Will Gaddafi really buy Milan?
When Italian newspaper La Republica printed a front page last week with the headline ‘Gheddafi, Do You Want To Buy Milan?’, it stirred up the unsettling but familiar brew of politics mixed with football.
In its article the paper claimed Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi had personally offered to sell AC Milan to Libyan leader [...]
The weekend round-up
Spain-La Liga: Real Madrid’s new ‘Galactico’ era got off to a winning start thanks to a 3-2 home victory over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday night.
Ronaldo scored a penalty, Raul (pictured) got a tap-in and Lassana Diarra drove home a long-range effort to give Real three points, but attention is very much on their back [...]
The weekend preview
Spain – La Liga: We’re finally underway in Spain on Saturday as Real Madrid host Deportivo La Coruna and new boys Real Zaragoza take on Tenerife, who also came up last season.
Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso are all expected to feature for Madrid, and there will be much talk over the tactics of [...]