Poor Real Madrid. Despite its public pursuit, the Spanish titans walked away from the transfer window without its new number one goalie. David De Gea was destined to be the heir to Iker Casillas for club and country, but for the time being it seems that this will not be the case.
Now the team will have to go through January without an elite keeper. Or will they?
Manchester United continued to embarrass itself at the close of the transfer window with a rather shocking move. David De Gea was about to fulfill his destiny to go to Real Madrid. The deal was made, and in return, it seemed that the Red Devils would acquire the services of elite keeper Keylor Navas.
The Professional Footballer's Association has announced its nominees for the top players in English soccer. The nominees are voted on by the players themselves and this year's finalists include Diego Costa, Philip Coutinho, David De Gea, Eden Hazard, Harry Kane and Alexis Sanchez.
For the first time since 2007, Spain is out of the top 10 in the FIFA rankings. Back then, the Spaniards were struggling in Euro qualifiers but would make a huge turnaround to not only qualify for the tournament, but also win it. The rest is history.
Neymar is one of the rising young Latino athletes in sports today. ESPNFC has listed their top 25 soccer players under the age 25, and the Brazilian striker was No. 1. Who do you think is the best soccer player in the world under the age of 25?
Making his second start of the season, Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, on loan from French Ligue 1 club AS Monaco, scored his second goal of the season for Manchester United, bailing them out after falling behind to Aston Villa on Saturday.
Manchester United won their sixth English Premier League (EPL) match on Sunday defeating Liverpool in 3-0, moving up to third in the standings after an abysmal start to the season.
After a rough start to the season, Manchester United won their fourth game in a row, defeating Stoke City 2-1 on Tuesday. Liverpool, who is dealing with various controversies, won their second match in a row beating last-place Leicester City 3-1 with help from Steven Gerrard.
Last week, the Spanish Soccer Federation announced that Vicente del Bosque would remain the head coach of the Spanish National Team despite failing to make the Round of 16 during this summer's World Cup tournament in Brazil.
On Tuesday May 13, Spain's manager Vicente del Bosque announced his preliminary squad for the national team. The roster featured most of the mainstays from last year's Confederations Cup roster.
