The Republic of Congo international joins Queens Park Rangers on Transfer Deadline Day on a four-and-a-half year deal, keeping him at the club until 2017. The deal comes as a surprise as he has only recently moved camps to Russia where he played for Anzhi Makhachkala who boasts some of the best finances in Russian
Days ago, former England captain David Beckham was training with Arsenal. Now, he’s swapped the life he knows best for the French capital, Paris. Just before Christmas 2012, Beckham ended his 5 and-a-half year spell with Los Angeles Galaxy and has since been a free agent. With the usual hype around the January Transfer Deadline
AC Milan and Premier League champions Manchester City have agreed a deal for striker Mario Balotelli. A fee of £19 million plus add-ons (possibly including a bet on March madness or two) will see the 22 year old return to the San Siro, but representing the red and black of Milan. Life long fan Balotelli
Football, otherwise known as ‘the beautiful game’, may seem simple on the outside but as its future becomes more technologically orientated with the introduction of goal-line technology, more and more of its traditional rules are starting to be questioned, none more so than the renowned offside rule. What Is It? This rule is brought
On Sunday, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 3 v Getafe at midday. Hours later, Leo Messi went one better, scoring a quartet of goals against Osasuna in a 5-1 win. With 7 goals between them, this has set up one of the most exhilarating Clasicos of all time. Real Madrid have taken the CDR seriously especially after
So he’s gone then. Mario Balotelli has called time on his two and a half years at Manchester City that have been marred by petulance and stories of lunacy that have split opinion. Roberto Mancini thought he could see through the simmering idiocy long enough to get the best out of his striker, but a
One of the more pleasing stories of this season is the developing success of Andre-Villas Boas at Tottenham upon his return to English football after a disastrous spell at Chelsea. The likeable Portuguese has been his stylish, calm and cheerful self as he has guided Spurs to fourth place after 23 games, four points behind
With a career in sports, fame almost always follows provided that the athlete is playing at the highest level. Some of them are more familiar than others but it is important to remember those that have made their sport special. Here are the 5 sports figures which you should definitely know. Leopoldo Larez Banorte
Many international football fans and supporters decided that the top 5 football players of January and of this year so far come from three different leagues with La Liga as the prevailing one. The list was compiled according to the independent fans voting FootballTop.com. FIFTH place of that list takes a glorious player and
It’s now only one week before the end of the January transfer window; Juventus have already announced the signing of Athletic Bilbao’s Fernando Llorente on a Bosman transfer, meaning that he will pen a four year deal with Juventus on the 1st July. But what about now? Juventus have had a shaky start to the
It has been quite a month for Galatasaray and their fans. Firstly, the somewhat surprise signing of Inter Milan’s Dutch talisman Wesley Sneijder, swiftly followed by the news that Didier Drogba will now be joining the current Turkish champions, Galatasaray SK. Reportedly, Drogba has joined the club on an 18 month contract at a cost
The furore surrounding Real Madrid’s manager Jose Mourinho has reached boiling point over the last six weeks. With the reigning champions falling further behind league leaders Barcelona and the relegation of club captain Iker Casillas to the bench the Portuguese leader’s time at the Spanish capital looks to be coming to an end. It is
The week of the transfer deadline: where clubs pay over-the-odds for players they sometimes don’t need. Players names are thrown around, numerous sightings of players at airports, and it’s all covered in the hyped-up extravaganza of ‘Transfer Deadline Day’ on Sky Sports. Onto Arsenal. It’s fair to say this season hasn’t exactly gone as well
All the media billing surrounding Wilfried Zaha’s now completed transfer to the Premier League as a talented 20 year old involved Arsenal in a move that would have made perfect sense. A player moving to a club renowned for its success in harnessing raw potential and now housing a good crop of young Englishmen went
Bulgarian superstar, Dimitar Berbatov returns to his old stomping ground this evening as his Fulham team take on former employers, Manchester United in an F.A Cup 4th Round tie that has the makings of a tasty encounter. It’s been 10 whole years since a Junichi Inamoto inspired Cottagers inflicted a painful loss on the Red
In my many years of watching football, I can’t recall an incident as bizarre and baffling as the one involving Eden Hazard on Wednesday night. I’m sure you’ve all seen the footage, Hazard kicked the ball boy at a time when Chelsea were frustrated and in urgent need of the ball, after the ball boy
2 years ago many of us wouldn’t have recognised the name of one of America’s finest female forwards. A fantastic run at the 2011 Women’s World Cup, an Olympic Gold medal later and Alex Morgan is sitting next to some of the best footballers in the world in Zurich as she assembles as one of
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa could turn out to be the coup of the January transfer window for Newcastle United. Already a full French international, Yanga-Mbiwa is a mightily impressive signing for the Magpies and at £6.7 million, an absolute bargain. The Frenchman is a ball playing centre-back who uses his strength and speed to deal with anything
The career of many professional sportsmen and women is not long lasting, especially those that involve being at the peak of physical fitness to keep ahead of the rest and on top of their game. The time comes, all too soon for some, when bowing out gracefully is the logical thing to do, leaving a
There have been rumours spreading like wild fire since the beginning of last week that former Barcelona player/manager and history maker, Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola will take over from current Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes at the end of the season. The speculations were becoming stronger by every passing minute and doubts were put to bed