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It was just a friendly though. Two goals in the first half and one in the second to wrap up his “hat trick”. Villareal won 7-1 against San Rafael, a semi-pro football club. I could not find any information about this San Rafael.
Jozy Altidore joined Villareal last June 2008 in a 10 million US dollar […]

Franco di Santo became a Chelsea player on January 2008. So far, as of this writing he only has about 2 minutes of play as a sub in the first team of Chelsea.
The kid is really tall, stands about 6′ 5″ , a rare for forwards.
Quick Profile:
Birthday: April 7, 1989
Age: 19
Birthdplace: Mendoza, Argentina
Height: 6′5
Weight: 12st […]

Felipe Caicedo is out on loan, or rather is available on loan to any interested clubs. He was supposedly about to be signed by Hertha Berlin, but instead the German club opted for Andriy Voronin for a season long loan.
The 20 year old Caicedo was signed by Manchester City last January 2008. I wrote about […]

Former MLS Superdraft 17th overall pick by New York Red Bulls is now playing for Villareal CF in Spain. On June 2008 Villareal bought Altidore for €6.4 million, a record transfer fee for an American football player.
Real Madrid was first reported interested in signing the kid. According to rumors he turned it down because Jozy […]

Spanish Daniel Pacheco is still 17 years old and is playing for Liverpool. He listed in the first team. But i’m pretty sure he is a reserve team regular for now. There are others that were acquired recently that are more experienced and better than Pacheco.
Rafa just signed him from Barcelona for £350,000.
He is […]

French player David Ngog played for PSG last season. Although he only managed to score 1 goal in 18 games, but he was a consistent goalscorer in the under 19 and all under age international games for France.
With quick speed, he has a chance to play in the first team this coming season. But if […]

Benfica, Adu’s first club outside of the US sent him to Monaco on loan for the rest of the season.
Monaco is a mid table team in the French league. It finished 12th place in its last campaign. They have the option to buy Adu.
The 19 year old is not part of the new coach Quique […]

Ronaldo finally broke his silence! Yipeedepeedo!
According to Terra a Brazilian website:
“I want to play for Real Madrid, but only if it is true they are eager to pay me and Manchester United what they have been saying they will,” said Ronaldo.
“However, it does not depend on me. It is important to send a message.
“From now […]

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderón has finally conceded in his attempt to entice Cristiano Ronaldo to Bernabeu. He will be getting 150,000 pounds a week salary.
Calderon doesnt want to strain the relationship between the two clubs. Since Manchester appears not interested in selling their most prized player. But he is still hopeful that Ronaldo will […]

Okay, hold on to your horses Manchester United fanboys and girls. It’s still a rumor. But according to reports the move will likely happen this month. But the Ronaldo’s final decision will be out in three days (June 2 or 3).
According to sources, Ronaldo has nothing to prove anymore for Man U, he already won […]