raul gonzalez: August 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA | ROUND 2 SUNDAY GAMES FINAL RESULTS

Spanish Football Liga Round 2 matches played tonight with surprise included. Here are all the final scores along with all the goalscorers.

Villarreal hosted FC Barcelona & lost to a 81st min goal by substitute Sandro from a great Messi pass. Good game of Football with both teams attacking & creating numerous chances along with both goalkeepers very active with some marvellous saves. In the

JAVIER "CHICHARITO" HERNANDEZ LOAN TO REAL MADRID CLOSE

The news now hitting the Spanish Football online sites is that MANCHESTER UNITED & REAL MADRID have come to an agreement for the former to loan their Mexican International forward Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez to the latter.

According to "Marca" its a one year loan & the player has still to shut the salary conditions with Real Madrid before it all becomes official.

This way Real Madrid

SPANISH LIGA FOOTBALL ROUND 2 SATURDAY GAMES FINAL RESULTS

Was out of town last night but managed to stay in touch with the Saturday Round 2 games of the Spanish Football Liga. Here are all the final results - better late than never - along with all the goalscorers in a brief summarized format.

Friday Night Round 2 matches & results:

Valencia CF 3 - Malaga FC 0

Paco Alcacer 30th min
Parejo 44th min
Piatti 55 th min

Getafe 1 - Almeria 0

Alvaro

SPAIN FOOTBALL TEAM LIST OF PLAYERS FOR FRANCE & MACEDONIA

Spanish Football National Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque has handed in his list of players that will represent Spain in the upcoming Friendly International game against France on the 4th of September & for the Euro 2016 Group qualifier against Macedonia on the 8th of September.

Here is the full list of players:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas, David De Gea & Kiko Casilla.

Defenders:

CRISTIANO RONALDO WINS UEFA BEST PLAYER SEASON 2013-2014 AWARD

As expected Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded this afternoon the "UEFA Best Player season 2013 - 2014". The Portuguese player won the title over Bayern Munich candidates Manuel Neuer & Arjen Robben.

This award was missing in CR7 "collection" with previous winners being Ribery last year, Lionel Messi & Andres Iniesta.

Cristiano Ronaldo had a fabulous 2013 - 2014 season winning

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUPS 2014 - 2015

The UEFA Champions League Groups for season 2014 - 2015 have been drawn & decided this afternoon with the 4 Spanish Football Clubs relatively pleased with the outcomes. There are no easy Clubs at this level of Football but as with other seasons & previous draws there are no real "Death Groups". Said this, surprises will be assured as with every season.

Below are the Groups & the Clubs:

ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO 3 - NAPOLI 1 (4-1 AGG) | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER FINAL RESULT

Spanish Football Club Athletic Club Bilbao will join Atletico de Madrid, Real Madrid & FC Barcelona in tomorrow UEFA Champions League Groups draw after defeating 3 - 1 Italian Club Napoli in the 2 leg Champions League Qualifier. At Bilbao wins on a 4 - 1 aggregate that was also the perfect way to celebrate the Clubs fabulous new & modern "San Mames Stadium".

The first half already gave us

XABI ALONSO CLOSE TO LEAVING FOR BAYERN MUNICH

Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso is making news today, not only has he announced his retirement from the Spanish National Football Team, but there is a "flash" that Alonso may be close to German giant Bayern Munich.
Spanish Sports media has picked up this afternoon that Xabi Alonso has full agreement with Bayern Munich & now depends on the negotiations at Club level. Real Madrid is likely to

XAVI ALOSNO LEAVES THE SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM

Surprise - or not - announcement this afternoon from Real Madrid & Spanish International Xabi Alonso. The 32 year old player & midfielder tweeted that he leaves the Spanish National Football Team.

One of Spains Best Midfielders says goodbye after 114 International games & 16 goals. His long career includes 2 European Nations Cups & the FIFA World Cup of 2010. Xabi Alonso debuted in 2003 at

REAL MADRID ACTIVATES INTEREST OF MARCO REUS ?

German International & Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus continues grabbing Spanish Sports & Football media attention. The player was connected with Atletico de Madrid early last week, which was later rejected by the Club as media hype, & FC Barcelona has been said to be closing in on the player.

However, latest news indicates that Real Madrid has entered the picture. The Spanish

ATLETICO DE MADRID LOOKS FOR "GOAL": SHAQUIRI, CERCI OR LAVEZZI

There is concern at Atletico de Madrid with the lack of goal effectiveness. The pre-season & yesterdays 0-0 result in Round 1 of Spanish Liga against Rayo Vallecano highlighted the lack of "goal punch".

Atletico de Madrid has signed well; Mandzukic, Griezzmann & Raul Jimenez, but they still need time to get into the groove & many still remember Diego Costa & his explosive counter-attack runs

SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 1 MONDAY NIGHT FINAL RESULTS

The last two scheduled matches of Round 1 of Spanish Football Liga were played tonight - Monday - with the following final results & all the goalscorers.

Real Madrid hosted newly promoted Cordoba & managed to win with a final 2 - 0 result. A grey & disappointing Real Madrid exhibition which beforehand created much hype & anticipation with their all-star line-up. Xabi Alonso & Carvajal were

REAL MADRID ANGEL DI MARIA WILL GO TO MANCHESTER UNITED

The future of Argentine & Real Madrid midfielder Angel Di Maria has been settled. English Premier League Club Manchester United will be - awaiting official announcement - the new destination & Football home for the player.

The transfer figures vary between those media sources that say 75M€ plus 15M€ more in variables & others who go higher with a 80M€ figure. In any case it the biggest transfer

SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 1 SUNDAY GAMES FINAL RESULTS

Spanish Football Liga Round 1 games continued today with 4 scheduled clashes. Here are all the final scores & all the goalscorers.

Excellent game & result for Celta de Vigo which won 3 -1 Madrid Club Getafe. Goals for Celta from Nolito in the 19th min, Orellana in the 55th min & Larrivey in the 69th min. The only Getafe goal came from Samir in the the 61 st min.

Newly promoted Eibar

SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 1 SATURDAY GAMES FINAL RESULTS

Spanish Football LIGA season 2014-2015 kicked off tonight with 4 matches of Round 1. The other games are scheduled for tomorrow & Monday night. Below is a brief summary of the games played today along with the final results & goalscorers,

Malaga won 1 - 0 Athletic Club Bilbao in controversial circumstances that caused the visitors to leave very angry especially with the referee decisions. The

AT MADRID 1 REAL MADRID 0 | ATLETICO WINS SPANISH SUPER CUP 2 -1 ON AGGREGATE

The winner of the first official title of the new Spanish Football season, the "Spanish Super Cup", goes to Atletico de Madrid after they defeated 1 - 0 Real Madrid in the 2º leg match & claim the title 2-1 on aggregate.

The early 2 min goal by Mario Mandzukic was enough after catching Real Madrid "sleeping" in defence when Griezmann back headed to find the Croatian who kicked the ball passed

ANGEL DI MARIA WANTS TO LEAVE REAL MADRID

Argentine International & Real Madrid midfielder Angel Di Maria is unique in World Soccer. The player has evolved & matured into a "Total Football Player", the type most Coaches dream of having in their squad. Angel Di Maria attacks, passes, scores goal &, here is his speciality, defends with tireless running that keeps the team in equilibrium. A revolutionary that can win a stalemate match in

REAL MADRID 1 - ATLETICO DE MADRID 1 | SPANISH SUPER CUP 1º LEG FINAL RESULT

First big Spanish Football title up for grabs that kicks off the new 2014-2015 season with the 1º leg Spanish Super Cup match that ended in a 1 - 1 draw between Real Madrid & Atletico de Madrid. The Spanish Super Cup title is definitely still wide open with both teams with options in next Friday 2º leg away match.

Very even match with Real Madrid with more initiative & a more attacking drive

ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO 1 - NAPOLI 1 | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1º ST LEG PRELIMINARY

Spanish
Football Club Athletic Club Bilbao managed a suffered 1 -1 draw against Napoli in the 1ºst leg of the Champions League
preliminary. Spanish & Bilbao midfielder Muniain put his team ahead first
in the 41st min, while Napoli forward Gonzalo
Higuain equalized in the 69th min. From this moment until the end of the match
Napoli took control & could have increased their advantage, especially

SAMI KHEDIRA STUDYING ARSENAL FC - CHELSEA FC OPTIONS

German International & Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has one year left of his contract with the Spanish Football Club. The player refuses to renew (extend) his stay & thinks in staying put the remaining season. This way as of the 1st of January 2015 he becomes a free agent & can go to any Club he wishes without a transfer fee but with a very succulent salary package. Real Madrid naturally

ATLETICO DE MADRID TARGETS 16 YEAR OLD LUKA JOVIC

Spanish Football Club & current Liga Champions Atletico de Madrid have set their sights & ambitious on acquiring a young Football talent that promises to be a big name in the future.

Luka Jovic, 16 year old Serbian forward currently at Red Star Belgrade. A Serbia u-19 International who is making for himself a path to success that has Atletico de Madrid convinced & won.

The Serbian Club has

ALESSIO CERCI CLOSE TO ATLETICO DE MADRID ACCORDING TO ITALIAN PRESS

While the name of German International & Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus ignited the local Spanish Football scene with the speculation yesterday that Atletico de Madrid may have shut his signing, today that bubble may have burst for another name. A more realist player, Italian International & Torino midfielder 27 year old Alessio Cerci.

Italian Sports paper "Gazetta dello Sport"

MARCO REUS CLOSE TO ATLETICO DE MADRID ?

The big news doing the Spanish Football circuit today is the speculated negotiations going on between German Club Borussia Dortmund & Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid for German International midfielder Marco Reus. This is what what Spanish Radio has announced along with some Sports media like "Sport" & "Mundo Deportivo".

Atletico de Madrid denies the story & says there is nothing at all

UEFA THREE CANDIDATES FOR BEST EUROPEAN PLAYER 2013-2014

UEFA has just handing in its list of the three final candidates for the soon to be announced "UEFA Best European Player of the Year". The winner will be made official on the 28th of August in Monaco where one of the following names will be prized:

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF)
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)

The hot favourite is Real Madrid forward Cristiano

LUIS SUAREZ CAN NOW TRAIN WITH BARÇA TEAM-MATES | CAS DECISION

The "Court of Arbitration for Sport" - CAS - has just handed in its resolution to the appeal handed in by FC Barcelona for their newly signed player Luis Suarez. The "CAS" maintains the FIFA sanction & the Uruguayan cannot play Football until the 26th of October.

However, the good news is that the "CAS" has eliminated the part were the player cannot train or be present in a Sporting arena.

FC BARCELONA IDEAL 11 FOR SEASON 2014 - 2015

The Spanish Liga season starts the 24th of August, & yesterday one of the big Clubs Real Madrid gave us an insight to what their ideal 11 for the new season may well look after playing in the UEFA Super Cup Final. However, what about their arch rivales FC Barcelona, how will their ideal 11 for season 2014-2015 shape up ?

Spanish Sports paper based in Barcelona, "Mundo Deportivo", have put

REAL MADRID 2 SEVILLA FC 0 | UEFA SUPER CUP FINAL RESULT

First mayor European Football title for the new 2014 - 2015 season, the UEFA SUPER CUP, goes to Real Madrid CF after defeating fellow country Club Sevilla FC 2 - 0 in tonights Final played in the city of Cardiff (Wales, UK).

Real Madrid started the match with all its big guns including newly incorporated signings like Toni Kroos & James Rodriguez as seen in the below team photo:

Sevilla FC

ATLETICO DE MADRID SIGNS MEXICAN RAUL JIMENEZ

Its official, Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid has signed 23 year old Mexican International & America de Mexico forward Raul Jimenez. This in theory finishes off the Spanish Clubs reorganization of its Liga Championship winning squad after important & key players have left this summer to other Clubs.

The terms of the transfer is a 10,5M€ fee to America de Mexico while the player

POSSIBLE REAL MADRID STARTING 11 IN UEFA SUPER CUP FINAL

European Football kicks off tomorrow with the Final of the UEFA Super Cup between the Champions League winners, Real Madrid, & the winner of the Europa League, Sevilla FC. An all Spanish Football affair to be played in the city of Cardiff (Wales, UK) with Real Madrid being slightly favourite beforehand. However, Sevilla FC come in extra motivated & have worked hard all pre-season with this title,

A crucial season for Marco Reus , to stay or to follow his former teammates

Will Reus join Gotze and Lewandowski ?

Wtih the statements escalation between Bayern Muncih and Borussia Dortmund boards on the actual value of the German Marco Reus , the player might had actually thought of flying 500 Km to the Munich International Airport , where his former teammates Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski would probably be carrying his number 11 , with the expected departure of the Swiss Xherdan Shaqiri

This season could be the criterion , Borussia Dortmund didn't stand still during the summer transfer window , in fact , the German team would have provided Jürgen Klopp with everything he requested, Dortmund administration knows that any failure would risk losing Reus to the Bavarian club , especially that his former teammates had already got championships , gold medals and a better financial offers with Bayern Munich.

The statement of the executive president of Bayern Munich , Karl-Heinz Rummenigge , where more than serious and where sent to shake the black and yellow confident of keeping the German medfield , in fact , the German "Bild" confirmed that Matthias Sammer ,the sports direction of Bayern Munich , was backing the idea of signing Marco Reus , and that the player is in Bayern's transfer list , but the Bavarian move was delayed to the next season.

Borussia Dortmund replies were very sharp , as their president asked the Bavarian team to stop what he described as a "Rude statement" , especially that many reports has revealed that Marco Reus' contract breaking clause is only 25 Million Euros , which attracted Bayern Munich and several other English team to sign the player , even if Dortmund's administration has confirmed that Marco's contract breaking clause is 35 Million Euros , considered very low compared to the player abilities.

It is worth mentioning that Reus refused to renew his contract with Borussia , which ends in 2017 , giving his team , which he joined two season ago coming from Borussia Mönchengladbach , an opportunity to take advantage of his capabilities , after a disappointing season where half of the team was injured last year.

Bayern Munich settled Ribery's condition

Frank Ribery will not participate against Borussia Dortmund.

The German Bayern Munich club confirmed that their International French wing will not participate in their match against Borussia Dortmund at the German Supercup next Wednesday due to injury , as he has not fully recovered from his injury that kept him out of the 2014 Brazillian World Cup.

Bayern Munich confirmed that Ribery will not participate in this week's training to avoid his injury aggravation , on the other hand , there have been a lot of doubt on Ravinia's participation against Borussia Dortmund , as he picked an ankle injury during today's training session.

On the other side , Mats Hummels could miss the match due to his injury where he had missed today's training session , It is worth mentioning that the 2014 Bundesliga winner Bayern Munich and the 2014 German Cup winner Borussia Dortmund will play for the German Supercup next Wednesday .

Cavani : "I might flow my tears at the San Paolo Stadium"

The Former Napoli player will face his former club at the San Paolo Stadium

The Uruguayan Paris Saint Germain striker Edison Cavani indicated that he might not control his emotion and could flow some tears when he steps to the San Paolo Stadium in PSG's friendly match against Napoli

Cavani told the "Sky Sport" network "It’s wonderful, I can’t wait to get there and see the city where I had such wonderful moments, to be back in that stadium , will I shed a tear? You never know what emotions will emerge "

Despite his brilliant performances at Napoli , PSG's forward is not sure what kind of reception he will get from Napoli's fans "I've seen what football is like and often there's a short memory, but I think the real fans, those who experienced those special moments along with the whole team, will welcome me , If that's not the case, then never mind, you put up with everything in football."confirmed Cavani.

It is worth mentioning that Edison joined the French Paris Saint Germain last summer for 64 Million Euros which was his contract's breaking clause at Napoli.

Diego Lopez's journey at Real Madrid is finally over.

Diego Lopez officially joined AC Milan

As was expected , Diego's journey at Real Madrid is finally over , the 32 Spanish goalkeeper joined the Italian League with AC Milan .

The Rossonero's official TV channel published an image of Diego with AC Milan's logo on the back , which confirmed the signing.

Adriano Galliani , AC Milan's vice-president confirmed that "Lopez' deal is 99% Done" , the Italian team will , therefore , sign the Spanish goalkeeper for 4 seasons.

Forced to leave with the presence of Iker Casillas and the recent signing of Keylor Navas , Diego Lopez has finally decided to join AC Milan , where Napoli and AS Monao had already shown , several times , their interest in signing the goalkeeper , AC Milan should get Diego for free , with a salary reduction up to 2.5 Million Euros (4.5 Million at Real Madrid) , on the other side , Real Madrid should get a reward if the Italian team reached the Champions League.

The Community Shield , a small important title for Arsenal vs Manchester City's bench test

Arsenal's trophy drought finally over ?

Manchester City , The 2014 English Premier League winner , will face the 2014 FA Cup winner Arsenal in the Community Shield in about an hour , the traditional annual match , which will be held at the Wembly Stadium.

The Community Shield title is not important compared to other major titles , but this small title is very important to Arsenal , as the Gunners had finally won a title after their nine years drought , as they defeated Hull City in the FA Cup Final , and will play the Community Shield , for the first time since 2005 , where they lost 2-1 to Chelsea , Arsenal need to prove that their drought days are over.

Arsenal will "milk" this match to try Alexis Sanchez in his first official match with Arsenal , as well as trying Jack Wilshere as a center back as announced by Arsen Wenger , the gunners will not use the German trio (Ozil , Podolski and Mertesacker) , on the other hand , Manchester City announced the absence of eight players.

Manchester City coach confirmed in a press conference that the team's captain Vincent Kompany , Pablo Zabaleta , Fernandinho , Sergio Aguero , Martin Demichelis ,Bacary Sagna and Frank Lampard will not be called for the match as they had joined the team's training this week.

Manuel Pellegrini revealed that "all the players who arrived last Monday : (Vincent Kompany , Pablo Zabaleta , Fernandinho , Sergio Aguero , Martin Demichelis ,Bacary Sagna and Frank Lampard) as well as Negredo due to his injury , will not participate in the match" and that they will have to follow a special program to prepare them to the new season which starts next week

The players absentees could be a great opportunity for others to prove themselves to the coach , Fernando , who joined this summer coming from Porto , held great hopes , on the other hand , Dzeko and jovetic will get an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and try to convince the Chilean coach of giving them a few extra minutes this season.

Ronaldinho to play alongside Messi, Zidane and Pirlo

Ronaldinho to participate in a world peace friendly match.

The Brazilian football star Ronaldinho confirmed that he had received an invitation from the Pope Francis , to participate in a friendly match for peace , which will be played September the first on the Olympic stadium at the Italian capital Rome.

The former Barcelona and Atletico Mineiro player confirmed that he was "very happy and proud of this invitation to participate in this important event " as he was invited by the Vatican's Pope.

According to press reports , the Argentinian football star Lionel Messi , the Italian Andrea Pirlo and the Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o had already confirmed their participation in this match , as well as the French legend Zinedine Zidane.

the 34 years old player is currently a free agent since he left Atletico Minero in July , he has confirmed that he would settled his future in the next few days and that he would not end his career, his brother/agent confirmed that he has received offers from the United States , Turkey , China and Qatar.

Ronaldinho , who started his professional at the Brazilian Gameiro club , joined Europe with Paris Saint Germain in 2001 , FC Barcelona in 2003 and AC Milan in 2008 , before returning to Brazil in 2011 with CR Flamengo and Atlético Mineiro in 2013, It is worth mentioning that Ronaldinho had already won the Ballon d'or in 2005.

Muito honrado e feliz por ter sido convidado para um jogo tao importante no vaticano a convite do Papa @Pontifex_pt pic.twitter.com/DJDGqKDqjq
— Ronaldinho Gaúcho (@10Ronaldinho) 8 Août 2014

Samuel Eto'o might join the Dutch league

Samuel Eto'o could join Ajax Amsterdam.

The British "Sun" newspaper revealed today that the Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o and his agent met with Marc Overmars , Ajax Amsterdam's technical director.

The newspaper sarcastically confirmed that Eto'o and his agent meet with Netherlands' legend Overmars in a private place in the French Capital and questioned : "what are they doing ? playing for example ?! "

It worth mentioning that Eto's is currently a free agent as Chelsea refused to renew his contract because of his high salary despite his age , after signing Diego Costa.

the 33 years old player used to get 120 thousand pounds per week in Chelsea , many reports has confirmed that Southampton had approached the player , but the Cameroonian striker refused to sign a contract which does not secure him a 100 thousand pounds as a weekly salary.

The "Sun" pointed out that if Ajax decided to sign the free agent , they might withdraw the deal due to Eto's high financial demands.

8 Manchester City players will not participate vs Arsenal in the community shield

Manuel Pellegrini announced that eight of his player will miss the community shield match

Manchester City to miss on Sunday eight of their player in the Community Shield match vs Arsenal at the Wembley Stadium , which launches the start of the new season.

Manchester City coach confirmed in a press conference that the team's captain Vincent Kompany , Pablo Zabaleta , Fernandinho , Sergio Aguero , Martin Demichelis ,Bacary Sagna and Frank Lampard will not be called for the match as they had joined the team's training this week.

Pellegrini ruled out the Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo due to his injury , and Frank Lampard since he is "not ready to play" according to the Chiliean coach

Manuel confirmed that "the players who joined the training last Monday due to their World Cup vacation will not participate in the match " and that they will have to follow a special program to prepare them to the new season which starts next week

Pelligrini confirmed that they must win against the 2014 FA Cup Champions and that the match will be very important for the team to defend their title. "Arsenal game is not a friendly , it will be important against an important team" explained Manuel.

On the other side , Arsenal will miss three of their Germain player : Mesut Ozil , Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski

DIEGO LOPEZ TO GO TO AC MILAN

Spanish Football Club Real Madrid - while the bad tongues say Captain Iker Casillas - have got their way & pushed aside goalkeeper Diego Lopez to another Club. The pressure by "both" has been fierce & embarrassing the last few days that Diego Lopez has come to an agreement to sign with Italian Club AC Milan.

The deal between Clubs & Diego Lopez is not official as yet, but AC Milan Chief

Diego Lopez could be a rossonero

Diego Lopez finally leaving Real Madrid ?

Announced by AS Monaco who has shown their interest in signing the goalkeeper, Real Madrid's Diego Lopez should join AC Milan , pushed to the output by his club , after signing Keylor Navas , Diego Lopez would have found a new stop to his career as "LaGazzetta dello Sport" announced that AC Milan has shown their interest in signing the Spanish goalkeeper .

According to the Italian media , AC Milan would be willing to bid for the former Sevilla player , Lopez transfer could coast 2.5 Million Euros , in Spain , Marca has also confirmed an expected departure of the Spanish goalkeeper , indicating that his agent may have already found an agreement with the red and black.

It is worth mentioning that Diego Lopez has grown in Real Madrid as he joined "La Fabrica" in 2000 and was promoted to the 1st team in 2005 , with Iker's presence , Diego failed to impose himself in the first team where he only played 11 games in two seasons, to join the Spanish Villarreal CF in 2007 , where he played 231 games in five seasons , before joining Sevilla in 2012 where he was benched and only played 11 games.

Real Madrid bought Lopez in 2013 after Iker's injury in the Spanish Cup vs Valencia , with the "unhealthy competition" competition between him and Real Madrid's legendary Iker Casillas , with Carlo's announcement that Iker Casillas will be Real Madrid's goalkeeper in the UEFA Supercup match vs Sevilla , and with Keylor Navas' signing , Diego Lopez was forced to leave Real Madrid as he might never get to play again.

Luis Suarez appeal in front of the Court

Luis Suarez appeal in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Luis Suarez arrived to Lausanne yesterday to appeal his suspension in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS) , the Uruguayan player hopes to obtain a reduction to his suspension after his madness in the World Cup

Arrived in a blue and white striped shirt , a small black bag on his back , Barcelona's attacker arrived at 10 am to appeal in front of the TAS , where he got to the court without making any comment on his case , accompanied by two lawyers.

Guilty of having bitten defender Giorgio Chiellini in his shoulder during his national team vs Italy in the World Cup's group stage , Suarez has been suspended nine matches at the national level (one game had already been played in the world cup as they lost to Colombia 2-0) as well as four months of any activity related to football , where he was ,therefore , not allowed to be presented or to train with his new club FC Barcelona where he signed at the end of the World Cup for 81 Million Euros after spending four seasons at Liverpool in the English Premier League.

Luis' appearance duration in front of the Court is unknown and the final decision should be out in a few days.

FC BARCELONA TIES VERMAELEN FROM ARSENAL FC

FC Barcelona continue signing players & securing up their defence for the upcoming season. The Spanish Football Club has come to an agreement with English Premier League Club Arsenal FC to transfer Belgium defender Tomas Vermaelen.

Local media sources comment that the player could be arriving over to Barcelona in the next hours, while other media sources say that Barça still has to shut terms

Manchester United approached Di Maria

Manchester United bid 55 million pounds for Angel Di Maria

Argentina press reports confirmed today that Manchester United had officially approached Real Madrid to sign their Argentinian winger Angel Di Maria , who might be free to leave to any club that would be willing to pay 60 Million Euros for the player.

The reports revealed that the English club tried to take advantage of Paris Saint Germain's withdrawal by offering 55 Million Pounds , and that Manchester United's board are currently pending Angel's response

The British "Metro" had quoted Christian Martin tweets , who is one of the most famous football analytics on the "Fox Sports" network , which confirmed Manchester United's offer to Real Madrid , the newspaper added that Angel Di Maria would get a 120 thousand pounds as a weekly salary , which would be 50 thousand more that what he is getting in Real Madrid.

It is worth mentioning that the Qatari businessman ,Nasser Al-Khelaïfi , the president of Paris Saint Germain has confirmed yesterday during David Luiz' official presentation that his team has given up on Di Maria's negotiation as it was "too expensive" according to Nasser.

Dirigente amigo de Man Utd "La oferta por Di Maria siempre la tuvo el Real Madrid y el jugador, y sigue en pie"

Barcelona signed a new defender

Vermaelen joined Barcelona

According to several British and Spanish media , Barcelona and Arsenal would have found an agreement concerning Thomas Vermaelen'stransfer , as Arsen Wenger has announced several days ago that Vermaelen is free to go if he has chosen to leave the Gunners.

the 28 years old Belgian player would be on the point of leaving Arsenal , for 19 Million Euros , where his contract expires on June 30, 2015 , It is expected that Thomas would fly to Barcelona tomorrow to sign his new contract with his new club , Barcelona would have , therefore , fulfilled the transfer of the International Belgian player , which was threatened with the interest of Manchester United.

Barcelona would have , therefore , completed their sixth signing of this summer , after Luis Suarez , Claudio Bravo , Marc-André ter Stegen , Jeremy Mathieu and Ivan Rakitić.

ATLETICO DE MADRID RETHINKS ROBERTO SOLDADO OF TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS

News this afternoon doing the local Spanish Sports online editions circuit mentions that Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid has again focused its "eyes" on Spanish International & Tottenham Hotspurs forward Roberto Soldado.

Recent Friendly matches has alerted Atletico de Madrid that they could be short in the forward line resource area. Although the Spanish Club has signed Mandzukic &

Lionel Messi speaks on Gaza

Children did not create this conflict, but they are paying the ultimate price

The Argentinian Barcelona superstar , Lionel Messi , had expressed his sympathy for the children who were victims of war between Palestine and Israel , after israel's latest aggression on Gaza , through a statement in his Facebook official page.

The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador wrote "As a father and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, I am terribly saddened by the images coming from the conflict between Israel and Palestine, where violence has already claimed so many young lives and to injure countless children."

"Children did not create this conflict, but they are paying the ultimate price. This cycle of senseless violence must stop. We must reflect on the consequences of military conflicts and children must be protected." added Barcelona's player.

Leo seems to have replied to all the rumours that claimed that he had donated 1 Billion Dollar to Israel , as an Algerian French speaking newspaper had revealed , this rumour had spread worldwide and invaded social media , which resulted an enormous conflict between Messi and non-Messi fans.

Edinson Cavani could join the English Premier League

Cavani's agent revealed that Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in his client.

As announced a few days ago , Edison Cavani should stay in Paris Saint Germain , However , his agent's statement could push Liverpool or Arsenal to bid for the player.

Edinson Cavani agent , Claudi Anelluci , expressed to the Liverpool Echo, that Arsenal and Liverpool had already shown their interest in signing the Uruguayan striker , the Reds would like to bolster their attacking options , especially with the departure of Luis Suarez , and could be the favor to sign the former Napoli player with their 81 Million Euros that they got from Barcelona ,on the other hand , Arsenal might get to sign the player , as they might not feel comfortable competing for the English Premier League and the Champions League with Giroud , especially after their latest signing.

"There have been a lot of interest for the player during the last six months , i can confirm that Cavani had looked into Liverpool and Arsenal offers , he has already told me that he would like to play in England , but has not yet taken a final decision , he is not interested in the money or the glory , he just wants to be happy to play" explained Cavani's agent

It is worth mentioning that the 27 Uruguayan striker joined Paris Saint Germain in 2013 , where he scored 25 goals in 44 games , on the other hand , Paris Saint Germain desperately needed to find a way of making 50 Million Euros to respect UEFA's fair-play rules to be able to sign Real Madrid's Angel Di Maria , but it seems that Anelluci's statement might be a bit late , as Nasser Al-Khelaïfi , the owner of Paris Saint Germain , has already expressed yesterday during David Luiz' official presentation that they had given up on Angel Di Maria as he was "too expensive"

Edinson Cavani is a target for #LFC says his agent: http://t.co/4jiAtKzOzc pic.twitter.com/ugbirTMMqO
— Liverpool Echo (@LivEchoLFC) 7 Août 2014

FC Barcelona officially announced their new captains.

Xavier Hernández is Barcelona's new captain.

The Spanish FC Barcelona has announced today that they have chosen Xavi Hernández , Andres Iniesta , Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets to be Barcelona's captains this seasons.

As was expected , Xavi was chosen to be the first captain to replace Carles Puyol who retired at the end of Last season , on the other hand , Iniesta was chosen to be the vice-captain , to replace Victor Valdes who refused to renew his contract at the end of last season , got injured and is currently a free agent , while Messi and Busquets have been selected to be the 3rd and 4th captain.

It is worth mentioning that Luis Enrique has announced that he will not choose the team's captains , and that he will make the team vote for their captain in a democratic election , it is notable that many coaches started using this method to avoid personal disagreement.

Carles Puyol , who joined La Masia in 1995 , was promoted to Barcelona's 1st team in 1999 , where he spent his entire career , played 597 games , scored 18 goals and won the Spanish La Liga six times (2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13) , two Spanish Cup (2008–09, 2011–12) , six Spanish Supercup (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013) , three Champions Leagues (2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11) , two UEFA Supercup ( 2009, 2011) and two Club World Cup ( 2009, 2011).

At the national Level , the Spanish Center Back played 100 games with the national team , where he won the silver summer olympic games medal in 2000 , the European Championship in 2008 , as well as a World Cup in 2010 .

#photo These will be the four captains in the 2014/15 season pic.twitter.com/6KTVbYEpgN
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 7 Août 2014

ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO TO FACE NAPOLI IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PRELIMINARY QUALIFIER

Spanish Football Club Athletic Club Bilbao has been matched with Italian Club Napoli for the upcoming Champions League preliminary qualifier. The winner of this home & away game will go directly into the Champions League competition while the loser goes into the Europa League competition.

The dates are the following:

20th of August - Napoli vs At Club Bilbao
27th of August - At Club Bilbao

REAL SOCIEDAD WINS ABERDEEN 2 - 3 TO QUALIFY FOR THE EUROPA LEAGUE

Spanish Football Club Real Sociedad took a 1º leg Europa League Preliminary qualifying scoreline to Scotland to face Aberdeen for the return 2º leg clash. The end result of tonight s match was a 2 - 3 win to Real Sociedad giving the Spaniards a 2 - 5 aggregate score to take them into tomorrows Europa League season 2014 - 2015 draw.

The goals came in the following manner:

Xabi Prieto, 27th

Paris Saint Germain out of Di Maria's deal ?

Nasser Al-Khelaifi admitted that Di Maria is "too expensive".

During David Luiz' official presentation at the French Capital , Nasser Al-Khelaifi , the owner of Paris Saint Germain has been questioned about Di Maria's transfer , PSG's chairman was clear about the Argentinian player folder , as he told the press that "Angel Di Maria is too expensive, the discussions with Real Madrid are over , Paris Saint Germain will not negotiate for Di Maria"

Putting and end to many speculations and rumours about Di Maria's transfer to Paris Saint Germain , as the latest reports confirmed that Paris Saint Germain would have in fact proposed a season loan and an obligatory purchase option due to the new Fair-play financial rules imposed by UEFA , but it seems that Real Madrid has refused this offer.

It is worth mentioning that Angel Di Maria joined Real Madrid training yesterday , as he was on his vacation from the World Cup , and that Carlo Ancelotti has already tried , several times , to convince the player to stay in Real Madrid , but it seems that the Argentinian winger refused to be James Rodriguez's replacement , However , Nasser Al-Khelaifi's statement could be out to put pressure on Real Madrid , who seems to have refused Paris' offers , this statement could push Manchester United and AS Monaco toward Di Maria , as they had already shown their interest in the player.

Nasser Al-Khelaïfi : "Je suis très heureux de l'arrivée de @DavidLuiz_4. On a parlé avec le Real pour Di Maria mais il était trop cher"
— PSG Officiel (@PSG_inside) 7 Août 2014

Nasser Al-Khelaïfi :"I'm very pleased with the arrival of David Luiz , we have talked to Real Madrid for Di Maria , but he was too expensive"

Lavezzi to the Premier League ?

Liverpool bid for Ezequiel Lavezzi.

Paris Saint Germain could let Ezequiel Lavezzi join Mamadou Sakho in Liverpool in the next few hours , the English club could sign Lavezzi , despite the player's interest in signing with Juventus, in fact , Paris Saint Germain , who is currently seeking recruiting Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid, must find the quickest way to make 50 Million Euros to be able to sign the Argentinian winger due to the UEFA Fair-play rules.

Liverpool would have , therefore , helped Paris Saint Germain signing the Argentinian player with their 22 Million Euros offer for Lavezzi , the French Capital club could accept this offer since Lavezzi has already lost his market value , despite his importance in PSG.

Purchased for 26 Million Euros from Napoli in July 2012 , the Argentinian striker has only scored 12 goals in 49 games in the French Ligue 1 in two season , with the presence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edison Cavani , El Pocho seems to have failed to impose himself in Laurent Blanc's plans.

Arsenal to bid for Manchester City's defender

Matija Nastasic could be a Gunner.

With the expected departure of Vermaelen to Barcelona or Manchester United, Arsenal are currently seeking signing a replacement for the center back , the Gunners would have bidden 15 Million Euros for the young and promising Matija Nastasic who could fit perfectly to Arsen Wenger's policy.

Arsen Wenger had already bolstered his team with Alexis Sanchez , David Ospina ,Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers , while signing Khedira seems to be complicated due to his high salary , signing an extra defender could be much easier , as he could be available to the highest bidder

It is worth mentioning that the 21 years old International Serbian player started his professional career at the Serbian FK Teleoptik team in 2010 as he played 21 games , before joining the Italian Fiorentina in 2011 , where he played 29 games and scored 2 goals , before moving to England with Manchester City in 2012 , where he played 50 games , scored one goal and won the English Premier League.

Karim Benzema , 5 more years with Real Madrid

Benzema renewed his contract with Real Madrid

Karim Benzema , who spent five years with Real Madrid , will spent five more seasons with the Merengues , the French striker extended his contract with the Spanish capital until 2019.

Arrived in 2009 coming from the French Olympique Lyon club , the 26 years old player wasn't always convincing in Real Madrid , especially with the presence of the 2014 Ballon d'or winner , Cristiano Ronaldo , but it seems that Benzema's performance , who scored 111 goals in 235 games , has convinced Real Madrid's board to extend his contract for five more season , It is worth mentioning that Karim has won a Spanish League (2012) , two Spanish Cup (2011 and 2014 ) as well as the most important trophy for Real Madrid : La Decima (Real Madrid's 10 Champions League trophy) .

"Real Madrid C. F. would like to announce the extension of Karim Benzema's contract with the club until 30 June 2019, to include the next five seasons." stated Real Madrid on their official website.

Shock and Terror among Chelsea's fans

Chelsea's fans worst nightmare came true

The English International medfield Frank Lampard has officially joined , today , Manchester City's training , as he was loaned from the New York City club , pending the 2015 MLS Season.

Chelsea's legend transfer has provoked a lot of controversy , as he joined an English rival team , on the other hand , Arsenal coach , Arsen Wenger , has questioned that this deal may not respect the fair-play rues.

Many social media users shared Lampard's picture in Manchester City's official training kits , a picture that many Chelsea fans never thought that it could happen in real life .

Frank talked today about joining Manchester City , describing the transfer as a "great opportunity to add to his career" , on the other hand , Manuel Pellegrini , Manchester City coach , has confirmed that Lampard will have to fight for his spot in the team , which contain many great medfields.

FC BARCELONA PLAYERS NUMBERS FOR SEASON 2014-2015

Barcelona based Spanish Sports daily "Sport" publish today the FC Barcelona Players numbers for season 2014-2015. Handy piece of information for all the many local & overseas fans who wish to follow their favourite players.

courtesy of "Sport"

Players like Sergi Roberto, Rafinha & Deulofeu have not been formally assigned numbers as yet while the Club awaits the exit of players like Song (17)

Cristiano Ronaldo's newest bizarre face workout commercial

Cristiano Ronaldo's new odd ad for a face workout

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be back to the Italian League !!

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could join Juventus

According to Ibrahimovic's former coach in Malmo , Zlatan would have planned to return to Juventus as quickly as possible , possibly in 2015.

"I still have a two-year contract , we shall see where i would be in two years" that was Zlatan's last statement on his future in June , in an interview with the American magazine "Illustrated" , as he was questioned about a possible move to the Major League Soccer but it seems that his will could be far from the United States.

In fact , the Italian "Tuttosport" newspaper revealed another side of the story this morning , the former coach of Zlatan in Malmo , Ibrahimovic's first professional club in Sweden , has revealed confidently Zlatan's future "i spoke to Zlatan a few days ago and he told me that if he couldn't be a bianconero (Juventus player) right now , he would be in 2015"

Ibrahimovic would be , therefore , determined to return to Turino as soon as possible , this might not happend this summer , the 32 years old player would have planned to make his come-back to the first Italian club he played with (he played with Juventus , Inter Milan and AC Milan ) , which he left following their regelation to the Italian second division following the Moggi Scandal , It is worth mentioning that Ibrahimovic will still have a year left in his contract with Paris Saint Germain in 2015, as he extended his contract last September.

Diego Lopez to AC Milan ?

Diego Lopez will NOT join AC Milan.

The Spanish Real Madrid goalkeeper , Diego Lopez , will not be joining AC Milan , as his agent denied the rumours that linked his move to the Italien League ,many reports indicated that Adriano Galliani , the executive president of AC Milan , has approached the Royal Club to sign the Spanish Goalkeeper , but Garcia Quillon , Diego Lopez agent , has quickly denied all the rumour , confirming that his agent still has 3 years contract with the Royal Club.

Quillon told the Italien "tuttomercato" "Lopez to AC Milan ? that it not true , nobody called me , plus , Lopez has still 3 years in his contract" , on the other hand , the Spanish Marca has revealed that Garcia told them that despite signing Keylor Navas , his agent will not leave Real Madrid.

It is worth mentioning that many clubs are currently seeking signing the Spanish goalkeeper , and that the French Monaco could be the closest team to sign him.

Bayern Munich officially signed a new goalkeeper

Pepe Reina joined Bayern MunichBayern

Munich President , Karl-Heinz Rummenigge , announced the arrival of the Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina , the 31 years old goalkeeper will , therefore , be leaving Liverpool to play in Bavaria , it seems that Pep Guardiola will of signing a replacement for Manual Nuer has been fulfilled.

It seems that Victor Valdes , who refused to renew his contract with Barcelona and got injured at the end of last season , will not be joining Bayern Munich , as the Bavarian club has already announced the signing of another Spanish keeper , Pepe
Reina , the former goalkeeper of Barcelona , Villareal , Liverpool , who was lend to Napoli last season , will be playing for the German Champions next season.

"Reina is a very experienced player who fitted perfectly to the sport direction profile" commented Karl-Heinz Rummenigge , It is worth mentioning that Reina was in the successful spanish squad which won the 2008 & 2012 Euro Cup, as well as the 2010 World Cup , the Spanish coach , Pep Guardiola , will therefore have 3 Spanish player after signing Javi Martinez and Thiago Alcantara.

Torwart Pepe #Reina vor Wechsel von Liverpool zum FCB. #Rummenigge bestätigt Einigung. Bald sportmedizinische Untersuchung.
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) 5 Août 2014

Barcelona will choose their captain in a democratic elections

Barcelona squad to choose their captain today

The Spanish Barcelona medfield , Xavi Hernandez , revealed that his team will have a democratic election to choose their new captain , as well as his deputy, after the departure of the team's captain , Carlos Puyol and as his deputy Victor Valdes.

Barcelona's new coach , Luis Enrique , revealed that the player are the ones that will be choosing their new Captain , because according to him ,a captain is not a person who speaks with the match's official , but a reference to all the player , and that why they must choose their own captain.

Many speculation indicated that the Argentinian Javier Mascherano is currently leading the race , but since Xavi is not leaving , as he is the oldest player and the most experienced , he could win the race , the Spanish player , who has recently announced his retirement internationally said : "i'm proud to be among the three potential captains ,I don't mind if i was first , second or third".

On the other hand , Andres Iniesta revealed that his childhood dream , since playing with La Masia , was to be Barcelona's captain , It is worth mentioning that we should not exclude Lionel Messi , Barcelona's main success key.

It is notable that several coach started this trend , letting their player decide their captain , to avoid disagreements , where other teams prefer to choose on other standards, such as seniority , age or even the number of International matches played.

ATLETICO DE MADRID EYES ANDRE SCHURRLE

Interesting piece of news appearing in Spanish Sports press, concretely "AS", this evening. According to the source Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid are seriously thinking about & may even have placed as a signing priority German International & Chelsea FC striker Andre Schurrle. The 24 year old is considered the perfect complement upfront to join Mandzukic & Griezmann next season. The

XAVI HERNANDEZ ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM

FC Barcelona & Spanish International XAVI HERNANDEZ gave his first pre-season Press Conference this afternoon. The big news was the announcement that he will no longer be available for the Spanish National Football Team. The player believes that his time is up & will move aside leaving his position for younger talent.

Most media expected answers to why he decided to continue at FC Barcelona

Barcelona could sign Bayern Munich's defender

FC Barcelona approached Jerome Boateng.

The Spanish FC Barcelona is currently looking for a center back , Jerome Boateng is announced , today , as a very serious target , according to Radio Marca

Marquinhos (Paris SG), Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal), Daniel Agger (Liverpool), Thiago Silva (Paris SG), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)... Since several days ago , many center backs names where associated to Barcelona in the Spanish pres , the Blaugrana club is currently seeking signing a center back , Radio Marca has revealed that Barcelona could have in fact approached Jerome Boateng

The Catalan board strongly appreciated Boateng's performance during the World Cup , in fact , the sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta had planned a meeting with Bayern Munich's representative last Thursday , and would have continued this meeting yesterday , after that Real Madrid had enquired about the player these past few hours.

According to Radio Marca , The 25 years old German International player could be sold for 39 Million Euros ,the Camp Nou's board , who has recently paid 20 Million Euros to sign the French Jeremy Mathieu , knows that they have to match Bayern's price tag to have a chance in signing the player and strengthening their defensive lines , especially with Boateng's good form , note that his contract with Bayern Munich expires in 2018.

Pep Guardiola revealed the secrets of his departure from Barcelona and failing against Real Madrid

Real Madrid's match is "the worst thing he did in his career".

Bayern Munich coach , Pep Guardiola , will release a new book , the former Barcelona coach , has revealed , controversially , the real reasons behind his departure from Barcelona , and has also admitted that his match vs Real Madrid , in the 2nd leg of the Champions League, is the worst match of his career .

Throw "Herr Pep "chapters , which was written with Guardiola's full authorisation by the journalist Marti Perarnau ,who spent 200 days with Guardiola , has confessed that his departure had nothing to do with his dispute with Barcelona's former President Sandro Rosell.

The Spanish "AS" , reported that the journalist Isaac Lluch , had a sneak preview of Guardiola's new book , where he confessed that his dispute with Sandro had nothing to do with leaving the club, as he wrote "It is not true that I have requested to re-build the team , what are the benefit of doing so"

Pep added that he left Barcelona because he was exhausted , and that he told Sandro Rossel , the former Barcelona President , that he wanted to leave in October 2011 , and that he didn't ask to re-build the team , because that wouldn't be logic when he wanted to leave.

The Catalan coach released a controversial statement , pointing out to the presence of some "parties" within the club , indicating to his problems with Sandro Rosell's administration , Guardiola confirmed that "in Barcelona , there are only two option : to be the governor , or not to be , and despite my will , they forced me to choose a side".

At the end , the Spanish coach admitted that he made a mistake in the 2nd match in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League vs Real Madrid where they lost 4-0 , he described it as "the worst thing he did in his career".

Dani Alves could join the Italian League

Inter Milan interested in Daniel Alves.

The Italian Inter Milan Club , had showed their interest in signing Barcelona's Brazilian player , Dani Alves, according to the Spanish "Sport" newspaper , Dani Alves , who is out of Luis Enrique's plans , has informed his team of a possible departure during the current summer transfer window , as he wanted to experience the English Premier League , but it seems that Inter Milan is currently the most serious about signing the player.

The newspaper added that the Catalan club could sell Alves for 6 Million Euros , in an attempt to reduce the expenses , to avoid paying Dani's 12 Million annual salary , where his contract expires in 2015.

It is worth mentioning that Barcelona has done the same thing with David Villa , as they sold him to Atletico Madrid for 2 Million Euros , due to his high annual salary , on the other hand , Liverpool is interested in signing the player , but it seems that the deal could never happend , since the Reds' board had already shown their interest in signing Atletico Madrid's 20 years old Javier Manquillo.

FIFA's disciplinary commission didn't change their decision , however , Luis' playing time at Barcelona could be revived

FIFA's disciplinary commission settled their decision on Suarez

Three weeks after the end of the World Cup , the FiFA's disciplinary commission reviewed several cases during the World Cup , among them , Luis Suarez' case , as he was suspended 9 matches , and four months from any football activity , it seems that FIFA's decision has not changed.

The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has announced , via a press release , the sanctions they took against some players and managers at the end of the World Cup , Fifa confirmed the suspension of Luis Suarez : eight remaining matches on the suspension of nine games imposed (as his national team played one game in the World Cup that he didn't participate in ) , as well as a suspension of any activity related to football during four months.

the Uruguayan striker has been suspended after having biting the Italian Giorgio Chiellini , last June 24 , in the group stage of the World Cup , and had , therefore , missed the 1/8 finals , where they lost to Colombia 2-0 , thanks to Real Madrid's new recruitment James Rodriguez , and will be forbidden from participation with Barcelona , until the end of October.

The former Liverpool player should get back to the stadium in October , a day before El Clasicoo vs Real Madrid , but Suarez still hopes that the TAS (Administrative Tribunal of Sport) could reduce the suspension , as they had announced that they would review the penalty , and according to some jurists , the playing prohibition could be reduced by half , which means that Luis will only miss one match with Barcelona , and that he would be allowed to play in La Liga, but not the international matches.

Other sanctions has been taken during FIFA's review : Greece coach ,Fernando Manuel Fernandes , has been suspended eight games for "having repeatedly demonstrated an unsportsmanlike behavior towards the match officials" in the 2nd round of the World Cup vs Costa Rica . The Cameroonian Alex Song , has been suspended 3 matches (one has already been played ) , as he was guilty for having hit the back of Atletico Madrid's new player , Mario Mandžukić , with his elbow during Cameroon's match vs Croatia in the group stage.

Lukaku replied Mourinho

Lukaku didn't want to sit on the bench for the next ten years.

Romelu Lukaku seems to be free to express himself, since his departure from Chelsea to Everton , in front of the Media , Lukaku responded to Jose Mourinho's criticism

Lukaku has reacted to Mourinho's criticism , the Portuguese coach expressed , several days ago , that the Belgan attacker was not "highly motivated to fight for his place in Chelsea " , According to Lukaku , Mourinho gave only few opportunities to young players . It is worth mentioning that John Terry was the last player to made it to the 1st team from Chelsea's youth academy

"I really didn't have the chance to show my abilities "explained Lukaku , "To become stronger , i had to leave , i fit very well here in Everton , i didn't want to sit on the bench for the next ten years , Mourinho is afraid to give his confidence to the youth" ,Romelu didn't even discuss with his coach his transfer to the Toffees , " i think he was too busy with the match " (the match against the dutch Vitesse Arnhem)

At Everton , Lukaku is already a hero ,as he was rewarded , before Everton farewell match to Leon Osman , with a small round of honneur , and received so much applause more than Everton's icon on his departure day.

The 21 years old Belgian player didn't participate against Porto , however , Osman was enormously applauded at the end of the match , which ended 1-1 , Osman confirmed that Everton could finish ahead of the rival Liverpool "this will be difficult , but it is playable" confirmed Osman.

FC BARCELONA EYES JEROME BOATENG ?

Just been announced on Spanish Sports radio that Bayern Munich & German International defender Jerome Boateng is said to be on the list of possible candidates for FC Barcelona. The Spanish Football Club is having difficulties finding "suitable" Central Defenders within the "Barça profile" on the market & has placed its eye on Boateng.

It has been mentioned (always by the said local source)

Ezequiel Lavezzi has chosen his future club

Juventus approached Lavezzi ?

Paris Saint Germain could finally seal Angel Di Maria's deal , that what was revealed in the Spanish Daily "Sport" , which believed that Real Madrid would have accepted a season loan with an obligated purchase clause next season , which circumvent UEFA's fair-play financial rules , It must be remembered that UEFA had carefully monitored the French Capital big wages.

Not much to say , Angel Di Maria's eight million anual salary will pose annother problem to the PSG if they didn't let - at least one of their stars- go , and it seems that the France's Champions would be willing to sell Ezequiel Lavezzi who, according to "The Express", would have already chosen his future club.

It would be Juventus , which kept an eye on the Argentinian player , in fact , several sources assert that the former Napoli player would like to return to Italy , in case of a departure this summer.

"El Pocho" would have , therefore , excluded the possible move to Liverpool , who has canceled their bid for Loic Remy , Note that the transfer of Lavezzi would be estimated at approximately 22 Million Euros.

Jose Mourinho attacked David Luiz

According to Mourinho , Chelsea would be better off without David Luiz

Transferred to Paris Saint Germain a few weeks ago, David Luiz didn't leave a good impression to Jose Mourinho , according to the Portuguese coach , Chelsea is better off without the International Brazilian.

At Chelsea , David Luiz's departure is well lived , particularly thanks to the transfer fee generated by the transfer , a sum that could be considered "very high" for a center defender , who has not been in a good form during the 2014 World Cup , in front of the British media , Jose Mourinho , the Blues manager , has moreover expressed that he didn't regret selling the former Benfica player

"He was not a regular first choice last season , especially not to the center back position , we had John Terry and Gary Cahill during the entire season , he has done a few services in the medfield , he is a physical guy who has given us some important things, especially in the Champions League. But we don't need David's physical anymore" explained the Portuguese technical director

The Special One added that the London club would be better off this season without David Luiz "David has done some important thing here , he is a great professional player and we will miss him , but from a purely formal point of view , Chelsea will be better next season"

Steven Gerrard Forbaded Arsenal from signing Luis Suarez

Steven Gerrard convinced Suarez not to join Arsenal.

Liverpool's Captain , Steven Gerrard , is relief that Luis Suarez didn't join an English rival club , he has even encouraged the Uruguayan player not to join Arsenal , assuring him that he was "too good" to play for the Gunners.

For Steven Gerrard , there is no doubt that if Luis Suarez would have stayed with Liverpool , the Reds would have been one of the favorites to win the English Premier League title this year , despite being disappointed by the Uruguayen International departure , he was gratified that Luis has chosen Barcelona and not a rival team like Arsenal. Moreover, he had not recommended to his ex-teammate to join the Gunners last season.

Gerrard explained that "His wife is from Barcelona and you can not blame his choice , for a player like him, who has worked so hard for his dream , you cannot blame him when he says he wants to leave for Barcelona. "

Stevan continued saying "Since the first day, his dream was to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona. Last summer, when he was in dispute with the club's board , as he used to train in his corner , i told him 'don't join Arsenal' , i would have been really sad and disappointed to see Luis playing for Arsenal , with all the respect that I have for them, I told him that he was too good for Arsenal".

"if you score 30 goals for us and you win the Premier League best player of the year award , Real Madrid and Barcelona will come to you " explained Gerard.

It seems that Stevan's wisdom had worked well for Luis , as he joined Barcelona this season for 81 Million Euros , but the former Ajax and Liverpool player is suspended by FIFA for having bitten the Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup, and will not be able to play before October the 26 .

Frank Lampard officially return to the Premier League !!

Manual Pellegrini confirmed Lampard's transfer

The English medfield , Frank Lampard , will be lend by his new club , the New York City FC , to Manchester City , pending the start of the MLS in 2015 , where he will play next season.

Manchester City's coach , Manual Pellegrini , during his team's friendly vs Olympiacos has confirmed the arrival of the International midfield , after recently signing a two year contract with the American franchise , the former West Ham and Chelsea's legend will be playing for Manchester City in the next six months.

"From Wednesday, he will work with our team and will play for us from that time", explained the Chilean technician director to the English media. Manuel added that Lampard will have to "fight for his place. He knows that we have a good team, with a lot of players at his post. We have a lot of matches ahead, particularly with the UEFA Champions League. he will be , therefore , very important to us. "

Frank Lampard , pending the start of the Major League Soccer , will therefore make his big return to England , we look forward to Manchester City's match vs Mourinho who refused to renew his contract this summer ( as he went to the United States on a free transfer after his contract experation ) , where they will meet at the fifth day of the Premier League , even if Frank's playing time at Manchester City isn't guaranteed

Real Madrid officially signed a new goalkeeper

Keylor Navas finally signed for Real Madrid

As was expected, the Costa Rican Goalkeeper , Keylor Navas , has signed a six-year contract for Real Madrid , coming from the Spanish mid-table team Levante.

Real Madrid has announced this transfer via their official website , where he will be presented Tommorow at 13:00 (Spanish Local Time) , the 2014 Champions League winner has not specified the amount of the transfer, although, many reports revealed that it would be , approximately , 10 Million Euros ,which was Navas' contract breaking clause with Levante.

Keylor was one of Costa Rica's key sucess during the World Cup , as they where eliminated in the quarter-final at the penalties shootout vs Netherlands , It is worth mentioning that Navas started his professional career at Costa Rica , where he played 60 matches in 5 season with Deportivo Saprissa , and won the Costa Rican league 5 times (2005 to 2010) , before joining Europe with the Spanish Albacete Balompié team , where he spent 2 seasons and played 36 games , before joining Levante in 2012 , where he played 64 games.

Conoce a @NavasKeylor, nuevo jugador del Real Madrid. #BienvenidoKeylor #halamadrid pic.twitter.com/tS8bdPO6Ow
— Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) 3 Août 2014

Dani Alves could join the English Premier League

Liverpool interested in Dani Alves

Spanish news reports revealed today that the English Liverpool club are currently seeking bolstering their defense by signing the Brazilian Barcelona player Daniel Alves.

The Spanish "AS" pointed out that the English club seeks on signing the player , taking advantage of the large amount of money they got from Luis Suarez's transfer to Barcelona , which was approximately 81 Million Euros.

The source explained that Dani Alves will get back to training with the team on Monday , at the end of his vacation , waiting for the outcome of the coming days.

It is worth mentioning that Paris Saint Germain , Monaco , Liverpool and Arsenal are currently approaching the player , and that the PSG are most likely to withdraw the race , since they already signed Serge Aurier.

Luis Enrique , Barcelona's new coach , has expressed several times that the Brazillian player , who's his contract expires next summer , is currently out if his plans , which attracted several team to try to steal the player.

Real Madrid found 2 names to replace Khedira

Khedira's replacement in Madrid ?

With Sami Khedira's expected departure to Arsenal , as he refused to renew his contract with Real Madrid , Carlo Ancelotti had to find a replacement , especially after loaning Casemiro to Porto.

"El Mundo Deportivo" revealed that Real Madrid added two names to their transfer list to retrain Khedira , who is currently required by Arsenal , the first one is the Argentinian Lazio player Lucas Bigilia , while the second name could be Luis Gustavo , the Brazilian VfL Wolfsbourg midfielder

Contracting Bigilia financially could be easier , Luis Gustavo is currently getting 7.5 Million Euros annually from Wolfsbourg , 1.2 Million Euros for Bigilia , Lucas' transfer will not exceed 15 Million Euros , while Real Madrid will have to pay at least 25 Million Euros to convince Wolfsbourg on letting their player go.

It is worth mentioning that the latest reports confirm that Arsenal is ready to offer approximately 30 million euros for contracting with Sami Khadira, while Chelsea and Bayern Munich wishes to wait until next summer , where his contract expires , to sign him for free.