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Weekend Preview - August 24th, 2007

August 24th, 2007 · No Comments

La Liga kicks off this weekend and I am going to highlight three games. We start things off with a bang as the Madrid derby sees Real host AtlĂ©tico. It has been revealed that new signings Arjen Robben and Gabriel Heinze will not make their Real Madrid debuts despite my feeling that at least Heinze […]

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Tags: arjen robben · atletico madrid · daniel alves · diego forlan · gabriel heinze · getafe · giuseppe rossi · juande ramos · nicolas zigic · real madrid · sevilla · valencia · villarreal · wesley sneijder

More changes at the Bernabeu

August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

(Note: I had originally written that Emerson had moved to Inter Milan, thanks to Mr. Bobby McMahon of Fox Soccer Channel for pointing out my mistake. Emerson had been rumoured to be moving to Inter but ended up with rivals AC instead. My apologies for the mistake.)
Not content with the signings they’ve already made, Real […]

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Tags: arjen robben · chelsea · emerson · gabriel heinze · manchester united · real madrid

Madrid go Dutch

August 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

After much speculation from the pundits (myself included) that Real Madrid would sign Arjen Robben, the club took a sidestep in their pursuit of some Dutch flair. On Monday, the club unveiled Dutch duo Wesley Sneijder and Royston Drenthe as their latest signings. Drenthe was acquired from Feyenoord for a reported fee of 14 million […]

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Tags: arjen robben · real madrid · royston drenthe · wesley sneijder