Ramón Calderon went into the emergency board meeting as president of Real Madrid and came out a disgraced Richard Nixon-type figure.

The MLS Superdraft yesterday provided more drama and perhaps more impact players than recent drafts. Some past MLS drafts have been very deep: 1998, 1999 and 2003 come to mind. Some however have been bordering on worthless for drama and impact players. The decision of Hermann Trophy winner Marcus Tracey of Wake Forest to sign […]

Shocking news, or perhaps not so shocking depending on your perspective, regarding Ramon Calderon has emerged this morning. Calderon has reportedly bowed to pressure and will announce his resignation as the club's president after reports came out in the Spanish press that he had rigged the recent general assembly election in order to get his […]

In less than 48 hours, the world of Real Madrid has gone topsy-turvy. When things were starting to go the club´s way on the pitch, things off the pitch were spiralling downward into an infinite abyss.

Manchester City has reportedly raised their bid for Kaka to £243 million in the hopes of securing the Brazilian attacking midfielder from AC Milan, according to The Sun newspaper. The £243 million deal breaks down to: £108 million for AC Milan. £108 million for the superstar’s wages including taxes. Kaka will be paid a NET […]

British newspapers are reporting that Manchester City are considering an incredible $197 million bid to sign AC Milan's Kaka. It seems that the Abu Dhabi United Group are quite adamant about signing Kaka, but will AC Milan relent? Vote now. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1278134/" >Will Manchester City Succeed In Signing Kaka?</a> <br /> <span style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com"> […]

The promised whirlwind transformation at Manchester City FC will have to wait a bit longer and it won't include Kaka. The Brazilian superstar has turned down an outrageous offer from City which some sources are indicating is as high as £300,000 per week to quit Italian side AC Milan. Kaka said yesterday: “I am extremely happy here. I want to […]

Sunday's big game in the Premier League will be an intriguing affair featuring Tottenham Hotspur against Portsmouth at 11am ET/4pm GMT. Intriguing because it sees Spurs manager Harry Redknapp and striker Jermain Defoe up against their former club. Only three points separate both teams, and based on current form both clubs could be in for […]

Who is going to win the Copa del Rey? ( polls)

The Copa del Rey got its draw for the quarterfinals and there are some intriguing matchups. Four of the last Copa del Rey winners are still in the race as well as the winningest club in this tournament. Barcelona-Espanyol The big matchup right now is is the Catalan derby being played out. Espanyol is motivated […]

The reigning Copa champs are still alive as they were able to survive a battle that Racing put up in this matchup. Los Ches were bailed out in extra time by both Vicente and Joaquín; allowing them to move on to the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Fans, pundits and fellow players considered Kieran Richardson lazy, inadequate and many other unfortunate synonyms when he was at Manchester United. He made only 41 league appearances in five seasons at the club, scoring just two goals. Richardson’s £5.5 signing seemed at the time a misguided move by Roy Keane in the summer of 2007. […]

Glen Roeder was the latest Championship Manager to be sacked joining the growing ranks of the unemployed. Watford, QPR, Charlton, Derby, Nottingham Forest and now Norwich have all made changes in the managerial department. Here are who were the managers and who has replaced them. The bookies have Aide Boothroyd as the man who may […]

At our sister site EPLTalk.com and on all the major soccer sites, the buzz is about the proposed purchase of Kaka by Manchester City. Representatives from Manchester City have traveled to Milan and a bid has been made, reportedly in the region of £100 million, for the 26-year-old midfielder. This would more than double the […]

Thankfully, the Serie A is back in action after a well deserved holiday. Week 18 saw the possible revival of Hernan Crespo at Inter. He came on in the 68th minute and set up Zlatan Ibrahimovic's point salvaging goal in the 77th minute versus a feisty Caligari side. Genoa continued their march toward a Champions […]