Flamengo president Patricia Amorim has confirmed that coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has been sacked. Brazilian sources had already reported on Wednesday that the decision was imminent, but Amorim was quick to give the 59-year-old coach a vote of confidence, only to confirm his dismissal less than 24 hours later. “We won the match (against Real Potosi)...
[+]Fri 3 February, 2012
Ronaldinho helped Flamengo reach the second round of the Copa Libertadores with an inspired performance in their 2-0 win over Real Potosi. The former World Player of the Year scored one goal and set up another as Flamengo overturned a first-leg deficit to score a 3-2 aggregate victory. After wasting several good chances in the...
[+]Thu 2 February, 2012
Christopher Samba has told Blackburn that wants to secure a move this January after admitting he can no longer give 100 percent for the club. Steve Kean’s relegation-threatened side are two games unbeaten and have taken eight points from a possible 18 in a run of form that has seen them rise from the bottom...
[+]Fri 27 January, 2012
Tigres UANL face an uphill battle to qualify for the group stage of the Copa Libertadores after losing 1-0 to Union Espanola in Chile on Wednesday. Tigres lost the first leg of their playoff tie having sent a largely second-string side to Chile, with Gonzalo Barriga’s 58th-minute header all that separated the sides. Union Espanola...
[+]Thu 26 January, 2012
Genoa president Enrico Preziosi has dismissed speculation that Ronaldinho is on the verge of signing for his club. The Brazilian playmaker is currently in dispute with his current team Flamengo over unpaid wages and his brother and agent Roberto de Assis has claimed that the player could quit the Rio-based outfit unless the issue is...
[+]Sun 15 January, 2012
Corinthians are reportedly weighing up the merits of making a bid for Flamengo attacker Ronaldinho. Ronaldinho has grown unsettled at Flamengo, according to a report in Brazilian newspaper Globoesporte, as he is currently owed over 1.5 million euros in unpaid wages. The Rio de Janeiro-based club and Traffic, the company which pays a percentage of...
[+]Sun 15 January, 2012
Barcelona keen on Jordi Alba and Thiago Silva Barcelona are already preparing summer moves for Valencia full-back Jordi Alba and Milan stopper Thiago Silva. According to Catalan daily Sport, the Spanish giants want to reinforce their back line in the summer and have already identified their targets. The Catalans see Valencia’s Jordi Alba as a...
[+]Fri 13 January, 2012
UEFA president Michel Platini said that Barcelona star Lionel Messi fully deserved to win the2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or award. Messi has emulated Platini in winning the prestigious accolade for the third successive year after beating Barca team-mate Xavi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. “The Ballon d’Or is something special,” Platini told Goal.com. “It is subjective,...
[+]Mon 9 January, 2012
Flamengo have secured the services of Ronaldinho for an additional year, according to club’s vice-president of finance. The forward had not been paid by his employers for the past four months, but supremo Michel Levy announced that a compromise package has been met with Traffic, the company responsible for paying part of the Brazil international’s...
[+]Thu 29 December, 2011
Real Madrid striker Kaka has emerged as Paris Saint-Germain’s chief target in the January transfer window. The affluent club from the French capital indulged in a summer of intense spending, capturing Javier Pastore for 33.5 million pounds from Palermo as their crown jewel. A similar spree is envisaged next month, and already PSG have been...
[+]Sat 24 December, 2011
