CRISTIANO RONALDO - RIBERY - MESSI FINALISTS UEFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

UEFA has handed in their list of the three candidates up for the "UEFA Player of the Year" season 2012-2013. The three chosen are:

Cristiano Ronaldo ( Real Madrid CF)
Franck Ribery ( Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi ( FC Barcelona)


The winner will be announced the 29th of August in Monaco where 29 leading Football journalists will vote live & direct via an electronic voting system.






Cristiano

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PRE-SEASON GAME RESULTS | FC BARCELONA LOSES REAL MADRID DRAWS

Pre-season games & tests for Spanish Football Clubs FC Barcelona & Real Madrid. The first travelled to Munich to face Bayern, while the second flew to Lyon to play Olympique. The non-Spanish Clubs are fitter with more pre-season training & with more matches under their belts & in both cases it showed as the Spanish Teams have only been training for just more than a week. Added to this the Spanish

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BAYERN MUNICH SIGNS FC BARCELONA THIAGO FOR 25M€

FC Barcelona & German Club Bayern Munich have made official the transfer & signing of Spanish International midfielder & "Spanish Football Pearl" Thiago Alcantara. The communication was made at 20.00 & the transfer figure negotiated is 25M€. This way Bayern Munich earns some money from the VAT % that is equivalent to the contract release clause of 18M€, & Barça gets some more cash after some

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BAYERN MUNICH GUARDIOLA CONVINCES FC BARCELONA THIAGO ALCANTARA

The voted MVP of the last UEFA U-21 European Championships, FC Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara, has a "bargain basement" contract release clause of "only" 18M€. That figure climbs back up to 90M€ on the 1st of August, thus the big European Clubs are talking with the player in an attempt to convince him to sign with them.

Everything was pointing towards English Premier League Club

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FC BARCELONA THIAGO | MANCHESTER UNITED OR BAYERN MUNICH ?

The UEFA U-21 European Championships was an authentic showcase of talent. In the Spanish Football , case which won the title yesterday 2 - 4 in the Final against Italy, the mayor European Clubs are now in the market offering succulent offers for the youngsters.

Malaga FC player Isco, who was voted MVP of the tournament, is experiencing a tug-of-war between Real Madrid & Manchester City. Real

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LEWANDOWSKI - REAL MADRID | WHERE THERE IS HOPE ...

Borussia Dortmund striker Lewandowski is back in the pages of the Spanish Sports papers. The Polish forward & his future is uncertain & this has given some hope to Real Madrid in contemplating a possible signing. I did say hope, although still difficult. Lets get into the context.



Lewandowski has another season of contract with Dortmund. If Dortmund are to get money they must sell the player

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI RESULT | FC BARCELONA 0 BAYERN MUNICH 3 ( 0 - 7 AGG FOR BAYERN )

FC Barcelona joins rival Real Madrid at the doors of the UEFA Champions League Final after losing 0 - 3 to German Club Bayern Munich. The overall aggregate score ends up 0 - 7 in favour of the Germans & this in itself is news. Many see this as an end of a "golden period for Barça", while others see the need to clean the "house up" for next season. 

There was´nt the intensity or seeming "spirit"

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL | POSSIBLE STARTING 11 LINE-UPS FC BARCELONA - BAYERN MUNICH

More Spanish Football heroics called for tonight when FC Barcelona host German Club Bayern Munich in the 2º leg of UEFA Champions League semi-finals. The Germans visit with a 4 - 0 aggregate advantage & were Barça needs a 4-0 scoreline to force extra-time or 5-0 to qualify. A daunting objective that is out of reach for nearly most Clubs in World Football except perhaps FC Barcelona. However,

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1º SEMI FINAL | BAYERN MUNICH 4 FC BARCELONA 0

First semi-final of the UEFA Champions League with the 1º st leg match between Bayern Munich & FC Barcelona. The final result a 4 - 0 drubbing by the Germans that virtually gives them a place in the final, barring a "miracle" from FC Barcelona in the return leg. A scenario very unlikely after what was witnessed tonight in the Allianz Arena.

A match that Barcelona will claim has been harsh on

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL | POSSIBLE STARTING 11 LINE-UPS | BAYERN MUNICH - FC BARCELONA

UEFA Champions League enters the semi-finals stage with 1º leg matches schedule tomorrow & Wednesday night. Serious & do or die Football with the first semi down between European giants Bayern Munich & FC Barcelona. The following day we have another high voltage match between Borussia Dortmund & Real Madrid, but for this post & today we will look at the Bayern-Barça encounter.

FC Barcelona come

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ATLETICO DE MADRID | THE MARIO GOMEZ OPTION

ATLETICO DE MADRID does not want to be caught off-side with the possible departure of their star forward FALCAO. The Colombian International looks more than likely to be leaving the Spanish Football Club at the end of this season. The two Clubs being talked about as possible destinations are Real Madrid & Chelsea FC, with the latter gaining strength in the last weeks.Atletico has began to scout

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GARETH BALE | REAL MADRID - BAYERN MUNICH INTEREST

Yesterday we mentioned the interest of REAL MADRID for the Welsh International & TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS player GARETH BALE. Also mentioned were the consistent rumours that are now weekly & soon to be daily as the front cover of Spanish Sports daily "Marca" highlights today.The new twist is that BAYERN MUNICH has entered the picture. New Coach Pep Guardiola also considers the players a priority.

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BAYERN MUNICH GUARDIOLA HAS MICHU ON LIST ?

Spanish & Swansea forward MICHU is firing with plenty of goals in the English Premier League. The ex-Rayo Vallecano striker was signed by the English Club this season whose manager Laudrup is very familiar with the Spanish Football scene.Last night on a popular late night Spanish Football TV show, a regular guest mentioned that he has information from a person very close to Michu, that newly

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