http://goalbite.com Latest Soccer News Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:07:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Ince is interested in two Tottenham players and they could well form part of a swap deal that would see David Bentley move the other direction, but surely Juande is on the losing end of this deal?David Bentley is moving closer to a £15m move ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/06/spurs-pair-in-15m-super-swap-ramos-would-lose-out-in-this-deal/ Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon and Manchester United chief executive David Gill will be holding talks in Switzerland about the Cristiano Ronaldo problem.If the talks break down they're going to solve things using plan B - shown above. http://goalbite.com/2008/07/06/real-madrid-and-man-u-figure-out-how-to-solve-the-ronaldo-problem/ Well, well, well, that didn’t take long did it?With Spurs fans getting excited about the performances of their new midfield playmaker at Euro 2008, Arsene Wenger has allegedly scoffed at the lad’s chances of settling into the Premier League due to his weak, baby-like body. According to Martin Samuel at ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/05/arsenal-boss-wenger-reckons-tottenham%e2%80%99s-modric-is-too-small-for-the-premier-league/ After tracking player’s from La Liga for the last couple of weeks, Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is apparently now interested in bringing in someone with a bit of Russian flare to the club. It’s just too bad the striker’s current employer isn’t interested in making a deal. The Daily Mirror ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/05/tottenham%e2%80%99s-shock-10m-bid-for-shiny-new-striker-gets-the-cold-shoulder-will-the-club-up-the-ante/ " Barcelona have made it clear that their priority this summer is signing a striker with physical presence, after sanctioning the departure of Samuel Eto'o."I never thought about Adebayor as a physical presence. Yes, he's tall and he does play with his back to goal but an adjective such as ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/05/barcas-belief-in-ade-is-deluded-he-is-no-terminator/ A nice write up of a famous World Cup game between America and Brazil way way way back in 1994 - on Independence Day.Brazil went down to 10 men in the 43rd minute.Their star Leonardo got a red card.The second half started with the scores ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/04/memories-of-another-independance-day/ Anyone who has any lingering doubts whether Juergen Klinsmann is determined to be an agent of change at Bayern Munich should have a word with the city’s picjournalists. All 20 picgraphers accredited for Klinsmann’s first news conference on Wednesday stood up and walked out in a silent (and somewhat silly) protest because of ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/04/klinsmann-to-shake-up-bayern/ Premiership clubs have already had their (faint) hopes of signing one star of the Spanish triumph at Euro 2008 dashed this week, and now it looks like the door is firmly shut on another. Spanish newspaper Marca reports that David Silva will be staying at Valencia next season, having dismissed ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/04/stay-at-home-hero-shuns-arsenal-liverpool-chelsea-and-manchester-united/ The end of the 05-06 season which saw Tottenham cruelly lose out on a Champions League place due to an ‘accidental’ food poisoning, gave birth to the ongoing debate as to whether Spurs should be finishing in the top 4.However, I believe this debate has been blown out of proportion. ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/03/tottenham-fans-must-be-patient-if-they-want-top-4-finish/ Can money purchase lasting success in football? This week vlog on the pitch host Owen Wyatt hangs out with some models to find out.West London club Queen’s Park Rangers have spent the last 12 seasons outside the Premier League, but with Formula One tycoons Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore now at ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/03/vlog-on-the-pitch-at-qpr-can-money-purchase-lasting-success/ After brushing away Manchester United’s £23m bid for star striker Dimitar Berbatov earlier this week, Tottenham brass have made it clear to anyone out there dreaming of a move for the Big Bulgarian, that anything less than £30m will be think abouted a laughable offer.Well after realizing that nobody in ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/03/spurs-striker-set-to-stay-another-season-in-return-for-transfer-fee-decrease-is-anyone-purchaseing-this/ An Indian under 12 team has been included among 40 nations playing "Yakult Danone Nations Cup football tournament" - in which the other teams thankfully are also made up of children of the same age.12 teams of children are gathering at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on July ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/03/indian-children-get-a-chance-to-meet-zidane/ Spain have climbed to the top of the FIFA ranking for the first time ever.The latest rankings are ..!. Spain2. Italy3. Germany4. Brazil5. Holland6. Argentina7. Croatia8. Czech Republic9. Portugal10. France http://goalbite.com/2008/07/03/boyz-to-men-spain-go-to-the-very-top/ Money, Greed and WAGs. If there was ever a motto that most EPL players live by today, this would no doubt be the one.In a world where players constantly jockey for more money in a business built on who’s making more per week, the EPL summer transfer window has turned ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/03/premier-league-greed-which-wantaway-star%e2%80%99s-are-ready-to-shun-their-club-to-make-this-starting-xi/ Pep Guardiola is determined to make his mark on world football as he continues to spend, spend, spend at Camp Nou.Having already spent £6m on Manchester United’s Gerard Pique, £8m on Palmeiras’ Henrique, £11m on Sevilla’s Seydou Keita and £13m on Villareal’s Martin Caceres, the new Barca manager is still ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/03/barca-continue-spree-with-235m-right-back-liverpool-and-chelsea-left-behind/ New Golden Gloves champion, Joey Barton, is set to be released from jail this week after serving time for beating a man senseless outside of a McDonald’s in the centre of Liverpool. He’s probably spending some time right now preparing himself for what should be an interesting sit-down meeting with ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/02/bolton-eye-loan-move-for-united-boxing-champ-this-has-to-be-a-joke/ While Spurs might be more than happy to let Paul Robinson leave the club, perhaps the same can’t be said for West Ham, who surely regard Robert Green as one of their key players in the squad.The former Norwich keeper has been a very consistent performer for the Hammers over ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/02/tottenham-and-west-ham-keepers-on-aston-villa-shortlist/ If South Africa ultimately prove unable to stage the World Cup 2010 Blatter isn't worried.He has another plan - ingeniously code named "Plan B" stashed in a drawer somewhere.So there's absolutely no need to panic. http://goalbite.com/2008/07/02/theres-no-need-to-panic-blatter-has-another-plan/ This has to be sour grapes at their sourest.Lehmann saying that he thinks the match was fixed. http://goalbite.com/2008/07/02/lehmann-blames-the-ref/ Having bid higher than this star’s release clause surely Spurs are on the verge of another top signing, or are they?José María del Nido has revealed that he has rejected an offer from Tottenham Hotspur for Diego Capel because he believes that the player’s purchase-out clause does not apply.The Premier ... http://goalbite.com/2008/07/02/spurs-very-close-to-sign-14m-man-very-good-player-with-great-potential/