REAL MADRID: FRANCK RIBERY STAYS AT BAYERN MUNICH

It did not happen. The clock passed 00.00hrs & the transfer windowshut to see FRANCK RIBERY stay at BAYERN MUNICH. However,all reports indicate that the Frenchmen will be the next star to signfor REAL MADRID next season, there seems to be a "pre-contract"(type Ronaldo) already signed & a "tacit" Club agreement as part of the Arjen Robben transfer operation.Until then Ribery will scare Bundesliga

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009-2010 - ROUND 1 FC BARCELONA 3 - SPORTING GIJÓN 0

The last remaining game of Round 1 of "La Liga" was playedtonight with FC BARCELONA doing the job on REAL SPORTINGDE GIJÓN 3-0, with goals from young BOJAN, KEITA &IBRAHIMOVIC.Barça was expected to win but didn´t do the demolition operation asexpected, naturally as its the start of the season & they are still gettinginto gear. Plus Sporting put in a good show! Here are the videos of thegoals:

CRISTIANO RONALDO TOGETHER WITH USAIN BOLT

CRISTIANO RONALDO met "Human Lighting Bolt" USAIN BOLT & did anexclusive interview together for Spanish Sports daily "Marca". Here isthe video of the occasion:

LA LIGA: FC BARCELONA BEGINS 2009-2010 WITH HUMOUR ( OR REALISM)

Some humour from "Mundo Deportivo" humour section "KAP":Coach Guardiola to his team:"Chaps, now comes the hard part. We need to get back down to earth& start from zero again with the same desire..."Read this way it has more realism than humour!Surf into SFS tonight for the result of Barça 1º game of the new seasonof "La Liga" against Sporting de Gijón.

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009-2010 - ROUND 1 RESULTS

The Spanish "Liga" kick off for 2009-2010 with surprises, goals & thelast match to be played tonight between FC Barcelona - Sporting deGijón. While we await that result here is a summary of the other 9 games played this weekend.On Saturday Real Madrid (Raul, Cristiano Ronaldo (pen) & Lass)began its campaign with a victory 3-2 over Deportivo (Riki &Valeron). Here is a video of the Lass Diarra

REAL MADRID DEFENDER MIGUEL TORRES SAYS OK TO ATLETICO DE MADRID MOVE

According to news in from Spanish Sports daily “Marca”, REALMADRID 23 year old defender MIGUEL TORRES has given his OKto move to ATLETICO DE MADRID, as he is one of the fewplayers still left in the Real Madrid squad that the Club wish tofind him an alternative.(photo: Miguel Torres/marca.com)Atletico has been having defensive problems for sometime that needan urgent solution, especially on the

EUROPA LEAGUE 2009-2010: ATHLETIC DE BILBAO THROUGH

The 1ºleg result at home 3-2 against Norweign Team TROMSOE wasvital. This afternoon ATHLETIC DE BILBAO played the 2ºleg incircumstances that took suffering to the maximum levels, but managedthe prime objective of qualifying for this seasons EUROPA LEAGUE(ex-UEFA) with a 1-1 drawJAVI MARTINEZ was the hereo after scoring in the 56th min, butTromsoe managed to draw via RUSHFELDT in the 61st min & it

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009-2010 DRAW - EXTRAORDINARY MATCHES FOR SPANIARDS

The UEFA Champions League Group draw has just been held inMonaco & it has put together some extraordinary clashes where theonly winner is the Football Fan.In what concerns Spanish Teams, there are some great Club &individual clashes that may have a certain taste of revenge: FCBarcelona vs Inter Milan (Ibrahimovic vs Eto´o) & Real Madridvs AC Milan ( Kaká vs Ronaldinho).However, one can say that

WORLD CUP 2010: SPAIN CALLS SENNA FOR UPCOMING GROUP CLASHES

SPAIN has two important upcoming WORLD CUP 2010 Group matches;BELGIUM on the 5th of September at home (A Coruña) & ESTONIA onthe 9th of September also at home (Merida). With this task at handSpanish National Team Coach & Selector Vicente del Bosque hashanded in his list of Spanish players to make up the Team, with thenovelty being the return of Villareal midfielder MARCOS SENNA. Alsocalled up is

REAL MADRID: ARJEN ROBBEN GOES TO BAYERN MUNICH

The “Dutch spring cleaning” continues at REAL MADRID, as the lastpiece of news to hit the headlines is that REAL MADRID has agreedto transfer its Dutch winger ARJEN ROBBEN to BAYERN MUNICHfor 25M€. This is surprising as the player was announced as a valuablepiece in the upcoming future side. However, the continuous injuriesthat have sidelined the player & the “tag” of being an individualiston the

FC BARCELONA: DMYTRO CHYGRNSKIY DEAL SHUT

Spanish media has published that FC BARCELONA has securedthe transfer of SHAKHTAR DONETSK 22 year old Central defenderDMYTRO CHYGRNSKIY for 25M€ although it will not beannounced as official until this Saturday as the final details willbe shut at Monaco today & tomorrow as both teams meet Fridayin the European SuperCup. Although the player cannot play theChampions League this season, Barça

WHAT FINALLY HAPPENED WILL FRANCK RIBERY & REAL MADRID?

Remember BAYERN MUNICH French International FRANCK RIBERY?Yes, of course you do, & you maybe wondering how has it all endedwith REAL MADRID.The news is that it is almost certain (99%) thatRibery will stay another year at the German Club, and then nextyear make the move to the Spanish Club.Spanish daily “AS” publishes comments from a German mediainterview were Ribery says that if to leave Germany

REAL MADRID: WESLEY SNEIJDER SAYS YES TO INTER MILAN

According to Italian Sports media “La Gazzetta dello Sport” &announced as official here in Spain by Spanish daily “Marca”,REAL MADRID midfielder WESLEY SNEIJDER has understoodthat REAL MADRID will not count with him for this season,or any other, & has finally accepted to be transferred toINTER MILAN.The deal is said to be 15M€ plus 3M€ in accordance with negotiated“variables &/or objectives”;

SFS FLASHBACKS: DUKIC "LIGA TITLE" PENALTY 1993-1994

The Situation: The Great DEPORTIVO DE A CORUÑA defenderMIROSLAV DUKIC decides to take the penalty awarded to his teamat the last match of the season & at the last minute of the game.A goal would give Deportivo the 1993-1994 “Liga” title, ifmissed FC BARCELONA would proclaim the prized title.This is what happened:Dukic has never forgotten this moment since then. Football can bepassionate yet very

PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2009: ATLETICO DE MADRID 2 - PANATHINAIKOS 0 (5-2 AGG) : VIDEO GOALS

Good news Atletico people!ATLETICO DE MADRID defeated PANATHINAIKOS 2-0 (5-2 agg) toensure itself a place in this seasons CHAMPIONS LEAGUE which wasthe main objective. This way they assure themselves a chance to showcase themselves & their stars in Europe & gain a well needed financial boost. This is a definate shot in the arm for the Club as theygo into the new season with confidence, form & now

INTER MILAN: SNEIJDER BACKS DOWN AT LAST MOMENT

The Italian media were partially correct today when they announcedthat REAL MADRID midfielder WESLEY SNEIJDER was to grab a plane& fly off to Milan to shut the transfer deal with INTER MILAN.However, in the very last moment the Dutchmen went back on hisintentions deciding to stay in Madrid alleging “personal reasons”It´s no secret that Real Madrid & INTER MILAN are in total agreementwith the

REAL MADRID 2009-2010:TEAM PHOTO

SFS has uploaded the REAL MADRID 2009- 2010 Team photo takenyesterday at the "Santiago Bernabeu Trophy", following the same lineas yesterday uploading the latest Fc Barcelona Team photo (seebelow).Hopefully this should make happy the many Real fans who aresearching & who collect such images. As you can see the team ispretty much complete with Pepe, Sergio Ramos & Higuaín (Robben)only missing.(

SANTIAGO BERNABEU TROPHY 2009: REAL MADRID 4 - ROSENBERG 0 (VIDEO GOALS)

REAL MADRID used its traditional new season showcase, the "SantiagoBernabeu Trophy" match, in front of its home crowd & fans topresent some of their new signings (Xabi Alonso, Arbeloa, Garay &Granedo), farewell 10 year veteran defender MICHEL SALGADO (seebelow video) & defeat Norwegian team ROSENBERG 4-0.Salgado Farewell TributeReal Madrid put onto the field their best team at this moment

FC BARCELONA: 2009 SPANISH SUPERCUP CHAMPIONS - TEAM PHOTO

SFS thought that the many Barça fans may wish to see this photo.One knows that many collect these images.(photo credit:FRANCESC ADELANTADO / MARCA)

SPANISH SUPERCUP RESULT: FC BARCELONA WINS 3-0 (5-1 AGG) AT BILBAO

Now it´s FOUR titles, as FC BARCELONA continues where they leftoff last season as they won tonight the SPANISH SUPERCUP 2009defeating 3-0 ( 5-1 on aggregate) ATHLETIC DE BILBAO.Barça are playing the Best Football of the continent (possibly theWorld) & it’s a spectacle to watch them play & see how the newincorporations of Ibrahimovic & Maxwell have settled in nicelyinto the scheme of things.The

KAKÁ & CRISTIANO RONALDO TV INTERVIEW

REAL MADRID stars CRISTIANO RONALDO & KAKÁ have given anexclusive interview together to Real Madrid TV that has beentransmitted locally (eg. TVE) & it is very interesting. Both playerstalk about their past, the present & the future, a future full ofoptimism & goals to take their carreers further & give their newClub more fame & titles.Here is the VIDEO. SFS apologies as it is in Spanish/Portugues

FC BARCELONA: CHYGRYNSKIY & MATA NOT FORGOTTEN

FC BARCELONA Coach Guardiola has let known to his superiors thatalthough he has the “Best Team in the World” he desires a coupleof new signings to guarantee two positions: the central defence & aleft midfielder/winger. According to “Sport” the chosen names areDMYTRO CHYGRYNSKIY of SHAKHTAR DONETSK as defender &JUAN MATA of VALENCIA CF as the midfielder/winger.FC Barcelona has made a 25M€ offer

ALVARO NEGREDO FINALLY GOES TO SEVILLA FC

REAL MADRID forward ALVARO NEGREDO has finally chosen SEVILLAFC over Real Zaragoza, Hull City & Zenit of St.Petersburg to play inthe next years. Sevilla FC entered into the signing race when it alllooked as if Negredo would go to Real Zaragoza, but a 15M€ transferprice & a 5 year deal ( with Real Madrid having an option of a buyback in the first two years) has convinced the forward.Negredo was

SFS FLASHBACKS: LUIS SUAREZ

Luis Suarez Miramontes (1935 - ), a Spanish Football legend thatplayed for FC BARCELONA & later become the first Spaniard signedby an Italian team, the famous INTER MILAN of the 60s. It wasprecisely with Inter where he won in 1960 the “Golden Ball”as Europe’s Best Football Player, making him the ONLY Spaniard todate to have done so.He remains associated with Inter Milan at the highest level.Here

SIMPLY PEP GUARDIOLA, COACH OF FC BARCELONA

No he is not an Italian, nor is he a Conductor of Orchestra. It is justFC BARCELONA Coach PEP GUARDIOLA externalizing his passion …Thanks to “Messi10Ibrahimovic9” who uploaded on “YouTube”

REAL MADRID: ALVARO NEGREDO TO REAL ZARAGOZA

He is one of the most demanded forwards in Spanish Football withsucculent offers also from English Premier League Club HULL CITY &Russian team ZENIT ST PETERSBURG, but the 24 year old REALMADRID player ALVARO NEGREDO is reported to have chosen tostay in Spain & play in REAL ZARAGOZA. The player currently hasn’ta secure place in a Real Madrid team full of stars, & has chosen tolook elsewhere to

FC BARCELONA DOMINATE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AWARD NOMINATIONS

UEFA has nominated its candidates for the Champions League2008-2009 Awards, a prize given to the Best player in eachgiven position according to the Coaches who’s team reachedthe last 16 teams of the competition. The winners will beknown on the 27th of August coinciding with the ChampionsLeague 2009-2010 Groups draw in Monaco.(photo: sport.es)FC BARCELONA dominate the list with 6 players,

Ex REAL MADRID DEFENDER SALGADO GOES TO BLACKBURN ROVERS

Ex REAL MADRID defender MICHEL SALGADO has taken up thechallenge & will agree to play in the English Premier League withBLACKBURN ROVERS. He will sign for the next two years & nodoubt with add experience to his new team.Salgado has rejected offers from Dubai & from Spanish Club REALZARAGOZA to make the jump into the Premier League & thus beable to finish his career playing in two of the World’s

ATHLETICS: MARTA DOMINGUEZ GIVES SPAIN GOLD IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009

She is possibly one of Spain’s all time best track & field athlete.MARTA DOMINGUEZ “surprised” most experts to take the WORLDCHAMPIONS title in the Female 3, 000 m Steeplechase race heldthis evening at the Athletic World Championships in Berlin(Germany).The 33 year old has been unlucky with injuries at crucial moments& with bad luck in her long 16 year career, Marta came back into formthis year &

INTER MILAN GOES AFTER WESLEY SNEIJDER

Could this be the last goal that WESLEY SNEIJDER scores for REALMADRID?The news is hot from Italy & its doing the rounds here as well. ItalianClub INTER MILAN is apparently sending Sports Director Marco Brancato Madrid to negotiate with Real the transfer of Wesley Sneijder.The offer is around 20M€ & the Club will offer the Dutchman 4M€/yearsalary & a 4 year contract. The loss of Inter midfielder

LIVERPOOL FC EYES AT BILBAO DEFENDER AMOREBIETA?

News from “Marca”, which has been picked up from the Englishpaper “The Sun”, comment that various members of LIVERPOOL FCtravelled to Bilbao last night to witness the Spanish SuperCup gamebetween Athletic & FC Barcelona.The reason? The ATHLETIC DE BILBAO defender FERNANDOAMOREBIETA who has caught the attention of Manager-CoachRafael Benitez who wishes to reinforce his teams defence. Itis

SPANISH SUPERCUP 2009 - 1º LEG: AT BILBAO 1 - FC BARCELONA 2 (VIDEO GOALS)

The Spanish Football season 2009-2010 kicked off tonight with the1ºst leg of the SPANISH SUPERCUP game between ATHLETIC DE BILBAO & FC BARCELONA. The latter continued were it left off lastseason with good play & a 1-2 win which gives them a hugeadvantage for the 2ºleg next Sunday at the "Camp Nou".At Bilbao had it´s best moments in the latter part of the 1ºst half whenthey took the ball possesion

MOTO GP: CZECH REP - GOOD DAY FOR SPANIARDS EXCEPT FOR LORENZO

Spanish GP rider JORGE LORENZO ( below) may have "kissed" his chances of the World title after feeling the pressure & falling of hisbike when in front & with Valentino Rossi about to manouver toovertake. The fall gives the Italian & 8 times World Champion a 50point gap lead in the current Championship standing after winningtodays GP race.The good news is that two other Spanish riders gotthe

FRIENDLY GAME: SAN SEBASTIAN 0 - REAL MADRID 2

REAL MADRID travelled to play SAN SEBASTIAN in their 100th anniversary & won 0-2 with goals from BENZEMA & SNEIJDER,but that was deceiving as Real didn’t show their potential againsta 2º division side. In SFS opinion, there is a lot of work to do &worrying at that!See video of goals:

SFS FLASHBACKS: REAL MADRID 7 - E.FRANKFURT 3

It was 1960 & the European Cup Final was played at Glasgow(Hampden Park).REAL MADRID dominated World Football with 4European Cup titles in a row & were playing German side EINTRACHTFRANKFURKT for their 5th title.End result: Real Madrid 7 – E.Frankfurt 3. Real Madrid legendaryforwards Puskas & Di Stefano destroy the Germans

ATLETICO DE MADRID: SERGIO AGUERO IS DESTINED TO LEAVE - SOONER OR LATER

ATLETICO DE MADRID Argentine International forward SERGIOAGÜERO seems destined to leave the Spanish Club sooner or later.Earlier in the year it was Inter Milan that was tempting the player,Chelsea FC was reported to have made a > 40M€ offer, Italian ClubJuventus has asked this week & MANCHESTER UNITED sent a scoutlast Tuesday to “spy” on Aguero in Moscow when he played forArgentina against Russia

REAL MADRID: IS FRANCK RIBERY STILL A POSSIBILITY?

Mr. Franck Ribery has opened the “Box of Pandora” again playingwith his French National side yesterday against the Faroe Islandswhen in theory he was injured. In fact the BAYERN MUNICH playerhasn’t participated in any play with his Club citing a knee injury.This has been interpreted as a last ditched sign that theFrenchmen wishes to leave his Club & he wishes Bayern Munich toopen up & listening

FRIENDLY GAME: MACEDONIA 2 -SPAIN 3 (VIDEO GOALS)

SPAIN defeated MACEDONIA 2-3 away after a second half comeback.The first half was lack lustre for the Spaniards with Macedonia takingadvantage of two clinical counter-attacks with two goals by PANDEV.The second half saw Spain make changes in midfield with Riera,Busquets & Cesc bringing in new ideas that saw 3 goals in 10 minutes– TORRES, PIQUE & RIERA – to make the comeback & take the

PREVIEW FRIENDLY GAME: MACEDONIA - SPAIN

Nice to be back after a few days away on relax. However the newsdoes not stop for a moment & the biggest & saddest was the suddendeath of 26 year old Espanyol Captain Dani Jarque after an unexplainedheart attack. There have been too many examples in such a shorttime that leads to too many suspicious questions & calls for tightermedical examinations. SFS wishes to send a warm message to allthe

FRIENDLY GAMES 2009: TORONTO 1 - REAL MADRID 5

Debut of KAKÁ & XABI ALONSO with REAL MADRID in their friendlygame against TORONTO, an omen it seems as the Spanish team won1-5. Real Madrid continues to improve & there is no doubt that theboth mentioned players have lifted the level of the team. Benzemalooks good in his play & team connections, with Cristiano Ronaldofeeling better as the games go on & then there is Raul who keepson keeping on

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PRELIMINARY 2009 -2010: PANATHINAIKOS vs ATLETICO DE MADRID

ATLETICO DE MADRID avoided Arsenal & Lyon, but was matchedwith the difficult yet accessible Greek side PANATHINAIKOS in thepreliminary home & away games of the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE forseason 2009 – 2010 drawn today at Lyon by UEFA.The 1ºst leg will be played at Greece on either the 18th or 19th ofAugust & the return 2ºleg is down for either 24th or 25th August inMadrid. As already mentioned its going

FC BARCELONA OFFERS 20M€ FOR JUAN MATA OF VALENCIA CF

According to “Marca” FC BARCELONA has made a 20M€ offer forVALENCIA CF midfielder & Spanish International JUAN MATA. It ispublished that the player’s representative will communicate thisto Valencia CF this afternoon & see if they can come to anagreement.Valencia CF is in serious economic difficulties & needs to pay itsplayers part of their salaries, therefore they have a need to sellplayers,

EUROPA LEAGUE PRELIMINARIES 2009: YOUNG BOYS 1- ATH BILBAO 2 (VIDEO)

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO managed to pull back a 0-1 first round result& defeat YOUNG BOYS ( Switzerland) 1-2 in the second leg gameyesterday to go into the 2º round of the preliminaries of theEUROPA LEAGUE ( ex UEFA). Goals came from FERNANDO LLORENTE& 16 year old sensation MUNIAN for Bilbao & FRIMPONG for YoungBoys.

SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM: DEL BOSQUE GIVES HIS LIST FOR MACEDONIA

The Spanish National Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosquehas handed in his list of Spanish players for the upcomingInternational friendly against Macedonia for the 12th of Septemberat Skopje.The novelty is the call up of the 23 year old IGNACIO MONREALdefender of Osasuna who comes in to take the place of injuredReal Madrid player Sergio Ramos. Out of the list go FernandoLlorente (At.Bilbao) &

FRIENDLY GAMES: MANCHESTER UNITED 2 - VALENCIA CF 0 (VIDEO GOALS)

VALENCIA CF were defeated yesterday by MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0in their friendly pre-season match. The goals came from ROONEY &youngster CLEVERLEY.

FRIENDLY GAMES: SEATTLE SOUNDERS 0 - FC BARCELONA 4 ( VIDEO GOALS)

FC BARCELONA travelled to Seattle to play the SOUNDERS in theirNorth American Tour of pre-season games & won 0-4. LEO MESSIscored twice & the youngsters who had a run in the second half tooktheir chances with goals from JEFFREN & PEDRO.Barça look good!

REAL MADRID AGREES TO TRANSFER HUNTELAAR TO AC MILAN

News in from Italian sports daily “La Gazzetta dello Sport” & pickedup here locally by “AS” & “Marca” inform that REAL MADRID hascome to an agreement with AC MILAN to transfer its Dutch forwardHUNTELAAR for 18M€.(photo: javier aguiliar/as.com)This way Real Madrid continues to “empty” its overflowing squad &Milan get the young forward desired at the price of leaving SevillaFC Brazilian

THE ART OF FOOTBALL TRANSFER NEGOTIATIONS

REAL MADRID had a tough time negotiating with Liverpool FC forXABI ALONSO but managed it finally. FC BARCELONA got ZLATANIBAHIMOVIC in a complex 3 way deal initially with Samuel Eto´o& Hleb in the operation.SFS has managed to get its hands on theEXECUTIVE Master of Business Administration guide to“Negotiation”. This clip is seen & studied by all the Worlds TopClass professional businessmen &

REAL MADRID SIGNS XABI ALONSO FROM LIVERPOOL FC

The final piece of the new REAL MADRID jig-saw puzzle LIVERPOOLFC midfielder XABI ALONSO will be transferred for the agreed priceof 30M€ + 4€ in variable. Liverpool gave their OK to Real Madridyesterday & the player will sign for the next 4 years with a salaryof 4.5M€/year.(photo: as.com)Alonso will today do the medical exams, a press conference & join hisnew team mates for the trip to the US for

REAL MADRID: THE END OF MICHEL SALGADO

After 10 years of loyal service REAL MADRID has officiallycommunicated to veteran defender MICHEL SALGADO that his cycleat the Club has come to an end. Real Madrid will compensate theplayer with the last year of his contract which allows Salgado to befree & negotiate with which ever Club he desires. Their professionalrelationship has come to an abrupt end.The arrival of ALVARO ARBELOA has

REAL MADRID - LIVERPOOL FC SHUT XABI ALONSO DEAL?

News from Barcelona based Sports daily “Sport” – repeat Barcelonabased – has published that LIVERPOOL FC & REAL MADRID have shutthe transfer deal of Spanish International midfielder XABI ALONSO.Club Directives met yesterday in a first class Barcelona hotel to settlethe operation while Liverpool visited the city to play a friendlyagainst Spanish Club RCD Espanyol.This news is NOT currently being

CHELSEA FC PLANS TO "GRAB" SERGIO AGUERO?

The English paper the “Daily Mail” publishes that CHELSEA FC viaits Russian millionaire owner Roman Abramovich is about to “assault”onto the transfer market with 118M€. There are three players that arethe main targets: Ribery, Pirlo & ATLETICO DE MADRID ArgentineInternational forward SERGIO AGUEROThe Atletico player has a 60M€ contract release clause & will haveto agree to leave the Spanish Club.

FRIENDLY GAME: RCD ESPANYOL 3 - LIVERPOOL FC 0 (VIDEO)

Back from a weekend at the countryside & find that Spanish ClubRCD ESPANYOL won 3 – 0 LIVERPOOL FC yesterday in a friendlygame to celebrate Espanyol´s brand new Stadium. Good for them!Here is the video of the goals: