Top Transfer Rumors: Where to for Beckham? / Kaká to LA Galaxy? / CR7 & Mourinho want out? & more!

2012/13 UCL Group Stage: Week 2 (Scores & Review)

There were a lot of exciting Champions League matches this week, so without a long intro, I'm just going to jump into it.

2011 Fifa Awards

2011 World Football Challenge

Clubs from England, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Mexico and the USA will battle it out for the World football challenge. Here is a list of the participating teams;
Manchester City FC – English Premier League (three matches)
Manchester United FC – English Premier League (three matches)
FC Barcelona – Spanish La Liga (three matches)
Real Madrid CF – Spanish La Liga (three matches)
Juventus FC – Italian Serie A (three matches)
Club America – FMF Primera Division (three matches)
CD Guadalajara – FMF Primera Division (three matches)
Sporting Clube de Portugal – Portuguese First Division (one match)
MLS Eastern Conference – Major League Soccer
· Chicago Fire (one match)
· New England Revolution (one match)
· Philadelphia Union (one match)
MLS Western Conference – Major League Soccer
· Los Angeles Galaxy (two matches)
· Vancouver Whitecaps FC (one match)

Tottenham confident to keep Bale and Modric?

It looks like Tottenham is subliminally saying that they will be keeping both Luka Modric and Gareth Bale this summer by sliding them into the ad for their new kits. Harry Redknapp did say Tottenham won’t be selling any major players, but I guess no one took him seriously enough. Take a look!

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2011 UEFA Champions League Finalists

The finalists for the 2011 UEFA Champions League are ready to face off at Wembley Stadium, as the world prepares for the final of one of the world’s most exciting tournaments in soccer.

2011 Copa Del Rey Final

Real Madrid met Barcelona for the third time this season, last night. This time it was for the Copa de Rey. The game ended 0 – 0 in regulation time and many fans were looking forward to penalties. Ronaldo, having the extreme height on his jumps, took the lead for his team with a towering header. Now I’d normally go into much more detail for this sort of match, but for two reasons I am not going to. First being that I don’t have a lot of time to write this and second I want to talk about what happened after.

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The FA Cup, El Clasico, Copa Del Rey, Premier League, La Liga and Champions League

Dear Readers,

TWil and I, sincerely apologize for our lack of posting. We have both been very busy, but we are going to focus on TFIU a lot more, especially with a lot of seasons coming to a close. We have some great ideas for the blog including a new category of posting. We also have a surprise coming for you guys, but I’m going to stay silent until we get it going. Once again, I’d like to apologize and thank you for continuing to read The Flag Is Up. As a thank you, I have written a monster post, updating you on the FA Cup, El Clasico, Copa Del Rey, Premier League, La Liga and Champions League. Enjoy.

Mourinho’s Home Record Finished

Miguel de las Cuevas has ended Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten home record that has lasted throughout four clubs since 2002. Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. Real lost to Sporting Gijon yesterday and the Bernabeu, with only one goal for Gijon, that came from Cuevas in the 79th minute. Mourinho’s unbeaten record lasted for 150 home games and 9 years.

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The January Transfer Window in a Nutshell

The Transfer window come to a close today, January 31, 2011 and some major transfers were made, while some ended up being rumors. Read about which transfers went through this month.

Is Kaka on his way to Man Utd?

Kaka could be heading to Manchester United in a shock loan deal this month which could lead to a permanent £50million move.

The Brazilian superstar midfielder has been heavily linked to a move to Inter Milan – with Real Madrid wanting £50m.

Chelsea, too, are seriously interested in grabbing the playmaker who has now fully recovered from an ankle injury after surgery.

The link has already been established with Kaka, 28, winning a Champions League trophy with Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti when they worked together at AC Milan.

But United, according to reports in Spain, have now emerged as clear favourites with Real boss Jose Mourinho happy to do business with his old sparring partner Sir Alex Ferguson.

Mourinho would prefer sending Kaka to United rather than his previous club Inter. (Daily Star)

Manchester United and Real Madrid certainly have a good relationship, exchanging some of the biggest names in football and it’s true that Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho do also, so seeing Kaka move to United would not be the biggest surprise during this January transfer window. As stated above, Kaka has been in contact with Chelsea and Inter Milan, but considering that Mourinho likes Kaka as a person as well as a footballer, he wouldn’t want to send him to his old rival club Inter when fans already had a problem him leaving to Madrid. He also wouldn’t want to send him to Chelsea, the other club he once managed.

Sir Alex Ferguson has already stated he doesn’t plan on buying any players during January’s transfer window, but much like other major transfers, it will be denied until they know whether the deal will happen or not. Federico Macheda has signed a loan with Italian club Sampdoria, so Kaka might be the temporary replacement. It has also been reported that if Kaka does end up being loaned out to United that he might sign a permanent move to United. Real has offered to let Kaka go for £50 million. Manchester City has already offered £45 million, but there has been no recent new with a transfer to City.

It seems that Mourinho wants Kaka to go to Manchester United if he does end up leaving, maybe because if it’s just a loan, then it will be great training while his is gone from Madrid. But it the transfer is going to be permanent, it might be because Kaka will be I good hands, and not in any of Mourinho’s old clubs.

Comment your thoughts on this transfer!
-JoeyB