http://www.soccermamak.com The Ultimate Soccer Forum Mon, 12 May 2008 12:28:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wigan Athletic (0) 0 Manchester United (1) 2 How gloriously appropriate that Manchester United's match-winners yesterday, the men who swept them to a deserved Premier League title, were Cristiano Ronaldo, the Footballer of the Year, and Ryan Giggs, the ... http://www.soccermamak.com/ryan-giggs-caps-another-championship-season/ Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has authorised manager Avram Grant to make an £80 million bid for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, according to reports. The News of the World suggests that the Barca board are split on whether to sell or not, considering the huge amount of money on offer. Record: The wages ... http://www.soccermamak.com/chelsea-to-launch-80m-bid-for-lionel-messi/ Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed he intends to buy a forward this summer. Many feel United’s squad is almost flawless - although they do appear to be a striker short with Louis Saha’s future looking uncertain. Ferguson can already boast the likes of Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney - ... http://www.soccermamak.com/fergie-to-buy-a-forward/ Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that departing goalkeeper Jens Lehmann could hang up his gloves after the forthcoming Euro 2008 competition if he spends it on the subs’ bench. “It could be the case that, if he gains a starting berth, he may choose to play on, but if he ... http://www.soccermamak.com/lehmann-considering-retirement/ Italian agent Vincenzo Morabito says a move to Roma could be on for Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko. Morabito said: “It could happen. From the statements made by (coach) Carlo Ancelotti, you get the feeling he isn’t in the plans of AC Milan. There’s a lot of affection for the player at ... http://www.soccermamak.com/chelsea-star-linked-with-roma-move/ Hamburg have joined the race to sign Khalid Boulahrouz. The Blues defender is on loan at Sevilla, but German side Borussia Dortmund still expect to sign him at the end of the season as Chelsea prepare to cut their losses. The Holland defender, 26, has been on loan with Sevilla this season ... http://www.soccermamak.com/hamburg-linked-with-chelsea-defender/ Ten-man Arsenal scored three times in the last 28 minutes to resurrect their title hopes while pushing Bolton Wanderers closer to the Championship. Matt Taylor scored his first ever Bolton goals in a dramatic first half that saw Abou Diaby red carded for an horrific tackle on Gretar Steinsson. But despite ... http://www.soccermamak.com/bolton-wanderers-2-3-arsenal/ For many years the debate has been, which is the best soccer league in the world: the Italian A League or the English Premier League. Taking a look at the last two years of the Champions League Tournament it is pretty obvious that the choice has to be the Premier ... http://www.soccermamak.com/is-there-even-a-debate-on-the-best-soccer-league-in-the-world/ Arsene Wenger fears Arsenal's defensive shortcomings have ruined his side's Premier League title challenge. Arsenal's failure to deal with a barrage of long balls in the closing stages at Stamford Bridge on Sunday allowed Chelsea striker Didier Drogba to score twice and clinch a 2-1 win that left the Gunners languishing ... http://www.soccermamak.com/wenger-gets-defensive-over-arsenals-fading-soccer-title-challenge/ Lets end this media circus for good So the David Beckham road show takes it’s final drive. There is no denying Sir David of Beckenham Palace has been an inspiration to us all, a perfect roll model, a perfect dad, blah blah blah, we know this already. Lets just give him his ... http://www.soccermamak.com/give-beckham-his-100th-cap-then-move-on/