Iker Casillas 

Real Madrid has officially clarified the rumors linking Casillas to Manchester United. The only reason there is a profile of Casillas on ManUTD.com is that the English club keeps a database of former opponents (there are profiles for Guti, Rau'l, Zidane, Figo..etc). However, this doesn't deny that Fergie is interested in signing Casillas, and quite frankly, I'm surprised that he would think he can get someone as Casillas.

Sir...

Schuster: Who Could Save My Ass?

There are many names mentioned in the press and new ones pop up everyday. I'm only going to talk about those who could move to a club like Real Madrid and not about those who dream and wish they could move to Real Madrid, those including Vanger Love and Amr Zaki (no offense though).

Alright, so lets start with Carlos Teves. He plays for Manchester United but since ever they signed Barbatov he hasn't played that much. He is fast, he has good dribbling skills, good ball control, but what I don't like about him is that he is inconsistent and his attitude on and off the pitch isn't that good.

Additionally, we are looking for one who should be as good as Ruud, someone who could play a similar role and in this case, Tevez isn't the ideal candidate.

Karim Benzema, on the other hand, can to some point do Ruud's job. He can play as a stand-alone striker, he is physically strong, talented and young so he could be used for short-term and long-term purposes, however, there is one problem and that is his club, Lyon.

Their president is a smart person who knows how to negotiate well. Benzema's buy-out-clause is approximately 50m euros and with competition from the likes of Barcelona, AC Milan and Chelsea, it would be pretty hard to sign him.

UPDATE 2: Squad List for tonight's game has been announced:

Bernd Schuster has included all his men on the squad list for tonight's game, save for Javier Saviola, Wesley Sneijder and Míchel Salgado, who are injured.

Squad list:
Goalkeepers: Casillas, Dudek, Codina
Defenders: Sergio Ramos, Miguel Torres, Gabriel Heinze, Pepe, Cannavaro, Javi García, Marcelo, Metzelder
Midfielders: De la Red, Diarra, Gago, Van deer Vart, Robinho, Robben, Drenthe, Guti
Forwards: Higuaín, Van Nistelrooy, Raúl

Club Friendlies, 27 Aug 08 - 20:00 BST

Real Madrid - Sporting CP

UPDATE: Real play Sporting Lisboa tomorrow night at...

This summer is boring, right?

Ramon Calderon still wants a star signing this season, and with Ronaldo still being a Man UTD player, there is only one player who can actually come and that is David Villa.

Valencia have been going through a tough period, they have debts and a lot of problems, and the Spanish press report that Calderon has offered them €40m for Villa who performed brilliantly in the Euro2008.

Recently, a Valencia official said:

"We cannot assure people that we will not have to sell one of our stars,"

As for Villa, he wants titles and personal awards, and right now, Valencia can't help very much. This is an opportunity for Real to...