The following post was written by Kristen which she first published it on her blog but allowed me to republish it here after doing some editing. Thanks Kristen ;) 

Okay, before I get all the hate comments from all the Man Utd fans and all the Cristiano fans, just read. You will see what I am talking about.... 

Alright. Lets see here. What was Cristiano doing the last half of the summer?

Answer: Getting orange and going to the ESPYs in LA.

What was just about everyone else doing?

Answer: Working for the upcoming/ongoing season.

How did Orangie....I mean Ronnie spend the last part of Euro 2008?

Answer: Faking and diving his way into the further stages of the Euros....that is until they played Germany! WOO!

Cristiano's Euro 2008....

Still worth stupid amounts of money, but not as much as when the tournament started. Showed some flashes of brilliance, but proved with his displays of petulance and frustration that he is not a team player.

Juan Villalonga, a guy who intends to stand against Ramon Calderon and compete for Real's presidency has said that players such as Messi, Ronaldo and Kaka should be playing for Real Madrid. In other words, he wants to adopt the Galagticos policy again.

"Players such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or Kaka should be at Real Madrid. I will copy the model that Florentino used," Villalonga told radio station COPE. 

Copying that model is not a smart thing to do. AC Milan are doing it right now with signing Ronaldinho and David Beckham (on loan), and they might be doing well, but it won't work at least not in the long-term.

The key is to bring in players if they are really needed. We sacrificed Makeleele for Beckham, Morienties for Ronaldo..etc we simply wanted big names not players who would fit well into the team.

I'm not saying it was wrong to bring all of those players, but it was wrong to do it non-strategically.

Bernd Schuster has revealed that Real Madrid will try again to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United.

Ronaldo was heavily linked with a move to the Bernabeu this summer, but due to Man UTD's unwillingness to let him go, it all failed.

However, the German trainer hopes that by next summer, Ronaldo would be a Real Madrid player:

"We must do everything possible as it would be worth it to have this player," Schuster told Spanish newspaper Marca.

"I think this year it will be a little complicated for his club to hang on to him."

Real Madrid made...

Morning everyone,

After two days off at the beach in sunny Rome, here I am back in businuss. I thought that I missed a lot, but clearly, there hasn't been that much.

Robinho's situation looks to be quite at the moment with Real refusing to negotiate with Chelsea. Ramon Calderon has stated during an interview with BBC that Robinho is definitely going nowhere. He said that Bernd Schuster insists that the Brazilian international is an integral part of his squad and there isn't any replacments for him and there won't be as such a player is very difficult to replace.

Personally, I have always critisized Real Madrid for their treatment of Robinho. I myself have felt many times that he was undervalued, but you can't say for sure what has been going on between himself and the club unless you are...

This morning, news from the Spanish media reported that Ronaldo has indeed pledged his future to Manchester United. This ends the saga that was started since the start of the transfer window between the Whites and the childish Ronaldo. 

In an interview with Publico, the Portuguese star takes blame for everything and take responsibility for the damages done to the relationship between Real Madrid and Manchester United. He stated that at some stage he really wanted to join Real Madrid and knew they made a large bid for him but due to his team's unwillingness to sell him it was not possible. Ronaldo also said that he will honor the shirt he currently wears thus denying that he will be forced to play and will prove his worth all over again.

 "Ferguson heard my arguments, I heard his and, in fact, it was settled...

Van Der Vaart and his family arrive in Madrid

Morning Madridistas,

Yesterday was a busy day, huh? Lots of news, good and bad, but today is a bit calmer. 

Our new boy has arrived. He will be officially presented as a Real Madrid player today at 13:00 CET in the Presidential Balcony of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

I have been covering his signing process for weeks, and I'm happy to finally see him here. He actually got on time, we need him so much right now as Sneijder will be out of service for three months.

Welcome aboard, Rafeal.

In the meantime, the Italian press suggest that Van Der Vaart's arrival means that

Life-time contracts for the captains: the best decision Calderon has ever made.

When Florentino Pérez was Real's president, I hated him very much. Mostly because he was a jackass and was always interfering with coaching stuff in the club. He was controlling the club in all of its aspects, he ordered the coaches, he told them who should play and who shouldn't. He made a lot of wrong decisions not to mention letting Makelele go, not signing Ronaldinho and a lot of more, so thats why I think he was a jackass, but here is one more thing.

You remember that Figo, right? He moved to us from Barcelona and if you remember it was something shocking for everyone due to the rivalry between the two clubs and it...

Morning,

The press is only talking about Ronaldo and the possibility of Eto'o coming to the Bernabeu, which I will talk about later. The king of assists, Guti has held a press conference and talked about a lot of stuff. Here is a recap:

Does Real Madrid need Cristiano Ronaldo?
Real Madrid needs good players and I think we currently have a great squad. I think Cristiano is the best player that could join any team nowadays. We would naturally be delighted if he came here.

This is the same crap that you would hear from any footballer in the world. They just talk good about eachother which is professional. Don't get me wrong, I still...

Rau'l has held a press conference in Austria commenting on the team's objectives for this season, on Robinho, Ronaldo and a few other things.

Ferguson has told Ronaldo that the worst thing he could do is to sign for Real Madrid. What would you like to say to that?

I haven't heard that, but coming to this Club is the best thing that can happen to any player on a professional level and also personally, as he would live in a fantastic city. Everything that happens at Real Madrid is important and I would never dream of giving it up. I've been here for 14 years.

Morning,

There are some speculations that Real Madrid could turn to their long-time target, AC Milan's superstar, Kaka, as an alternative to Cristiano Ronaldo who is unlikely to join Madrid this summer. Kaka's agent has previously stated that for the first time, Kaka can actually move to another club, due to Milan's debt and also the arrival of Ronaldinho. He also said that his client is likely to join Chelsea as they have reportedly offered Milan $100m for his services:

"Real Madrid offered 90 million euros (£71million) last summer and Milan did not even think about the bid," Kotscho was quoted as saying by the Guardian.

"This...