Real Madrid...

...still not as good as Barcelona. The players aren't clicking and this could spell trouble. The solution to all their problems on the field? Get rid of the 3 musketeers and all their friends!!! They won't be able to move on until they get rid of most players from the past 3 years.

What I mean by this is Raul, Guti, and Salgado have to go. Salgado and Heinze are already gone. Most of the other players who have followed on the footsteps of Raul and Guti also have to hit the road. I'm talking about Higuain, Gago, Robben, Van Nistelrooy, and the rest of the Dutch players.

This group of players for some reason just can't be coached and it seems the only person they respond to is Raul. Why? Because Raul runs the team, so no one wants to be on the bad side of the person with the loudest voice within the club. As long as this is the case, Real Madrid will continue to play lousy soccer.

Florentino Perez is back and this time I think he's determined to sideline Raul at all costs. Raul was the reason Perez resigned the club presidency in 2006, so they have a debt to settle. He got the press and team associates to turn against the original "Galacticos" Ronaldo, Figo, Robinho, Baptista, Owen, Cassano, Roberto Carlos, Beckham, and others by speaking out against what those players did off the field. All of them were signed by Perez, so when things hit a rough patch, Raul made sure the blame fell on Perez. Turns out that the only bad thing those players did was steal the spotlight away from the Spanish players on the team, so they had to be kicked out the door.

Hopefully everyone, from fans to coaches and team directors, will realize that this is the Real Madrid of Kaka and Ronaldo, and they should just let them take care of business and do what they do best, without having to worry about pleasing the so called "Angel of Madrid" aka Raul. When the full squad finally plays together, we should see a much improved Real Madrid.

This is how I think Real Madrid's lineup should be:

Goalkeeper - Casillas

Defenders - Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Arbeloa

Defensive Midfielders - Xabi Alonso, Lass, Granero

Attacking Midfielders - Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo

Striker - Benzema

AC Milan might be in trouble this season

After watching today's match between AC Milan and CF America for the World Football Challenge tournament, I think AC Milan might not be a very competitive club this season. If Ronaldinho turns back the clock and Pato breaks out of his shell, they might have a chance, and I'll be betting on that.

AC Milan ended up losing 1-2, but without some of their regulars. Pirlo, Ambrosini, Pato, and goalkeeper Abbiati didn't play. Zambrotta played a few minutes and Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, who many consider the heir to Paolo Maldini, also didn't play a single minute.

With that said, AC Milan still had Seedorf, Gattuso, Jankulovski, a happy Ronaldinho, and offside machine "Pipo" Inzaghi. Seriously, Inzaghi can't stay onside to save his life! But since they seem to have the same strategy as they did with previous coach Carlo Ancelotti, which basically means sending through balls to Inzaghi until there is that one chance he isn't offside and he scores, Milan has not shown so far they'll have enough talent to compete against reigning champs Inter, or the much improved Juventus.

I hope for the best, but with 65 million Euros in their pockets, they should have done a better job at signing high caliber players to make up for the loss of Kaka. New coach Leonardo better get his club in line to face Chelsea on Friday, who are now coached by former AC Milan boss Ancelotti.

Soccer will never succeed in the US

EVERYBODY...YOU CAN'T CALL DAVID BECKHAM A "FRAUD" WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND THE SPORT YOU ARE WATCHING!!! This is ridiculous, out of line, and stupid!

So far, Beckham has played at Man U, Real Madrid, and AC Milan besides playing for the LA Galaxy. Those teams are the 3 biggest clubs in the world! Not to mention, he has over 100 caps playing for England. Don't you think someone would've noticed by now his unprofessionalism, selfishness, or question his commitment? Therefore, could someone tell Landon Donovan to shut up! There's a reason why they called Becks to come over here to try to kick start the interest of soccer in the US...IT'S BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE AND NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU!!!

It's not Beckham's fault that Donovan can only play in the MLS (he couldn't make it playing in Germany, so he has to settle for the mediocre MLS), or that the US just can't embrace the #1 sport in the world. Donovan has never experienced playing for 80,000 fans cheering for him every week and being adored by millions around the world, so he can't imagine what Beckham must be feeling when he has to play for less than 20,000 "fans" who are not the least bit interested in knowing or understanding what soccer is all about.

So I hope Beckham does go home. I hope he goes back to the Premier League, La Liga, or Lega Calcio. Those are the biggest soccer stages in the world, and that's where he belongs. Trust me Donovan, Beckham will gladly hand over the team back to you, so you can pretend you're a "Soccer Star."

Ibrahimovic to Barcelona!!!

Sources in Spain are confirming that Barcelona is in Milan negotiating for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. One source in particular, Sport.es,is reporting that Ibrahimovic has been signed by Barcelona. The transfer is around the 40-45 million Euros, plus Samuel Eto'o and the loan on Alexander Hleb. The transfers in total is said to be around the 85-90 million Euros in total! (Eto'o 35 million plus Helb's salary of 7.5 million).

This is a great deal for Barcelona as they sign one of the top 3 strikers in the world, who is much better than Eto'o, and get rid of a supposed trouble maker in Eto'o. This should help them stay toe-to-toe with Real Madrid's signings and in my opinion, keep the psychological advantage over their rivals.

This could turn out to be a more potent 1-2 punch (Ibra-Messi) than Madrid's 1-2 (C. Ronaldo-Kaka). Not to mention Iniesta, Xavi, D. Alves, Henry, Puyol, Pique, and even recently signed Maxwell, who will be an upgrade to Abidal.

Inter's owner, Massimo Moratti, is denying that an agreement has been reached, but if this deal goes through, there is no doubt Barcelona will be the team to beat in all of Europe, and will be even harder to beat, even though I would like Kaka to become the best player in the world again and absolutely dominate in Real Madrid.

What is Manchester City doing?

Carlos Tevez has signed with cross town rivals Man City...good for him, bad loss for the Red Devils, trust me!

Now it has been reported that they are after Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor...WHY?

Don't they know that playing with 10 forwards and a keeper is just not going to work?

They now have on their squad, officially:
Robinho, Bojinov, Santa Cruz, Tevez, Caicedo, Evans, Benjani, and Bellamy...Unless they plan to sell Bojinov, Caicedo, Evans, and Benjani for Adebayor, I really don't know how they want to become a powerhouse club like Chelsea did by spending all their millions.

Meanwhile, they have Richard Dunne on defense...yes, the man who scored more goals on his own net than at his opponents' net!

Can't they see that they need defense, Elano to run the midfield, and they need to get mid-level players until the team becomes more successful and start attracting big name players?

I just don't get it...and I bet you they'll do the same for Portsmouth, which was also recently acquired by the Abu Dhabi Group.

He still got it!!!

He is the one and only, and will forever be O Fenômeno ("The Phenomenon")!!!

Ribery? 80 Million? I don't think so!!!

Bayern Munich must be out of their minds if they think Franck Ribery is worth 80 Million Euros!!! He's not worth a single cent over 40 Million in my opinion.

Kaka's transfer fee was for 65 Million, so let's compare resumes:

-Kaka's Honours (Wikipedia)

Sao Paulo
* Copa São Paulo de Juniores: 2000
* Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 2001
* Supercampeonato Paulista: 2002
Milan
* Serie A: 2003–04
* Italian Super Cup: 2003-04
* UEFA Champions League: 2006-07
* UEFA Super Cup: 2003-04, 2007-08
* FIFA Club World Cup: 2007-08
International
* FIFA World Cup: 2002
* FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009
Individual
* Revista Placar Bola de Ouro: 2002
* Campeonato Brasileiro Bola de Prata (best player by position): 2002
* CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003
* Serie A Best new player: 2003
* Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007
* Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2007
* UEFA Champions League Bronze Top scorer: 2005-06
* UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder: 2005
* UEFA Team of the Year: 2006, 2007
* FIFPro World XI: 2006, 2007, 2008
* Pallone d'Argento: 2006-07
* UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 2006–07
* UEFA Champions League Best Forward: 2006–07
* UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2006-07
* FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007
* Ballon d'Or: 2007
* FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2007
* Toyota Award: 2007
* FIFA World Player of the Year: 2007
* Onze d'Or: 2007
* IFFHS World‘s Best Playmaker: 2007
* IAAF Latin Sportsman of the Year: 2007
* Time 100: 2008, 2009
* Maracanã Hall Of Fame: 2008
* Samba d'Or: 2008
* FIFA Team of the Year: 2008
* FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2009
* FIFA Confederations Cup Best XI: 2009

- Ribery's Honours (Wikipedia)
Club and Individual Only (No International Honours)

Galatasaray
* Türkiye Kupası: 2004-05
Marseille
* UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005
Bayern Munich
* DFB-Ligapokal: 2007
* German Cup: 2008
* Bundesliga: 2008
Individual
* French Player of the Year: 2007, 2008
* German Footballer of the Year: 2008
* UEFA Team of the Year: 2008

I REST MY CASE!!!

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