Take a second to consider these footballers: Alessandro Del Piero, Andrea Pirlo, Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Henrik Larsson, Clarence Seedorf, Javier Zanetti, Pavel Nedved and Patrick Vieira; the list of illustrious names to have shared the pitch with Zlatan Ibrahimovic is truly remarkable. Even so, it was the Brazilian striker Adriano who has recently […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish champions Besiktas on Friday announced the signing of Brazilian full-back Adriano Correia from Barcelona in a three-year deal for a transfer fee of 600,000 euros ($670,000). Adriano had enjoyed six full seasons at Barcelona and his signing by Besiktas marks a major boost to their campaign for the Champions League in […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Spanish prosecutors filed an official complaint Wednesday against Barcelona defender Adriano Correia for suspected tax fraud, just weeks before his superstar teammate Lionel Messi stands trial on the same charges. Adriano is the third player at the club accused of defrauding the Spanish taxman through the murky management of their image rights. […]

Roma are currently considered the anti-Inter, a team which invigorates itself with spirit in the sole purpose of defeating Inter Milan. And while last season started all wrong, Ranieri picked up the team and drove them to a resounding 2nd place. So plenty of fans are now hoping that starting with Ranieri this season will […]

Finally the Emperor has returned. Adriano has gone to AS Roma on a free transfer from Flamengo, the Empreror has arrived in the capital, but will it be a smart move by Roma? Adriano's contract is said to be worth around 5 million euros a season (plus performance-related bonuses) and it will expire on June […]

The promised whirlwind transformation at Manchester City FC will have to wait a bit longer and it won't include Kaka.  The Brazilian superstar has turned down an outrageous offer from City which some sources are indicating is as high as £300,000 per week to quit Italian side AC Milan.  Kaka said yesterday: “I am extremely happy here. I want to […]

That is the request of Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini after AC Milan star Ronaldo came out and said that Adriano, "only needs help, protection, and to play”. This was prompted by Adriano's recent attendance at a training camp in his native Brazil in a bid to regain full mental and physical fitness. The 25-year-old, […]