The summer of 2003 was a big one for transfer stories and Manchester United were caught up in the three biggest tales of that period. David Beckham had been a Red Devil his entire career at that point. Having been a success with the club’s youth team, Beckham would make his senior United debut in […]
Posted on January 28th, 2022 by scott
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I winced when I read what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said about a returning Marcus Rashford: “Marcus has done some remarkable and fantastic things,” “But now he maybe needs to prioritise his football.” Via BBC Sport In that moment the Manchester United manager turned into every troll in the country that had used that very same […]
Posted on October 24th, 2021 by scott
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Manchester United brought in three major transfers this summer and those deals should see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men challenging for the Premier League title this season! All three new signings will definitely add a significant amount to the Man United squad. The fairytale story is obviously the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to Old Trafford. The […]
Posted on September 3rd, 2021 by scott
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With the end of the transfer window nearing, more and more rumours are popping up. Some make sense and others seem like their the work of fiction writers. But as we know football can often be stranger than fiction. One story doing the rounds at the moment is linking Manchester City with a move for […]
Posted on August 26th, 2021 by scott
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During a previous Galacticos era; people demanded that Real Madrid President Florentino Perez stop splashing out on attackers and bring in some better defenders. Yet this summer Perez and Real decided to sell key man Cristiano Ronaldo and instead of bringing in a direct world class replacement Madrid brought in a young potential world beater in […]
Posted on November 24th, 2018 by scott
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Manchester United know just how deadly Cristiano Ronaldo can be in front of goal. United have been very poor defensively this term; the club lie in tenth spot in the Premier League and only four top flight teams have conceded more than the Red Devils so far this season. They’ve performed better in the Champions […]
Posted on October 23rd, 2018 by scott
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You got the feeling that Gareth Bale had reached a career crossroads after he came off the bench to secure Real Madrid their third Champions League title in a row. The Welshman only made twenty La Liga starts during the 2017-18 season. Injuries were certainly an issue, he has had persistent calf problems, but he […]
Posted on September 26th, 2018 by scott
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In these days of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, it’s understandable that many a team would look at Juventus signing Cristiano Ronaldo for around £100m as an opportunity to raid the Italian champions and improve their own squad. The Ronaldo deal seems to have piqued Liverpool’s interest in Argentine forward Paulo Dybala, with reports suggesting […]
Posted on July 11th, 2018 by scott
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I spent last week in Italy and even though the Azzurri didn’t make it to the World Cup, the country is still gripped by all the goings on in Russia. Yet there’s another story gripping the nation and that’s the possibility of Cristiano Ronaldo signing for Italian champions Juventus. You’ll see Ronaldo’s image on all […]
Posted on July 10th, 2018 by scott
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been sensational at this summer’s World Cup (so far). He produced a majestic performance as he scored a wonderful hat-trick to get a draw with Spain in Portugal’s opening game and then he followed that up with a superb header that downed Morocco this afternoon. That’s seen the forward already leading the scoring charts […]
Posted on June 20th, 2018 by scott
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