Transfers
LA Galaxy Wave The White Flag, Sell Captain Jelle Van Damme
Thanks for playing, Los Angeles Galaxy.
One year before LAFC comes to town, the Galaxy have seemingly given up on the 2017 season with nearly a third of their fixtures remaining. The club announced captain and stalwart defender Jelle Van Damme was sold to Antwerp F.C. for $235,000 on Friday.
Liverpool REJECT Latest Barcelona BID For Philippe COUTINHO
Liverpool have reportedly rejected a massive bid from Barcelona for WANTAWAY Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho.
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The bid reportedly amounted to $141 million, including add-ons.
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This is the third bid Liverpool have rejected for the little Brazilian.
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Coutinho reportedly submitted a transfer request via email just before the start of the Premier League season.
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Source Confirms Christian Pulisic Will Reflect On Year At The End Of The Year
For those of you wondering whether or not Christian Pulisic is rational and capable of completing basic mental exercises, an unnamed ESPN FC source has confirmed that in about 365 days, Pulisic will have been provided with an additional 365 days of experience from which to reminisce and reflect on, and he will do that.
Like Debating Politics On Facebook, Everton’s Fantastic Signings Won’t Accomplish Anything
Few teams have spent money during this offseason as wisely as Everton. Few teams will see transfers make a smaller effect than Everton. Like the popular vote in a U.S. presidential election, it just won’t matter.
The Toffees turned the expected sale of Romelu Lukaku into a number of marquee signings, breaking the club transfer fee record a couple times. Everton set the record again with the signing of Iceland international Gylfi Sigurdsson on Wednesday.
Twitter Goes Nuts Over Zlatan Ibrahimovic Tweet In Manchester United Uniform
“Fuck off”
That’s the first response — from a Manchester United fan — on Twitter to Zlatan Ibrahimovic tweeting on Friday a photo of himself holding the Europa League champion’s medal after Manchester United beat Ajax in the final in Stockholm in May.
Ibrahimovic is receiving an awful lot of hate from fans of the team he scored 28 goals for last season before going down with a season-ending injury in April. His tweet was innocuous enough, with a picture and the words “Nr 33” in reference to his 33 trophies he’s won throughout his career.
Here’s How Losing Neymar Can Be A Good Thing For Barcelona
I had a coworker at a previous job who always told me no one is irreplaceable. The company has been there for years and it will continue to be there for years, so don’t think for a moment any one employee is bigger than the company. Then he was arrested for diddling a high schooler and I was promoted to his job.
Neymar is not bigger than Barcelona. The Blaugrana will be fine.
5 Center Backs Liverpool Can Sign If They Don't Get Virgil Van Dijk
Liverpool have been chasing Southampton center back Virgil van Dijk all summer, and they're running out of time.
Earlier in the transfer window, a move seemed imminent, but then Southampton reported Liverpool to the FA for supposedly "tapping up" the Dutch international. Liverpool were forced to apologize and said they had ended any interest in van Dijk.
However, van Dijk is training alone at Southampton because he wants to leave. He handed in an official transfer request and word on the street is he only wants to go to Liverpool.
MLS Clubs Are Snapping Up Foreign Players Like Hotcakes As Politicians Work To Keep Them Out
It’s a fun little quiz that takes less than a minute. Find out if you would be allowed to immigrate to the United States under the Republican-proposed, president-backed, merit-based point system created to slash legal immigration.
Carlos Vela Reveals He Will Be Joining The Dopest Brand On The Planet, LAFC
Carlos Vela, he of 28 years of age and over a half-century of caps for Mexico, has revealed his ambition to jettison from La Liga’s Real Sociedad in favor of 2018’s Los Angeles Football Club, i.e. a branding person’s wet dream.