Tag Archives: Real Madrid

Financial Fair Play (FFP)

  How exactly will Financial Fair Play affect clubs? What exactly is Financial Fair Play? (FPP). TKTG has two articles which explains how FPP will work and how it affects your club. The Swiss Ramble is an excellent source for all things financial in the football world. He looks in detail at FPP and clubs […]

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Why is Ronaldo sad?

Ever since the news broke out, that Real Madrid super-star, Cristiano Ronaldo is unhappy at the Spanish capital, speculation is rife that the Portuguese striker is looking to move. Is he merely looking for more money? Or is he unhappy about being snubbed at the recent European award ceremony? TKTG scouts the web to present […]

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Barca – Real: thinking of each other

” Both sides were playing without their most expensive signing of the summer – Luka Modric for Real, Alex Song for Barcelona. The precise role of each player is uncertain, but both are more naturally suited to the other side – Modric is a short passer that Barca would probably buy if they didn’t already […]

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What now for Spurs?

Finally, this summer’s most protracted transfer saga has come to an end. Spurs have announced that they had reached an agreement with Real Madrid over the transfer of Luka Modric. The fee has been quoted to be around £33 million, which ensures that Tottenham and AVB in particular have a significant amount of money to […]

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Trouble at the top – La Liga

“And so, after two weeks of La Liga, we have the usual scene. Barcelona and a team from Madrid at the top, only the latter are Rayo Vallecano, the team from the ‘hood who have won their two opening games and are threatening to be this season’s Levante. Their cult-hero striker Michu is now the […]

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Sid Lowe – La Liga returns

  ” Sometimes, somehow, football finds a way. The opening night of the new season was one of those times. They can sell your best players, asset-strip your dreams, cut the cable on the back of your TV, and destroy your chances of winning anything ever again. They can try to empty stadiums of fans […]

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Modric on the brink

Andre Villas-Boas insists the Luka Modric transfer saga will not disrupt preparations for his first match in charge of Tottenham this weekend. Real Madrid are closing in on the signature of Modric after Villas-Boas revealed that talks with the Spanish champions regarding a deal for the playmaker are progressing well. The latest offer for the […]

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La Liga Preview – Sid Lowe

Real’s and Barça’s ability to make the impossible look easy has crushed the ambitions of La Liga’s other clubs and tarnishes Spanish football’s golden age. ” It is the best of times, it is the worst of times. Spain are European and world champions, the most successful national team in history. They completed a unique […]

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Borussia Dortmund – Back In The Game

Last season was truly memorable for Borussia Dortmund’s many supporters, as their beloved Schwarzgelben retained their Bundesliga title and also secured the first double in the club’s 103-year history by winning the DFB Cup too. Not only did they avoid the dreaded second season syndrome, but they actually did so in record-breaking style by setting […]

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