Football UnCut

Spain won the closely encountered game with substitute striker David Villa scoring the winner in the mid second-half.

Both teams started with  5-man midfield with Fernando Torres playing the lone striker for Spain and Luca Toni for Italy. The rumours about Donadoni dropping the AC Milan pair of Gatusso and Ambrosini from the starting line-up proved true as both players have had been mediocre this season and was promply replaced by the in form Roma players Simone Perotta and Danielle De Rossi. Pirlo kept his place in the squad as his game has improved in the last few weeks with the other inform Roma player Alberto Aquilani on the bench. No doubt both teams possess the best two goalkeepers in the world at the moment and it was Buffon who had to make to good saves in the first half from Torres and a Cesc Fabregas shot. Bad news for Barcelona though as Carlos Puyol had to be removed from Spain and was replaced by Albiol of Valencia. (more…)

So when all thought Ronaldo was back with with his fine form in the second half of last season for Milan(unfortunately no champions’ league medal for him), he suffers a heap of injuries this season. Milan thought they have got 3 strikers, so they didn’t bother buying another, instead opting for youth and signing Pato. But unfortunately, the two-time Fifa player of the year has just played one game, and although he received praise for his performance, he was back in the treatment table after injuring himself in warm-up out of all things in the game with Benfica, where he was supposedly going to make his Champions League debut for AC Milan.

 What a mistake that turned out to be for Milan. Now with the lack of attacking power, Inzaghi and Gilardino only being able to score against weak teams, the team looks to be more and more dependent on Kaka and now they languish well below their rivals Inter in the league table. I guess Milan has no excuse this time, as they don’t have any points deducted this time. I think they will most probably again focus on the Champions’ League and a fourth place finish. Well atleast they can take pleasure to the fact their best buddy Inter Milan is having problems with their own Brazilian as well.

So what’s up withe Ronaldo? I think (more…)

With Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Fergurson, two of the top coaches in England, joining in to support Fabio Capello for the England job, now that Mourinho is out of the running, and with Fabio Capello himself saying he will interested in the job, there seems to be nothing that can stop the signing, unless AC Milan come knocking on Capello’s door (now that’s not possible, right?).

Didn’t expect to hear them trumpeting Capello’s signature after just few days back they were heaping praise on ‘The Special One’ Jose Mourinho. I guess probably (more…)

Now who would have thought…a huge club like Real Madrid dont want to pay up?? Jose Antonio Reyes has been apparently paid only eight months out of ten from his loan period, and now he plans to lodge a complaint against Real Madrid. I have a feeling Real Madrid will have some “we werent supposed to pay his wages, Arsenal were” kind of excuse ready in their pockets.

Anyhow it was a good thing Arsenal got rid off Reyes, he’s form seemed to have been detoriating for them each season and from time to time (more…)