The Turkish giant, Galatasaray football club has appointed, the former Inter and Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini (48), as their new coach after sacking their manager, Fatih Terim, over contract extention.
The very successful manager Mr Terim (60), who is also the intrim coach of the national team, was offered a two year contract extention by the club, but he refused, coupled with the fact that the club has been able to win only one match out of five this season. So when he refused to accept contract extention, the board sacked him, in order to get a new coach quickly.
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini, signed a three year contract with the club, according to media report, he will earn €3.5m the remainder of this season. The next two seasons, he will earn €4.5m with extra incentives.
The club said in their twitter account, ''Galatasaray have reached a three year deal with Roberto Mancini, beginning with the 2014/14 season.''
After joining the club, Mr Mancini, said, ''I'm very proud to have come to a club as big as Galatasaray.''
''It's different. I've made the right decision and I've come to a huge club. The Juventus - Galatasaray clash is a happy coincidence for me.
He is thrown into the fire at once, his first match is the champions league encounter,
with Juventus on Wednesday night.
Roberto Mancini, won three Serie A titles consecutively, and two Italian cups with Inter. He also won the EPL title and FA cup with Man city,before he was sacked by the english club.
Heerenveen 2 - 1 Cambuur
Feyenoord 4 - 2 Den Haag
NEC 2 - 3 Vitesse
Utrecht 3 - 3 Roda
AZ 2 - 1 PSV
Ajax 6 - 0 Go Ahead Eagles
RKC 1 - 4 Heracles
Zwolle 0 - 0 NAC
Twente 5 - 0 Groningen
English Premier League (EPL)
Tottenham 1 - 1 Chelsea
Aston Villa 3 - 2 Man City
Fulham 1 - 2 Cardiff City
Hull City 1 - 0 West Ham United
Man United 1 - 2 West Brom Albion
Southampton 2 - 0 Crystal Palace
Swansea 1 - 2 Arsenal
Stoke City 0 - 1 Norwich
Sunderland 1 - 3 Liverpool
Samuel Etoo in action
Italian Serie A
AC Milan 1 - 0 Sampdoria
Genoa 0 - 2 Napoli
Verona 2 - 1 Livorno
Sassuolo 2 - 2 Lazio
Catania 2 - 0 Chievo
Atalanta 2 - 0 Udinese
Cagliari 1 - 1 Inter Milan
Torino 0 - 1 Juventus
Roma 5 - 0 Bologna
Spanish La Liga
Valencia 1 - 0 Real Vallecano
Almeria 0 - 2 Barcelona
Real Sociedad 1 - 1 Sevilla
Valladolid 2 - 2 Malaga
Real Madrid 0 - 1 Atletico Madrid
Celta Vigo 0 - 1 Elche
Osasuna 0 - 1 Levante
Espanyol 0 - 2 Getafe
Real Betis 1 - 0 Villarreal
The Barcelona football superstar and Argentine international, Lionel Messi (26), appeared in court today, Friday with his father, Mr Jorge Messi, charged with tax fraud of over €5m against the Spanish authorities.
The government suspected that Lionel and his father between 2007 - 2009 used companies overseas, specifically - Belize and Uruguay to market the rights, to use Messi jr images and by so doing avoided paying the tax on such rights.
The player is among the highest paid footballers in the world, his annual salary in Barcelona is €16m while Cristiano Ronaldo's annual salary from Real Madrid is €17.5m. These are just club salaries, there individual endorsements are not included.
Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona
Lionel Messi's image rights in question included his contracts with Adidas, Pepsi-Cola, Banco Sabadell, Danone, the Kuwait Food Company, Proctor and Gamble etc. These top players earns over €50m per annum in endorsements alone.
Last month, the striker's father, Jorge Messi, paid the sum of €5m to the authorities (tax department). The original amount the player owed the Spanish government from the image rights was €4.16m, the rest made up, for the interest accruing to the amount.
The Spanish government still wants to prosecute the player, because they want to make an example of him, to deter others from defrauding the authorities, as the economic crisis and unemployment in the country deepens.
When the news first broke out in June, that the star player has been summoned in a Spanish court by a judge, over an alleged tax fraud, Messi wrote in his Facebook page. ''We have never committed any infringement. We have always fulfilled all our tax obligations."
One of the CEO of the companies Messi endorses their product, Mr Herbert Hainer of Adidas, had previously said that his company, ''will continue to work with Lionel. He's the best football player in the world and we are happy that we have him.''
According to Efe news agency in Spain, if the player is convicted of dodging tax payment, he could face up to 6 years in jail and a huge fine as well. If Messi is convicted and sent to jail, it will be a big blow to the most beautiful game.
The game will lose one of its most colourful, skillful and talented players, that brings joy to the faces of real football fans. What do you think? Please use the comment button to register your view. Thanks.
The Louisiana State's Boxing and Wrestling Commission, has enacted an emergency rule, banning Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) women fighters, with breast implants from competing in any state scheduled bouts.
However, the rule stated that fighters, who wants to participate in a bout in the state, must produce a clearance from the doctor, who performed their surgery.
Woman with Breast Implants (O.Shapoval - Dreamtimes)
The new rule covers boxing and mixed martial arts, but not wrestling, which is also a combating sport under the control and regulation of the commission.
The commissioner of the organisation, Mr Harold Williams, said during the meeting, that those who want to look good, should not be in the fighting ring. In order words, one cannot be aiming to appear beautiful and be combating in a brutal sport.
''If they want to look good, then they don't have to be in the ring,'' he said.
What prompted the organisation to act and make such rule now, was that a woman fighter, who was scheduled for a fight in the state, withdrew from the match, due to a problem she was having with her breast implants.
The Commission decided to act, fearing the financial implications, if a woman develops breast implants problem in a fighting ring.
According to The New Orleans Times-Picayune, the rule was temporary (60 days), as the Commission collects more information on the issue.
Louisiana is the first state in the United Satates, to make such a ban. Maybe some of the other states will follow there example. Breast implants can be very dangerous and life threatening, if it starts to lick, or even got bursted in a bout.
I fully understand the nervousness of the commission on the issue.
It was the correct decision to take, before any disaster takes place in a fight.
What do you think? Do you think that the commission was correct to act.
Please, use the comment link to post your reaction to the ban. Thanks.
The Swedish international and Paris Saint Germain (PSG), top striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (31), has signed a one year extention to his contract with the club. With this extention deal he will stay in the club till 2016.
Ibrahimovic, who started his professional football career, with his home town club, FF Malmo in Sweden, has played for a number of high profile clubs in Europe - Ajax Amsterdam, Inter Milan, Juventus, Barcelona and AC Milan from where he joined the Paris club on a transfer fee of €20m last season (2012).
He showed his talent and quality, as he adapt immediately to the style and culture of the club and became the highest goal scorer of the league, with 30 goals in 34 matches. This is an amazing result. No wonder why the club was nervous, when speculation was high during the transfer season, that he may join his coach Carlo Ancelotti, who left in the summer and took charge of the Spanish giant club, Real Madrid.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
His goals helped PSG to win their first league title since 1994. The club stregthened their attacking force, during the transfer season, and brought in the highest goal scorer in Serie A, last season Edison Carvani, of Napoli, to pair up with Zlantan Ibrahimovic. It was envisaged that both will form a leathal force, that will be difficult for any defence to stop.
Zlatan thinks that the ambition of the club, to be among the big clubs in Europe suits him very well. He believes that no club has a bigger ambition in Europe, than PSG and he wants to be part of it.
''I can't see a bigger ambition in Europe than PSG,'' he said.
The powerful striker also said, that he wants the club to be last big club he has to play for in his career. He even likened the club ambition to his own.
''I absolutely want PSG to be the last great club of my career. This club is like me - no dream is big enough for us,'' he said.
When he was asked, if he still wants to play in the English Premier League. He said, that he thinks at this stage of his career, the time has passed for him to go to the EPL, but added quickly, that you never know in football, he may still play there, fingers crossed.
English Premier League
Arsenal 3 - 1 Stoke City
Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Swansea
Cardiff City 0 - 1 Tottenham
Man City 4 - 1 Man United
Chelsea 2 - 0 Fulham
West Ham 2 - 3 Everton
Norwich 0 - 1 Aston Villa
Newcastle 2 - 3 Hull City
West Brom 3 - 0 Sunderland
Liverpool 0 - 1 Southampton
Spanish La Liga
Osasuna 2 - 1 Elche
Rayo Vallecano 0 - 4 Barcelona
Valldolid 0 - 2 Atletico Madrid
Almeria 2 - 2 Levante
Real Sociedad 0 - 0 Malaga
Celta de Vigo 0 - 0 Villarreal
Real Madrid 4 - 1 Getafe
Valencia 3 - 1 Sevilla
Real Betis 0 - 0 Granada
The fans of the Dutch Eredivisie defending champion - Ajax was banned from attending their sunday encounter with their arch-rival PSV Eindhoven. The mayor of the city of Eindhoven Mr Rob van Gijzel, did not allow Ajax fans to travel to Eindhoven for the match with coaches as trains was unavailable due to engineering work on the rail lines.
Frank de Boer
Mr van Gijzel, made the decision on the basis of fear of fans violence. But Ajax was not happy about it, so they went to court to get the decision over-turned, they lost the case. The court agreed with the mayor's decision.
"We are disappointed because the club think it important that its fans can attend all away matches,'' Ajax stated.
The match was played today (sunday) and Ajax was thrashed 4 - 0, the same margin they suffered against Barcelona in Nou Camp in the champions league this week. The winning took PSV to the top of the league table after 7 matches with 15 points while Ajax is at the 7th position with 11 points. It was a painful defeat for Frank de Boer coached team.
Since 16th August 2009, Ajax has not lost any match at the Philip stadium. Ajax won PSV 3 - 2 in the stadium last season. The club has to put this humiliating defeat behind them very quickly and be ready for their next match. De Boer, his coaching staff with the players will be watching the video to pin-point what they did wrong and fix it before their next match.
Francesco Totti, the 37 year old captain of the Serie A side AS Roma and former Italian international, has just signed a new two year contract deal, to extend his playing days at the club.
The new contract plus a year remaining in his old contract, will keep him at the club until he turns 40 years in the next three years. It will then put him in the exclusive group of players who played the beautiful game until they were in their forties, such as Edwin van der Sar, Roger Miller, David James.
Francesco Totti
The deadly striker, showed his appreciation of the contract extention and said after signing it, ''It's what I and the club wanted. I thanked them for giving me another chance, to wear the shirt of the only team I've ever supported and loved.''
''I have another two years of responsibility and I know that we can do great things here,'' Totti said.
''So far this season we've got off on the right foot, we have a manager who wants his team to play and demands respect, which we haven't had recently,'' the highly gifted attacker added.
Francesco Totti, who has played his club career only with AS Roma, won numerous awards, that one needs an enormous space to list them all. So I will just endeavour to mention, but a few of them. He started playing for the club at the age of sixteen years.
Honours:
Serie A champion in 2000
Serie A footballer of the year twice (2000, 2003)
Italian footballer of the year five times
Serie A goal of the year twice (2005, 2006)
Serie A top scorer of the year (2006/07)
European Golden Shoe (2006/07)
He played for the Azzurri (national team) 58 times scored 9 times, which paled in comparism to his scoring record at AS Roma. There he scored 228 times. He is regarded in the club as a legend. Totti, who is married with two children retired from the national team after winning the 2006 World Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo (28), the superstar player of Real Madrid and Portuguese international has just signed a new five year contract with his club, to extend his stay there until 2018.
The skillful footballer joined Real in 2009 from Manchester United in a world record transfer fee of €95m. Though his new team-mate Gareth Bale of formerly Tottenham, now holds the world record, as the most expensive footballer in the world after he joined the club over two weeks ago on a transfer fee of €100m. Read: africanfootie.blogspot.com
Cristiano Ronaldo
According to report from Spain, Ronaldo will now be earning €17m per annum. After signing the contract, he spoke to the media, addressing the speculation during the transfer period, that he would be rejoining his old club - Man United.
''Manchester United is the past. Real Madrid is now my home. I hope that I'm here until I retire. This is a great club," he said.
''I respect all the clubs who ask about me. But they always know that my decision, that my only goal, is to be here and to play at this club until, maybe, the end of my career. I 'll be here five more years. I just want to win trophies for this club,'' Ronaldo said.
During the press conference, the president of the world famous club, Mr Florentino Perez, who obviously was very happy about the extension of his contract, said, ''We have made the dream of all Madridistas. Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid will remain forever.''
Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax 2 - 1 Zwolle
Cambuur 2 - 0 Heracles
Twente 2 - 2 PSV
Den Haag P - P Vitesse (Postponed)
Utrecht 2 - 1 RKC
Roda JC 1 - 5 NAC
Heerenveen 4 - 2 Groningen
AZ 3 - 0 Go Ahead Eagles
NEC 3 - 3 Feyenoord
EPL (English Premier League)
Man United 2 - 0 Crystal Palace
Sunderland 1 - 3 Arsenal
Fulham 1 - 1 West Brom
Hull City 1 - 1 Cardiff City
Stoke City 0 - 0 Man City
Tottenham 2 - 0 Norwich
Everton 1 - 0 Chelsea
Southampton 0 - 0 West Ham
Belgium Jupilier League
Anderlecht 0 - 0 KV Mechelen
KV Kortrijk 3 - 0 AA Gent
Lokeren 3 - 0 Cercle Bruges
Mons 1 - 1 W. Beveren
OH Leuven 0 - 0 Charleroi
Oostende 2 - 4 Standard Liege
Genk 5 - 2 Z. Waregem
Italian Serie A
Inter 1 - 1 Juventus
Napoli 2 - 0 Atalanta
Torino 2 - 2 AC Milan
Fiorentina 1 - 1 Cagliari
Livorno 2 - 0 Catania
Lazio 3 - 0 Chievo
Verona 2 - 0 Sassuolo
Udinese 1 - 1 Bologna
Spanish La Liga
Barcelona 3 - 2 Seville
Atletico Madrid 4 - 2 Almeria
Levente 0 - 0 Real Sociedad
Granada 0 - 1 Espanyol
Getafe 2 - 1 Osasuna
Malaga 5 - 0 R. Vallecano
Real Betis - Valencia
Portuguese Premeira Liga
Vitoria Setubal 2 - 4 Maritimo
Porto 2 - 0 Gil Vicente
Benfica 3 - 1 Pacos Ferreira
Rio Ave 0 - 1 Guimaraes
Olhanense 0 - 2 Sporting
Nacional 0 - 1 Arouca
Academica 2 - 1 Belenenses
Braga - Estoril Praia
Rafael Nadal (27), has just beaten the men's world number one tennis player, the Serbian Novak Djorkovic, in the US Open final, by 6 - 2, 3 - 6,
6 - 4, 6 - 1 on Monday.
The thriller of a match lasted 3hrs 21 minutes and the fans loved the epic entertainment on the hard court. The two young men were so dodged and non wanted to give the other a chance to dorminate the match, but in the end Nadal made little or no mistakes on the day. It was so incredible to watch.
The win brings Nadal's total Grand Slams to 13, one short from Pete Sampras' 14 and four short of Roger Federer's 17 Grand Slams.
After the match, Rafael Nadal, said, "This season is probably the most emotional one in my career. I know I had to be almost perfect to win.''
Rafael Nadal US Open Champion
''Probably nobady brings my game to the limit like Novak,'' he said during the award ceremony at Flushing Meadows in New York.
While Novak Djorkovic (26), on his on part said that, Nadal was too good on the day, and deserve to win, even though he was disappointed to have lost.
''He was too good. He definitely deserve to win this match today and this trophy. Obviously disappointing to lose a match like this.''
Djorkovic, who has won six Grand Slams, said that, Nadal winning 13 Grand Slams at the age of 27 years was an incredible achievement and everybody should respect that.
''Thirteen Grand Slams for a guy who is 27 years is incredible. Whatever he achieved so far in his career, everybody should respect, no question about it,'' he added.
The prize money for Nadal, the winner, was $2.6m plus he got a bonus of $1m like Serena Williams for results during the North America hard court circuit, bringing his total prize money to $3.6m. Djorkovic, the finalist got the prize money of $1.3m.
Serena Williams (31), has once again successfully defended her US Open title, by beating the Belarusian's Victoria Azarenka, 7 - 5, 6 - 7 (6 - 8), 6 -1,
amid the gusty wind that was so persistent in the Arthur Ashe stadium at the Flushing Meadows, New York on Sunday.
Serena Williams US Open Champion
The thrilling match was a repeat performance of last year's final between the American, Serena, the women's world number one tennis player and the Belarusian's Victoria Azarenka (24), the world number two.
This 5th US Open winning brings Williams total to 17 Grand Slams, one behind Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, five behind Steffi Graf's 22 and most of all seven behind Margaret Court's 24 titles.
In the first set of the match, Serena Williams, was down 4 - 5 and was serving to level the score, but she committed double fault and also foot fault, but being an experienced and determined champion, she willed herself back into contention and won the next three games and the set at 7 - 5.
The second set began very well for Williams, as she raced to a 4 - 1 lead.
Serena was not only fighting against her opponent, but she was handling the wind worse than Azarenka. The wind kept on blowing her light skirt up as she was struggling to hold it down and was frustrated with the wind.
She was so frustrated with the wind that she said, "I can't play in this wind''
and after losing her big lead, she smashed her racket in anger. She eventually lost the second set at 6 - 7 (6 - 8). Credit to Azarenka for fighting back so hard and won the set from 1 - 4 down.
At the ending part of the second set, Williams regained her composture and confidence and dorminated the third set from start to finish. She just over -ran the Belarusian at 6 - 1.
After the match the obviously over joyed Serena Williams, said of Azarenka
"Vika's such a great opponent, such a great fighter and that's why she's been able to win multiple Grand Slams. That's why it was never over until match point."
Victoria Azarenka, who looked very dejected and sad at the press conference after the match said, ''It is a tough loss, but to be in the final and play against the best player, who deserves to win today, it's incredible. I gave it all today. We showed our hearts. We fought hard."
"It's incredible what she is achieving, she 's playing definitely her best tennis right now. It really shows how focused and how composed and how much she can raise the level,'' she added.
Victoria Azarenka was correct, even Serena herself said this summer that she is playing her best tennis. And there is no doubt that she is loving it and as she told Andy Roddick, (Foxsports) the former US open champion, that she is now playing for record and for fun. I wish her all the best in her goal to break records in women tennis.
Both players had extra summer bonus added to their prize money, the finalist Azarenka had $250,000 added to her prize money of $1.3m making it a total of $1.550,000 and the champion Serena got $1m bonus added to her prize money of $2.6m bringing the total to $3.6m.
The German international and Real Madrid play-maker, Mesut Ozil (24), joined the North London club Arsenal, on the last day of the open transfer window, because of the faith Arsene Wenger, repose in him. He promised, to repay the manager and club, by being the best he could be.
The player who cost Arsenal €50m, is a record signing for the club and also, according to the data of the transfermarket site, he has the second highest sign on fee, of a player in the EPL. He is only second to Fernando Torres, who joined Chelsea from Liverpool, at the record price of €58.5m.
Mesut Ozil, fell out of first eleven selection, with the arrival of the world record signing of Gareth Bale from Tottenham, at the cost of €100m.
The new Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, did not have much faith in Ozil, while Arsene Wenger, has much faith in the young tantalising midfielder. Wenger has been tracking Ozil, since his playing days at Werder Bremen, and even at the time wanted to sign him, before Real beat him to it.
Both Ozil and Wenger were both thrilled with the signing. Mesut said to the
Arsenal website, "I am thrilled, to be joining a club of the stature of Arsenal and am looking forward to playing in the Premier League."
"It will be great for my own personal development as aplayer and I am particularly looking forward to working with Arsene Wenger.
"From our negotiations, it is clear the club has a huge ambition and I look to being part of an exciting future."
The highly skilled midfielder, also spoke to the website of the German Football Association (DFB), "At the weekend, I was certain I would stay at Real Madrid, but afterwards I realised I did not have the faith, from the coach or bosses. I am a player who needs this faith and that is what I have felt from Arsenal, which is why I have joined."
"I am really looking forward to it, because I have the faith of the coach. I had spoken to him at length on the telephone, he explained his plans and that he has faith in me - that is what I need as a player.
Podolski and Ozil
"Wenger gives me the faith and I can develop further. I know what I can do and I know I could make the grade with any club, because I'm so convinced in myself, but if I don't feel people have faith in me, then that is why I had to leave and at Arsenal, I feel I have this fully," Ozil added.
The Arsenal manger, Arsene Wenger, said of his new play-maker, ''He is a great player, with proven quality at both club and international level. We have watched and admired him for some time, as he has all the attributes I look for, in an Arsenal player.``
Mesut Ozil´s new teammate, speedy and very talented Theo Walcott, reacting to the player´s signing, said, ´´It´s very exciting. I played against him for England under 21, he showed his qualities then and he has showed them since. He is a great addition and personally I´m looking forward to playing alongside him.´´
The young playmaker, Ozil joined Real Madrid three years ago, from the German club, Werder Bremen, at the price of $20m. He played for a total of 155 times for Real Madrid. While there is no doubt in my mind, that he is a great signing for Arsenal, one must admit that a three cannot make a forest.
Arsenal needed at least three world class players, and not one. A goal scoring merchant like Suarez which Liverpool was reluctant to sale but the manager said that he is worth to them not less than $75m. Arsenal priced him at $62m which Liverpool rejected, maybe they could have changed their mind had it been that Arsenal went back at the weekend and increased their offer to $65m or $70m.
It will then force Suarez to hand in a transfer request and Arsenal would have some days of haggling, but in the end they would have gotten a world class striker that gurantees many goals, and the player would also be happy, to get his wish of playing in the champions league.
The club also needs a world class centre back that will be controlling the defence. A player with proven record, who would be like the rock of Gibraltar at the back. Anyway, the transfer window is closed now, so everyone is waiting to see what the club will be able to do both in the EPL and in the champions league with the addition of Mesut Ozil.
The club signed four players to their ache rival Tottenham´s seven. In addition to Ozil, Arsenal signed their former player, Mathieu Flamini, who left for AC Milan, and the 20 year old, Yaha Sanogo. The club brought in Emiliano Viviano, the goalkeeper of Serie A club Palermo.
The Tottenham highly gifted and explosive winger, Gareth Bale (24), who has been the number one transfer target for Real Madrid, since summer, has finally join the famous club, on a world record deal of €100m, after a long protracted chasing and negotiation.
Speaking to the media after his signing, Gareth said, that the six years he spent at the Tottenham Hotspurs was a happy period for him, but felt that it was time for him to say goodbye to the club. He said, that he loved the special moments he had there.
"I have had six very happy years at Tottenham, but it's the right time to say goodbye. We 've had some special times together and I've loved every minute of it, he said.
"I am not sure there is ever a good time, to leave a club where I felt settled, and was playing the best football of my career to date.
Gareth Bale's introduction to Real Madrid fans
"I know many players talk of their desire, to join the club of their boyhood dreams, but I can honestly say, this is my dream come true.
"Tottenham will always be in my heart, and I'm sure this season will be a successful one for them."
"I am now looking forward, to the next exciting chapter in my life, playing football for Real Madrid.
Bale recognised the vital role, Southampton and Tottenham played in his career development, and thanked them for that.
"I am well aware, I would not be at the level I am today, were it not for first Southampton and Spurs standing by me during some of the tougher times and affording me the environment and support they have.
"I would like to thank everyone at the club, the chairman, board, staff, coaches and players, and most of all, the fantastic fans who I hope will understand this amazing career opportunity," Gareth Bale concluded.
His now former coach, Villa-Boas, fought a relentless battle to keep his star player, had no option, but to surrender to the massively over whelming financial clout of Real Madrid, and the desire of Bale to leave.
"Bale is a wonderful player. He is going to join Real Madrid, so we wish him all the best. He left us with some great memories from last season," Andres Villa-Boas, said.
And the chairman of the club, Daniel Levy, said, that the attention Real paid to Gareth, was so much, and his desire to join them was so great, that the club decided that he will not be completely commited to Spurs, if they keep him, so the club reluctantly sold him. Mr Levy said, they made their club stronger by signing seven new players.
"Such has been the attention from Real Madrid, and so great is Gareth's desire to join them, we have taken the view, that the player will not be sufficiently committed to our campaign, in the current season.
"We have therefore, with great reluctance, agreed to this sale and do so in the knowledge that we have an exceptionally strong squad to which we have added no fewer than seven top internationals," Mr Levy said.
Gareth Bale said, that his boyhood dream of playing for Real Madrid had come true, which is terrific. Without any eqivocation I can say that Gareth Bale is a very talented and skillful player. But having the talent and skill is one thing, being able to withstand the mental and emotional pressure of being a Real Madrid player is another thing.
I sincerely hope that he do very well for Real, because if he don't the ridiclously high amount he cost will be like wasted money. What do you think. Do you think he will be a success at Real Madrid? Use the comment button to register your thoughts on this. Cheers.
PSV 0 - 0 Cambuur
RKC 1 - 4 Go Ahead Eagles
Heracles 1 - 0 Den Haag
Twente 1 - 1 Heerenveen
Feyenoord 4 - 0 Roda JC
AZ 1 - 1 Vitesse
Zwolle 1 - 1 Utrecht
Groningen 1 - 1 Ajax
NAC 1 - 1 NEC
English Premier League
Man City 2 - 0 Hull
Cardiff City 0 - 0 Everton
Newcastle 1 - 0 Fulham
Norwich 1 - 0 Southampton
West Ham 0 - 1 Stoke City
C. Palace 3 - 1 Sunderland
Arsenal 1 - 0 Tottenham
West Brom 0 - 2 Swansea
Liverpool 1 - 0 Man United
Man United 0 - 0 Chelsea
Serie A
Juventus 4 - 1 Lazio
Chievo 2 - 4 Napoli
Udinese 3 - 1 Parma
Sassuolo 1 - 4 Livorno
Genoa 2 - 5 Fiorentina
Catania 0 - 3 Inter
Bolognia 2 - 2 Sampdoria
Atalanta 2 - 0 Torino
Milan 3 - 1 Cagliari
Roma 3 - 0 Verona
Spanish La Liga
Real Madrid 3 - 1 Atletico Bilbao
Espanyol 0 - 0 Real Betis
Real Sociedad 1 - 2 Atletico Madrid
Sevilla 2 - 2 Malaga
Valencia 2 - 3 Barcelona
