Pre-Season 2010-11:
Kit Release!
Atletico Madrid have announced their kits designed by Daniel Oakes for the up and coming season!
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Hello and welcome back to Sky Sports News, We are sitting here with Atletico Madrid boss Josh Gregg. Atleti had a fantastic year last term and gearing up for a new year in La Liga,
SSN: So Josh, your team were outstanding last season. How are you hoping to build upon that this year?
JG: Well first of all thanks for having me. To answer your question I am aiming to challenge Real and Barca for the title! I told the chairman this and he agreed to give me 62 million to spend on new faces! This would give us funds to help us achieve these goals whilst also extending a cramped wage budget. We need strengthening all over the park really, I have players lined up though!
SSN: Can you name any of these players?
JG: I don't really think that is appropriate, it will not really help the deal allowing other clubs to jump in and make offers for the players!
SSN: Ok.... well, you have had quite a drastic change in fortunes over the past year. This funnily shows in your kits. Last year's sponsor was Carrefour: A supermarket and this year it is El Corte Ingles: Spain's fanciest department store!
JG: I was actually thinking that a few days ago, It was a great turn of events!
SSN: It was great having you Josh! Come back next season.
JG: Of course!
Transfers in:
Edin Dzeko
From Wolfsburg
16 million and 10 million over 48 months
Toni Kroos
From Bayern
16.5 million
Yoann Gourcuff
From Bordeaux
20 million
Dodo
From Corinthians
1.3 million
Dejan Lovren
From Bremen
5 million and another 5 million over 48 months
Andras Simon
From Liverpool
Free
Christian Eto'o (regen)
From Coton Sport
750k
Transfers Out:
Sergio Marcos
To Numancia
For Free
Mariano Pernia
Released
Fransisco Regalon
Released
Jaime
Released
Nacho
Released
Antonio Campillo
Released
Roberto Batres
Released
Sebastian Gallegos
To Genoa
775k
Juanito
To Sporting
1 million
Tomas Fernandez Garcia
To Barca
525k
Wow, the players I managed to bring in are all quality! We brought in some of Europe's top talents in Yoann, Edin and Toni! All my transfers impressed me, all of my targets signed and are all looking forward to their Atleti careers! On the selling front I didn't do anything drastic because I feel my squad only needed improvements not people being taken out. So overall I am delighted with the transfers!
Spanish Cup Final:
First Leg:
Atleti 1-1 Real
Dzeko
Second Leg:
Real 1-0 Atleti
We were unlucky really, I think that the tightness of the results show the improvement in the team over the summer. Last year Real totally outplayed us and now it is looking like we can challenge them and Barca later in the year. We may have lost but there are many positives to be taken from this.
European Super Cup:
Line Ups:
Atleti
Sergio Asenjo
Dodo
Gokhan Gonul
Fabiano Santacroce
Dejan Lovren
Angel Di Maria
Simao
Toni Kroos
Yoann Gourcuff
Edin Dzeko
Sergio Aguero
Juventus
Gianluigi Buffon
Giorgio Chiellini
Zdenek Gyrgera
Fabio Cannavaro
Nicola Legrottaglie
Felipe Melo
Ze Roberto
Claudio Marchisio
Sebastian Giovinco
Amauri
Alessandro Del Piero
Atleti 2-0 Juventus
Aguero, Dzeko
Champions!
We have won another trophy! This proves our team improvement over the past year, we lost to them twice in last years Champions League groups stage but today we trounced them! A third trophy for me and one that everyone involved with the club has earned!
Thanks for reading guys