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Michael Owen: The Signing of the Season? An Inside Look at Manchester United’s Devious Deal

October 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Michael Owen has been a polemic figure throughout his career. At 29 years of age many critics claim that he is already past his prime; that his work rate has slowed, his injuries have multiplied and his goal scoring has come to a shuddering halt. Others believe that his best is yet to come; that [...]

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Tags: Barcelona · General

Samuel Eto’o Profile

June 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Full name: Samuel Eto’o
Birthplace: Nkon, Cameroon
Date of Birth: 10th March 1981
Position: Striker
Height: 180cm
Weight: 75kg
Previous Teams: Real Madrid, Spain; Leganes, Spain; RCD Espanyol, Spain; RCD Mallorca, Spain;
National Squad/Number of Appearances: Cameroon/60+
Eto’o burst on to the European football scene at the age of 16 when he was signed to Real Madrid. He moved to [...]

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Tags: Barcelona · Players

Transfer Rumors: Chelsea willing to pay €150m for Kaka, Tottenham in talks over Arshavin, Adu moves to Monaco, and more

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Current happenings around the transfer world
England
According to multiple reports, Chelsea may be set to make a €150m offer to AC Milan for Kaka. No, that’s not a typo. They’ve already reportedly made a €100m offer that Milan paid no mind to, but maybe they think another €50m could make the Rossoneri think a little.
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Tags: Barcelona

Will Barca Miss Ronaldinho and Eto’o?

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

When Ronaldinho finally left FC Barca it was a sad day. For a brief time he was the king of football and quite possibly the greatest player to have worn the famous ‘blaugrana’ stripes. He was a lovely person with it; his personality balanced perfectly with his status.
Samuel Eto’o too was an [...]

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Tags: Barcelona · Players