Robinho loan... African Nations Cup

Manchester City striker, Robinho, has officially been put on loan to his former club, Brazilian side Santos. It is a 6-month deal for a whopping 32 million euros (essentially 45 million dollars - wow!). Essentially two things are being accomplished here: first, Robinho is hoping to increase his chances to be a part of the Brazilian side in this year's world cup and logically, this is an intelligent loan because he will be able to get more play timing in places where the Brazilian coaching staff can watch him more carefully and closely. Secondly, this loan would provide Robinho some more playing time in general so that he can not only be ready for the World Cup but also for when the 2010-2011 EPL season starts up again, he will be in full force and 100% ready to go.

Robinho and his skill dating back to when he first played with Santos at age 15.


In the second African Nations semifinal, Egypt dominated Algeria, 4-0. The game was pretty much deadlocked for the entire first half and about a third of the second. However, once Algeria picked up their first of 3 red cards in the 65th minute, things got out of hand for Algeria and they were simply unable to keep up. Egypt will be playing Ghana in the final this Sunday. Best of luck to both teams!

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Beckham will return to AC Milan; EPL Review

After what seems like almost a year now, it has been confirmed that Beckham will in fact return to AC Milan this January where he will hope to once again make a positive difference in the Italian side. However, I once again return to my prior post regarding Beckham's initial move from the Galaxy to Milan last year. Here is the link to that:
http://soccerupdate.blogspot.com/2009/02/things-in-europe-and-especially-england.html

In the EPL, it seems that year after year it is the exact same teams who are in the exact same places and the exact same places in the season. Chelsea is in first with 27 points, Man U in second with 25 points, Arsenal in third with 22 points, and both Man City and Tottenham tied for fourth with 19 points each. I guess, this year, the only real difference is Man City. One thing that can certainly be said about City is that Robinho and Tevez are a duo that are making a big difference for that side and of course along with Adebayor and Wright-Phillips. But as all my avid readers know, I am a true Man U fan and they will always be first in my mind (corny, yes, but needed to be said and clarified).

Manchester City

To much surprise, Manchester City is a rising club. With already signed international Brazilian Robinho, City is looking to further add to their team. With the transfer season beginning next month, the team looks to spend up to 70 million euros for big names. City's top two choices right now are AC Milan's Kaka and Barcelona's Messi. Also on the list are Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto'o, Carlos Tevez, and Cristiano Ronaldo (surprise?!).
At this rate, City is definitely a club that will be staying in the top flight of England's leagues and they are definitely a threat to other clubs for acquiring top level players. Good luck to City in heir venture for building an all around solid team.