I'm very happy that the Robinho saga has finally ended and I think it has ended happily with us offloading an unhappy lad for a lot of cash. And the club has now revealed that they will offer Sergio Ramos a life time contract just like the ones they offered to Casillas and captain Rau'l.

The new improved contract would keep the excellent right back until he becomes 32, pretty much when he will retire. He would earn 6m euros a year, a salary that Robinho wanted badly, but one that Calderon refused to give.

While I believe that Sergio deserves such a contract, I have my concerns too. Signing a player for such a long period of time is a "gamble". Will he continue playing as he is currently doing? Or will he still be faithful to the club? He may turn to be another Robinho, right?

However, I think there isn't much difference other than that he will be guarenteed a place at Real for a longer period and will earn a good salary along the road. So I would say that it would be good if this deal go through although as I said I have a few concerns.

Anyway, it seems that the Arabs of Man City have also approached Real about Nistelrooy and offered a lot of money but Calderon turned them down immediately.

Those folks are trying to dominate the world of football by signing players right and left, which is clearly wrong. What did the hell they have in mind? Did they think that by signing Robinho they could sign any player they wanted? Crap. Nistelrooy, yes, is old, but he is VERY essential for us. They would be dreaming if they thought that they would ever get him. And they only signed Robinho because we wanted them to ....

And by the way, Brazilian legends including Pele have harshly criticized Robinho's decision to leave Real Madrid and join Man City.

Pele has said that Robinho has seemingly lost his mind. Leaving for a smaller team is a step towards ruining his career.

Also Santos officials have commented on the issue and said that they are sorry for him that he was advised and controlled by the wrong people.

Crap.

Thats about it for today. I'm looking to seeing Cannavaro play with Italy. His return is crucial for both the Azzuri and Real Madrid.