Articles tagged with "al-ittihad"
Figo in Contract Dispute with Al Ittihad. Already?
By Martha | May 28th, 2007It's seemed all along that the only way Luis Figo wouldn't join Al Ittihad next season would be if he broke his contract with the ...
Figo Leaving Again. For Real This Time. Seriously.
By Martha | May 21st, 2007You know all the talk in the last week or so about how Luis Figo might stay at Inter? How his agents are "working in ...
Catching Up, Or: So Much News, So Little Time!
By Martha | February 14th, 2007• You may not have heard, but Kaka is now Italian. This is good for Milan because it means he's no longer and non-EU player, ...
Wringing Another Picture More Drama From the Figo Situation
By Martha | February 13th, 2007
Just when we were sure the drama surrounding Luis Figo's decision to take his game to Saudi Arabia next year was over, he wanders by ...
Everyone, it Seems, Wants Ronaldo (The Fat One, Not the Pretty One. This Time, Anyway.)
By Martha | January 15th, 2007Now that David Beckham and Luis Figo have both left their clubs for greener (read: cash-laden, and nicer for aging footballers) pastures, Ronaldo seems eager ...
Friday News Roundup: It's Almost Time for Football!
By Martha | January 12th, 2007•In case you missed it, Inter haven't lost a Serie A game in a really, really long time. In fact, if they beat Torino tomorrow, ...
Figo Watch: He Speaks! Finally!
By Martha | January 11th, 2007After leaving us hanging for weeks and weeks, Luis Figo has finally talked publicly about his summer move to Saudi Arabia, where he will live ...
Figo Watch: Oh, For the LOVE OF GOD
By Martha | January 5th, 2007[Edited to add the above image (thanks, Bob): Photographic evidence or clever use of a cardboard Figo cutout?] I never thought I would see this day, ...
We'd like to Introduce our New Signing, only we didn’t Sign Him
By Bob | January 4th, 2007The cameras were in place. The prepared speeches were written. The club’s general manager put on his best Ghutrah and sat next to ...
Figo Watch: Sorry, It's Not Over
By Martha | January 4th, 2007Look, I'm trying to stop writing about this. Really, I am -- I know not everyone cares quite about as much about Figo's whereabouts as ...
Figo Watch: The Agony Continues
By Martha | January 2nd, 2007Despite the fact that Al Ittihad's official website still insists the club will unveil Luis Figo as its newest signing on Friday, the internets are ...
Figo Watch, Day Two, Part Two: The Deed is Done
By Martha | December 28th, 2006Just a few hours after assuring myself and all of you that maybe, just maybe, Figo wasn't going anywhere, it's now being reported that the ...
Figo Watch, Day Two
By Martha | December 28th, 2006I've been busy shaking out my mourning clothes and ironing the black bunting for the site, but since yesterday morning there really hasn't been any ...
There are 8 Million Reasons for Luis Figo to Play in Saudi Arabia
By Bob | December 27th, 2006The Luis Figo transfer rumors have been floating around for awhile, but today was the first day that the Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad was ...
News to Ruin My Morning, Or: Figo is Going Where?!
By Martha | December 27th, 2006For those of us who pay attention to such things (we are small, pathetic group), the first half of the season brought endless rumors about ...
A Name to Remember: Joseph-Desire Job
By Bob | September 19th, 2006With you have a name like Joseph-Desire Job, there is always going to be a cruel bit of irony when you are out of work. ...
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