A big blow for Spain heading into this summer’s European Championship as Barcelona announced today that Carlos Puyol has a knee injury that requires arthroscopic surgery.
“After tests were conducted it was decided the player would have arthroscopic surgery next Saturday, May 12,” Barcelona said in a statement on their website. “The estimated time he will be out of action is around six weeks.”
Puyol hurt his knee during Saturday’s 4-0 win against Espanyol, and the news that he requires surgery rules how out of the last league game of the season against Real Betis and Pep Guardiola’s final game in charge; the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao on May 25. Read more... (395 words, 1 image, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)
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Chelsea‘s ambitions of a top-four finish were ended in emphatic style after they lost 4-1 to Liverpool at Anfield tonight.
The convincing win and performance by Liverpool had to have Kenny Dalglish and the Liverpool fand wondering why they had not played like that on Saturday in the FA Cup Final when Chelsea beat them 2-1.
As for Chelsea, this was one of the Blues worst performances in the Roman Abramovich era. John Terry and Branislav Ivanoic in particular where terrible. Terry was directly responsible for two of Liverpool’s goals, was nutmegged three times in the opening 20 minutes and suffered through probably his worst outing as a Chelsea player. Read more... (427 words, 1 image, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)
It will be a clash of Spanish and Italian champions on August 5th in Las vegas as Real Madrid and Juventus will meet at Sam Boyd Stadium. Sam Boyd only seats 36,800 so this game is sure to sellout. Buy Real Madrid v Juventus Tickets
The game, which is part of the 2012 World Football Challenge, is the first big soccer game ever to be played in Las Vegas, something Justice Entertainment Group President and COO Daren Libonati has been trying to make happen for nearly 25 years. Now that it’s set, he said he can’t think of a better matchup for the city’s introduction to the sport. Read more... (684 words, 1 image, estimated 2:44 mins reading time)
Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has turned down an incredible £12million-a-year package from Chelsea as he remains determined to take a year off from coaching.
The news that Guardiola is not coming to Stamford Bridge has to increase the likelihood that interim boss Roberto Di Matteo will be give the job on an permanent basis at the end of the season.
It may mean that Chelsea decide to stick with Di Matteo until Guardiola becomes available, because they have been so impressed with their stand-in boss. Read more... (268 words, 1 image, estimated 1:04 mins reading time)
Former Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow says that the club was one day away from administration before being sold to current owners Fenway Sports Group.
Purslow said on Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek programme:
“People have short memories, it’s only 15-16 months ago we were a day away from being in administration. We are now stable financially.
“It’s year one of what they (Fenway) said when they bought the club would be a long journey.”
Purslow was appointed by former joint owners Tom Hicks and George Gillette in June 2009 with a brief of finding new owners, and left his post shortly after Fenway completed their takeover in Oct 2010. Read more... (493 words, 1 image, estimated 1:58 mins reading time)
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Former Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers have been relegated after losing 1-0 at home to Wigan tonight. Antolin Alcaraz’s goal in the 87th minute was enough to keep Wigan in the Premier League for another season.
There were ugly scenes at the final whistle when some Blackburn fans ran onto the field at Ewood Park in further opposition to the club’s management and owners on a night of protest at Ewood Park.
Rovers went into the game knowing that anything less than a win would mean relegation, and yet they were dominated completely by Wigan. Read more... (408 words, 1 image, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)
Chelsea have announced that they will Italian giants AC Milan during their US Tour this summer. The game, which was originally scheduled for FedEx Field near Washington D.c., will instead take place at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on Saturday, July 28. Buy Chelsea v AC Milan Tickets
Not sure why the game got changed, but happy that it is going ahead though.
AC Milan will be familiar opposition on Chelsea’s first ever visit to Florida in what promises to be a keenly contested game. Chelsea played Milan in the summer of 2009 in Baltimore, when goals from Didier Drogba and Yury Zhirkov earned Chelsea a 2-1 win in front of more than 70,000 fans. Read more... (703 words, 1 image, estimated 2:49 mins reading time)
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Juventus are champions of Italy for the first time since the Calciopoli scandal. They beat Cagliari 2-0 in Trieste with a Vucinic strike and an own-goal by Canini to get the party started a week before the end of the season. It is Juventus’s 28th league title, (30th according to some of their fans who still count the two Scudettos struck off for the Caciopoli scandal). Read more... (401 words, 1 image, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)
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A big blow for Spain heading into this summer’s European Championship as Barcelona announced today that Carlos Puyol has a knee injury that requires arthroscopic surgery.
