Adebayor and AC Milan, some of which say Adebayor has told his agent to tell Arsenal he wants to leave and go to Italy. AC have admitted their interest in the player despite the fact that Ade has made two statements so far this close season saying he's going to stay at Arsenal.

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Sir Walt leads the loyal masses Good to hear that a convoy of Rangers fans set off from Ibrox today en route for their destiny in Manchester. Not too many to go now before they equal the 3456099 Celtic fans who swam to Seville for the final in 2003! Click to continue reading...

It's goodnight from him as far as Dimitar Berbatov's Tottenham career is concerned, one of the most talented players ever to wear a Spurs shirt. It's now crystal clear that the Bulgarian is leaving White Hart Lane in the summer and, although Manchester United have reported interest, it could well be that the player moves [. Click to continue reading...

Roman's Empire Strikes back! Chelsea (0) v Olympiacos (0) 2 weeks ago in a game far far away (in the med!) The Force's of Roman's Chelsea we're again disappointing and another goalless draw was just what the doctor ordered if you we're fed up of counting sheep to get some kip. Then came the Carling Cup loss to the rebels at White Hart Lane and Chief Sith Avram's job was suddenly on the line (according to what you read in the papers and on the intergalactic web). Click to continue reading...

A veritable swarm of transfer rumours for friday.... Newly re-crowned Toon king Kevin Keegan is attempting to hit the ground running. Armed with a huge vat of cash but with just two weeks to spend it, Keegan will try and nab both Jermain Defoe (to add to Newcastle's phalanx of strikers) and Shaun Wright-Phillips [. Click to continue reading...

Martin Jol's career as manager of Tottenham Hotspur has come to an end.

The Dutchman tendered his resignation shortly before the UEFA Cup match against Getafe, a game that was so typical of a Spurs match under Jol. The North London side went one-nil up before losing the match 2-1.

Jol had been in charge at Spurs for almost three years, but his departure comes as no surprise as the club is battling in the relegation zone with just one league win all season, against Derby, and four draws and five defeats. Click to continue reading...

Martin Jol has accused English football reports of a conspiracy. Quoted in The Guardian newspaper, Jol stated that "I feel there are two worlds here in London. There is you guys and then there are the supporters who read your papers. Although they read your papers they are still backing me and that's a great feeling."

While Jol would be wise to focus on his team tactics and helping his footballers get much needed shooting practice, he does have a point about the conspiracy. Click to continue reading...

It´s a sad day in the footballing world.
Seville´s Antonio Puerta has died he was 22.
Puerta died of "multiple organ failure stemming from prolonged cardiac arrest" and subsequent coronary problems, Virgen del Rocio Hospital director Gimeno Guerrero said in a statement. My condolences to his family and friends.R.I.P



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What a shame that the inaugural televised match of the new La Liga season was not shown worldwide due to disputes between TV companies in Spain. Let's hope they get their issues resolved quickly so we don't miss any quality soccer.

So instead of seeing the Madrid derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, the first televised match of the 2007/2008 season we witnessed was Sevilla against Getafe. Click to continue reading...