Weekly Football Round-Up: 27th July 2008

Near the end of last season we started a weekend football round up, with a promise that we will continue the weekend summary in the forthcoming season.

Well, we are not ones for breaking promises. But, there is a small difference - every Sunday from this day on, we will summarise the weeks football action for you. Welcome to our first of many ‘CLDsport Weekly Football Round Ups’.

With transfer rumours still hitting the headlines, and supposedly Read more

Lampard to Inter, Berbatov to Man Utd

Another day of transfer rumours. Speculation and more speculation seems to be rife - possibly due to the boredom created by the space vacated by Euro 2008! It’s increasingly difficult to sort the fact from the fiction, but the team at CLDsport are doing our best to do just that.

According to an English newspaper report today, Lampard Read more

Chelsea Splash The Cash - Deco Signed, Robinho To Follow?

We have all come accustomed to Chelsea’s spending power in recent times, and this summer is no different. Portuguese midfielder Deco has already been confirmed as a Chelsea player, and reports suggest that Robinho is also set to move to the Blues.

30-year-old Deco has completed his £7.9million move from Read more

Dos Santos For Tottenham and Other Transfer News

Thursday 5th June 2008:

Well, it’s turning out to be a pretty intensive summer for transfer speculation - ALREADY! With the ‘is he staying or not’ Cristiano Ronaldo saga, it now appears likely that the Portuguese star will be on his way to Madrid after admitting that he’d like to join Real.

Giovani Dos Santos has been linked to Tottenham Hotspur many times in recent weeks, and now the player himself has said: Read more

Jose Mourinho: No Longer The ‘Special One’

With Jose Mourinho now confirmed as the new Inter boss, after weeks of speculation, it’s been a time to enjoy the ‘Special One’ in the spotlight once again. But, it seems, Mourinho no longer thinks he is special. Has the arrogance we all loved been tamed? Or, maybe he thought the Inter fans were not going to be as receptive to a messiah like claim?

Mourinho was asked ‘What do you want to be called now?’. A question with direct reference to his ‘Special One’ tag. This was his response: Read more

Jose Mourinho Appointed Inter Milan Coach

Just as predicted, Jose Mourinho has today been announced as the new manager at Inter Milan, after Roberto Mancini was sacked last week. A press conference has been arranged for 10.30am (UK time) to formally introduce the former Chelsea boss to the media.

A statement on the Inter Milan website said: Read more

Chelsea Sack Avram Grant…….Ruthless or Inevitable?

So, the news that the footballing community seemed to predict months ago has come to fruition. Chelsea have sacked their manager Avram Grant just 8 months into his 4-year contract.

Grant’s demise has come as no surprise to many. I for one did not think he would be at the helm at Stamford Bridge next season. But why? Read more