Manchester City are trying to land Brazilian World Cup-winner Ronaldo.City executive chairman Garry Cook revealed last week he was looking to sign a superstar.And contact has been made with the former Barcelona and Real Madrid hitman, who is now a free agent after being released by AC Milan in the summer. Click to continue reading...

There's a fair amount of France news, but I'm finding that I can't focus on anything else until I do a tribute to one of my all-time favorite players (probably second only to Zizou), Lilian Thuram.

As you probably know by now, Thuram officially retired a little over a week ago because of that recently-diagnosed heart defect.

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Sir Alex Ferguson has cast doubt on Chelsea's ability to kick on next season under Luiz Felipe Scolari, suggesting that the Brazilian World Cup winner has inherited an ageing team and will struggle to surpass the achievements of Jose Mourinho. Click to continue reading...

Arsene Wenger was left with another gap to fill in his depleted midfield following confirmation that veteran Brazilian Gilberto Silva has joined Greek side Panathinaikos. The departure of the long-serving 31-year-old World Cup winner - a member of the 2003-2004 'Invincibles' side - comes a day after the sale of unsettled Alexander Hleb to Barcelona. Click to continue reading...

This Gunners midfielder was all set to leave the Premier League but now Everton have decided that the asking price for this World Cup winner is too good to pass up! Everton boss David Moyes is making a lastditch bid to sign Arsenal's former Brazilian skipper Gilberto Silva - before he ... Click to continue reading...

They have performed well in the last two tournaments that they've featured in but are Turkey on the verge of becoming the next great football league in Europe?

The Turks amazed many to reach the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea - going on to claim third place over South Korea in a play-off - and then went on to secure another semi-final spot in last month's Euro 2008 and have been enticing many big names to join their league in the process. Click to continue reading...

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Two weeks have passed since Italy were ousted on penalty kicks to Spain and i am still disillusioned by the hire of Roberto Donadoni.Actually my feelings toward his hire and the job he has done have remained the same from day one.I have always looked at this hire with one eye flinching in horror and with a slight turn of my head. Click to continue reading...

This week, according to the Courier Mail, Juninho withdrew from the Roar v Palmeiras game on 12 July. Why? because the Roar decided not to sign 19 year old Bruno Mezenga? The Roar are not a charity.

Juninho played for Palmeiras and Mezenga's club Flamengo (he was fired in 2005). However, Mezenga has struggled to retain a place at Flamengo and has been unable to regularly score goals while on loan for lower placed clubs. Click to continue reading...

Joker of the year award has to go to Emmanuel Adebayor. He feels he deserves a contract in parity with what Thierry Henry was earning at Arsenal.

I've news for you Ade, Thierry Henry was and is an Arsenal legend who will remembered and revered by Gooners for ever, you my friend have just come off the back of one good season season, and will be forgotten about within six months. Click to continue reading...

Euro 2008 semi-finals, Copa Libertadores final, managerial casualties and appointments, as well as guns all feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly. Good It was good for Spain and Germany as they both won through to the Euro 2008 final. The Germans winning with a last-gasp winner against Turkey while Spain crushed Russia 3-0. Click to continue reading...

Guess who was sighted sitting together at the Italy vs. Spain semi-final, you're right Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger and past Le Bleus captain and golden boot winner, Zinedine Zidane. Wonder if there is a possibility of seeing Zizou in London come the fall??? Perhaps he was asking Wenger about getting his feet wet as manager somewhere soon. Click to continue reading...