Ronaldinho joins AC Milan! Robinho to Chelsea?

It seems we are going to see some of the major signings we have been hearing about the last month.  Both soccernet and Fox Soccer Report are saying that Ronaldinho is heading to Milan. This is a good signing for Milan, who acquire a magical playmaker (assuming he is fit and motivated).  And who is taking his place in Barcelona?  Aleksander Hleb seems on his way to the Camp Nou.

It seems like Chelsea are going fully after Robinho.  I have a theory that if this happens then Christiano Ronaldo will head to Real Madrid.  This theoy has been solidified by the fact that Manchester United are pulling off what I feel may be the best signing of the summer as they are near to officialy completing the signing of Tottenham star Berbatov.  Berbatov makes a worthy replacement for Ronaldo so I bet we see him head to Madrid in the next two weeks (pure guess on the timing).

Finally, in some Greek player news, Giorgios Samaras has signed a deal to stay at Celtic.

Catching up on the last few weeks

I was hoping to be a more frequent poster on this blog and I still hope to be but work has been very busy of late and I have been spending my time at home with my totally amazing 3 month old son so I haven’t had time (nor energy) to post. However, that does not mean nothing has happened. Here are my thoughts on the last few weeks.

After the two great REM shows I saw in June, I was lucky enough to have won a pair of tickets to see the free Coldplay show at MSG. Our tickets were back of the floor but I had a GREAT time at this show. This was my first time seeing Coldplay and I was totally blown away by Chris Martin’s energy onstage and the tightness of this great band.  Thise who know me know that my favorite band is U2. They are also my favorite live band because you walk away froM their shows with a feeling of hope and uplifting that you don’t get from most bands.  I walked away from this show with a little bit of that feeling.  The NY Post had a very good review of the show. The Daily News had a not so good review but since my wife and I had a great time, I wont link the Daily News review.  I am now really excited about seeing them in Hartford on August 2.

Spain wins Euro 2008.  This is a rare time I think that football fans can clearly say that the best team of the tournament ended up winning.  Well deserved.

As far as signings go, all the rumors we have heard so far (Ronaldo to Real Madrid, Kaka to Chelsea, Adebayor to Milan, Ronaldinho to Milan or LA or Man City) have NOT happened.  I must admit that I LOVE Arsenal’s signing of Samir Nasri.   He is young and while not a good fit for many other teams right now he will fit in perfectly with Wenger’s style at Arsenal. 

The team I truly support, Panathinaikos, is on the verge of signing Arsenal’s Gilberto Silva (that is if you believe the more often than not unreliable Greek press).  However, i think this will happen and it will be good.  Panathinaikos have done everything right this summer. They locked up Austrian captain Andreas Ivanschitz and with Gilberto him, Giorgios Karagounis and Helder Postiga, Panathinaikos should be well placed to make a run for the title in the Greek league as well as advance to the group stages of the Champions League.

 Finally, in reality TV world, my prediction of Petrozza winning Hell’s Kitchen did not come true. Chritina was the winner after what looked like an even final dinner service.  Ramsay says he did it with an eye towards future potential.  I don’t agree with this view as it seems to take away from the purpose of having a reality show now but it is his show and restaurant. 

Project Runway starts this upcoming week so that will take up my reality show viewing slot. I’ll comment on this once the show begins.