Another year has passed and a 23 man shortlist has been made for Ballon D’or. The last four years we have seen the magnificent Lionel Messi collect the award on every occasion and the last three years Cristiano Ronaldo has taken second place. This year could potentially be the same, and not many would argue … Read more
A round-up of all the news and rumours across the Emirates today morning Latest from the rumour mills reports that Arsenal are Manchester City are ready to battle it out for Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski this January. Although Lewendowski is bound to join Bayern Munich after his current contract with Dortmund expires this January, City and Arsenal … Read more
According to Mirror, Arsenal are planning a make a move for Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski in January transfer window. Even after spending huge money on buying Mesut Ozil in Summer, Arsenal still have enough cash balance in the bank to bring another marquee signing to Emirates. As per the report, The Gunners are prepared to pay up to … Read more
Every year up to 6 million tourists arrive in the city of Munich to celebrate the world’s largest fair and to enjoy Bavaria’s finestweisswurst, hendl, schweinebraten and of course, beer at Oktoberfest. For Bayern Munich fans, last year’s event started a party that has yet to stop. At this stage in 2012, Juup Heynckes had led Die Bayern to the top … Read more
According to the latest reports from Italy, AC Milan are planning to make a bid for Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen in the January transfer window. Currently, the former Ajax defender is struggling to find a place in the Arsenal starting lineup. Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny are in a rock solid defensive partnership at the moment, … Read more
There are plenty of examples of cities playing host to two football clubs with staggeringly different fortunes, where fans from one team always enjoy the bragging rights and success compared to their rivals. Nottingham in the late 70s and early 80s cannot have been an easy place to be for Notts County fans when Forest … Read more
Not a major concern, and nothing in regards to be worried about by Bayern Munich fans. But Pep Guardiola who made Barca play the beautiful tiki taka football would certainly be bother upon hearing this headline. Possession-kings Barcelona had less than 50% of the ball for the first time in five years Yes its true, … Read more
Everyone loves an outlandish prediction, and for this week, I am going to have a little fun. Whether things turn out spot on, or just hysterically wrong, it is always good to look back and see how close reality actually turned out compared to what was first though. And so on the eve of this … Read more
Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos has stated that the claims made by Jose Murinho regarding the Chelsea and Bayern match midweek are ludicrous. Mourinho has earlier remarked that on that particular night Chelsea were the better side and that Bayern’s winning was injustice to them. Kross has reacted strongly to Jose’s comments and has made … Read more
Earlier this week, many top sources reported that Arsenal target Luiz Gustavo is expected to sign for German club Wolfsburg. But now, contradicting reports are arriving that Gustavo still wants to move to Arsenal before the window closes in 15 days time. Gustavo said ahead of Brazil’s international friendly with Switzerland in Basel, “My situation at Bayern is … Read more