Although the 1997 competition had been all about a South American team, 1999 proved to be a memorable tournament for a team further North. Mexico, who qualified as a result of their CONCACAF Gold Cup win a year earlier, hosted a tournament that would be remembered for its thrashings, and its upsets.

In Group A Saudi Arabia once again met Mexico, in a repeat of the game that had provided a memorable 5-0 year thrashing two years earlier. Blanco, who had of course netted a hattrick against Saudi Arabia in ’97, …

The Under-21 tournament has come to a close at Israel with Spain taking their second trophy in a row after an emphatic 4-2 win over Italy, 22 teams sent scouts to Israel in order to find the next new player to shine at their clubs, there have been disappointments (England) and surprises (Norway) players that played one level ahead of everybody and players that weren’t good.
Goalkeeper: Francesco Bardi, 21, Italy- Although there is David De Gea from Manchester United in the same competition and the England Champion hadn’t conceded a …

Liverpool are looking to get their transfer dealings done sooner rather than later this summer and this can only be viewed as a positive thing as Rodgers looks to add to the squad for next season.
With the acquisition of Toure, Aspas and Mignolet due by the end of the week, if the rumours are true, then Liverpool will have worked swiftly to get their key targets in before pre-season starts in July.
Rodgers, and many other managers, have bemoaned the indecision and time it can take to get players in before …

Borussia Dortmund are on the verge of signing Danish starlet Christian Eriksen from Ajax Amsterdam as an immediate replacement for Mario Gotze who departed for Bayern Munich earlier this month. The highly rated midfielder would essentially replace Gotze in the centre of midfield and would provide attacking support for Marco Reus.
Eriksen has dominated Dutch for several years at Ajax it is will be interesting to see if he could repeat his prolific form in a different country and at a better team. In the last season in the Eredivisie Eriksen …

This week sees Andy Carroll return from his summer holiday to make a decision on his future. Following a successful season on loan at West Ham United, where injuries restricted his appearances, Carroll will decide on whether to make his move to London permanent. A fee has been agreed between Liverpool and West Ham, believed to be in the region of £15 million. All that remains is for Carroll to decide to take up the Hammers’ offer or not.
Sam Allardyce expects Carroll to rubber stamp the move this week, believing …

Much has been written lately regarding Luis Suarez and whether he will stay at Anfield or leave for Spain, with Madrid being touted as his most likely destination. With Suarez representing Uruguay in the Confederations Cup, his future will be clouded in uncertainty for a number of weeks yet.
Love him or hate him, there is no denying  the impact that Suarez can have on a football match. Yet he divides opinion like no one else. To some he is a genius with a football, he can twist and turn into …

Edinson Cavani, the Uruguayan forward helped his Italian side Napoli to an impressive second place in Serie A which gained them an automatic Champions League spot and he has been linked for a big money move to the likes of Spain‘s Real Madrid and England‘s Chelsea and Manchester Cuty. Whether the Serie A superstar stays at Napoli or moves abroad he will definitely be playing Champions League football next season.
It has been reported that Cavani favours a move to Real Madrid rather than Chelsea and the English club’s only hope …

The Confederations Cup was formed in 1997 on the premise that the world’s best football nations be brought together – reminiscent of its club football equivalent the Club World Championship. Many football fans would have frothed at the mouth at the prospect of seeing Germany, the Euro ’96 winners, meet Brazil, the World Champions. However, when Germany refused to participate in the competition there could only really be one winner, and Brazil cruised to glory.

The tournament was a feast of thrashings, averaging 3.25 goals per match. Certainly Saudi Arabia and …

Malaga confirmed that Manuel Pellegrini’s successor is Bernd Schuster, former Real Madrid manager. After reaching to the quarter-final with underdog Malaga Pellegrini declared on May 22 that he will leave the Spanish side.
Bernd Schuster started his managerial career at Fortuna Koln for just a year and left them for another years for another Koln club, and after that he went to Shakthar Donetsk where he established the record of the most consecutive victories but haven’t won the championship and haven’t experienced Champions League glory after he failed to reach the last …

A deep sigh of relief was exhaled by all Norwich supporters following their penultimate game of the season. For even the most hardened of Canary fans, the last few weeks of the season must have been traumatic to say the least. For despite a finishing place of 11th, higher than under the leadership of Paul Lambert, serious questions were beginning to be asked about the security of the club in the Premier League. This would seem odd perhaps, considering a season that has led to wins over Man City, Arsenal, …