FootballJunction

Ronaldino, F.C. Barcelona's all singing and all dancing Brazilian forward’s future at the club has been surrounded by speculation after a possible move to Manchester City was announced. The Brazilian has been told by his current club that he will be free to leave at the end of this season. Ronaldinho has already met with Man City and has also been given a guided tour of the stadium a few months ago when the link was first reported in the football headlines. Read more...

Ex-Chelsea boss Avram Grant was relieved as manager after failing to beat Manchester United in both the Champions and Premier League, taking Chelsea from a possible double to a fruitless season. It could have been so different, with captain John Terry missing a penalty which lost them a game which for the best part they were in control of. It was a very disappointing season for the West London club, with no new additions being made to the teams extensive trophy cabinet. Since the news broke of Avram Grant’s dismissal from the role of manager, there has been growing speculation in the sports headlines as to who the new manager will be. There are a number of some of the world’s top managers being linked with the job, however it is not clear at this point who will be taking over for the coming season. Read more...

England’s recent 2-0 victory against the USA this week has done much to reinforce the position of new boss, Fabio Capello, after some considerably scrutiny over the two performances England have made thus far after failing under Steve McLaren to reach the finals of Euro 2008. Despite only winning one of their first two games under Capello, with a win over Switzerland and a loss to France, it is hoped that a new and more successful era of English football will be ushered in by the Italian who is ranked amongst the most successful European club managers. Read more...

There have been reports in the media that Ex-England and expected to be sacked Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson may be days away from agreeing terms with South American National side, Mexico. Eriksson’s career has been fairly successful, seeing him manage some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including Benfica, AC Roma Lazio the English national side. The move has been met by mixed reaction from the players of the Mexican side, with some of them unsure as to whether Sven the amount of managerial talent required to take Mexico through a successful world cup campaign. Read more...