Champions!

This weekend marked the end of European football for this season. These were the champions of the major leagues:





Even though there are no more club games, soccer fans have the World Cup and transfers coming up. The first major confirmed transfer is David Villa for Barcelona. The team needs a striker after Ibrahimovic's poor season at the Camp Nou. There are many rumors for Fabregas, who said he is ready to return to Barcelona. Real Madrid are likely to hire Jose Mourinho. Transfer rumors include: Carlos Tevez, David Silva, and Maicon. In England, Manchester United and Arsenal want to spend the least amount of money possible. Manchester City and Chelsea are looking to sign many players, but there are no solid rumors yet.

I will be writing about the World Cup shortly, but today Spain's manager Vicente del Bosque announced his final 23-man squad. Spain are the World Cup favorites because of Euro 2008 and the squad. Here is the final list:

Goal Keepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), José Manuel Reina (Liverpool), Víctor Valdés (Barcelona).

Defense: Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), Raúl Albiol (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Álvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Carlos Marchena (Valencia).

Midfield: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona), Cesc Fábregas (Arsenal), Javi Martínez (Athletic).

Strikers: Jesús Navas (Sevilla), David Silva (Valencia), Juan Manuel Mata (Valencia), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), David Villa (Barcelona), Pedro Rodríguez (Barcelona), Fernando Llorente (Athletic).