Ronaldo punished €20,000 for being big-game flop, Totti taxed €10,000 for trying to sack coach – 20 more ridiculous Felix Magath fines

Felix Magath, VfL Wolfsburg
Footballers of the world be very fearful, Felix is ready to milk you of your money

‘The ECA hurricane has blown itself out’ – why Fifa & Uefa are not set for Armageddon

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Talk of the European Club Association revolutionising football at the expense of the world and European governing bodies was premature

‘AC Milan can beat Barcelona’ – Former Real Madrid ace Robinho targets Champions League upset at Camp Nou

Robinho - Brescia-Milan - Serie A (Getty Images)
Brazil international eager to stun the European champions as he gears up for a battle of the titans in Tuesday’s Group H clash

‘Wesley Sneijder was not what we were looking for’ – Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson - Manchester United (Getty Images)
The Scot has quelled talk that the Inter midfielder was being lined up as a replacement for Paul Scholes and admitted to attempting to sign Paolo Maldini

‘I want to win everything at AC Milan’ – Kevin-Prince Boateng

Boateng & Seedorf - Milan (Getty Images)
The Ghana native can’t wait to get started and expects more of a challenge from Juventus this campaign, as he evokes motivation ahead of the big Serie A kick-off on Friday

Champions League game against Barcelona a chance to test ourselves against best of the best – AC Milan’s Clarence Seedorf

Clarence Seedorf - Milan (Getty Images)
The former Netherlands international is eagerly anticipating next week’s match against the Catalan giants to see where the San Siro side stand against Europe’s elite

‘Maldini thought I was crazy’ – Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson reveals approach for AC Milan legend

Sir Alex Ferguson - Manchester United (Getty Images)
A move for the Italy great was instantly rejected, while Inter’s Sneijder is not the right man to replace Paul Scholes as Jose Mourinho finds an ally who has come to his defence

No pace, no skill, yet goals galore – Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is on his way to becoming The Netherlands’ all-time top goal-scorer

Klaas Jan Huntelaar - Belanda (PROSHOTS)
The prolific hitman is on his way to leapfrog stars like Patrick Kluivert, Dennis Bergkamp, Faas Wilkes and Johan Cruyff on Oranje’s all-time goal-scorers list

Serie A gets green light following temporary agreement between clubs & players

Serie A 11/12 balls (Getty Images)
The AIC head said the decision to avert further strike action was thanks to ‘good sense’ from the players as all parties have settled on a version they can agree on

Platini the player vs Platini the politician – how Uefa’s supremo balances his personal & presidential views

Michel Platini (UEFA President)
The Frenchman was Europe’s best player for a while during the 1980s, and is now Europe’s most important administrator – but how does he juggle his purity from his politics?

AC Milan wanted to sign Real Madrid’s Lassana Diarra – Adriano Galliani

Lassana Diarra - Real Madrid (Getty Images)
The France international was close to moving to Serie A as the champions tried to make a last-ditch attempt at landing him from the Santiago Bernabeu on deadline day