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With all their obvious weaknesses and all their recent failures, their bottom lines keep growing and growing. At some stage (quite soon actually) this process will reach a critical stage and the best players in the world will be concentrated there. We can't rely on the English clubs being inept...

He is 28 and has a history of injuries. Like I said, otherwise, Juventus can keep him.

Well, definitely not 85m. And between 85 and 25 there are several more two-digit numbers. 50m is more than generous on our part.

If Juve want 85m for him (which I highly doubt) then they can keep him. Let's try Kovacic then, or something. I despair with the loss of Xaviniesta. Midfielders not even remotely as good as them are now allegedly worth silly money.

Why can't he wait until January? Why is it so urgent for him to move THIS summer? In any case, I hope United or Bayern go for him, as I sense he will flop from here.

Can't we go for this guy instead of Gundogan (:lol:) or Pogba (who will cost far more than he is worth) ?

I always liked the old UEFA Cup as I do the Europa League right now. People dismissing this tournament are out of their minds. This is the only tournament that most European clubs can ever hope to win. The CL is only for the super elite with budgets upwards of 400m euros. Only a handful of (very...

So let me get this straight: 1) We are going for a player that has had a massively serious injury that left him out for more than an entire season. 2) Has not recovered his form since coming back as even his most ardent fans can testify. 3) A professional 23 year old player at the very top...

Sport is still claiming that he is doubtful for the final of the Cup. The final decision will be made on Thursday. For me it's not even an issue, he must sit out the Copa del Rey final and concentrate his efforts in being fully prepared for the big one.

Well, allow me to say that you are overestimating your country's power and independence. That's my opinion at least.

I second that. Aleix Vidal has been good whenever I have seen Sevilla play this season.

Well, maybe the won't extradite Blatter (maybe that is too high-profile) but with other individuals that the US may deem dangerous to its interests, I can assure you that Switzerland will budge every single time.

I wouldn't be too sure of that. The US pushed and got concessions from Switzerland on several issues in recent years, such as taxation of US citizens deposits in Swiss banks, confidentiality and gold deposits as well. Switzerland can whistle merrily when some weak country asks for the money of...

Iniesta became a mainstay of the team long before the CL final of 2006. Made his debut in 2002 in both La Liga and the CL. By season 04/05 he was more or less a full-blown Barca player. He had 37 apps in that season (from 38 possible ones) The fact that he was left on the bench in the CL final...

It's not just about age. Iniesta has been playing non-stop since his teenage years with both Barca and Spain NT. Vermaelen has played much less, so his decline due to wear and tear must be less. If he stays injury-free (I know, a massive "if") then I can see him having the necessary reserves of...

If we are going to have a sponsor on our shirts (which seems inevitable given the financial realities of the game at present) then I am sure that there are many more corporations/countries much less odious than Qatar that are willing to shell out just as much. This is genuinely a stain on our...

Last season, Man City and Liverpool earned almost the same number of points as Barca/Real/Atletico (the Spanish teams were better in European competition as we all know) and also scored as many as Barca/Real but much more than Atletico. Atletico fought on two fronts until the bitter end, while...

He should not play at all. Pedro can play in the CdR final as he also deserves a big game this season. Luis Suarez should save everything for Juventus, no need to risk him at all.

If he is not 100% pain-free, then in no way should he play the Copa final.

They got tons of cheap penaldos as well that season. As for that Rayo game. Not only did Ramos & Pepe get away with murder, Rayo missed glorious chances galore in that game. Casillas also had a fantastic game (that was then)