It was a game that actually lived up to the pre-game hype. In probably the most anticipated Carling Cup game in recent memory, defending champions Manchester United beat archrival Manchester City 3-1 to reach the League Cup final against Aston Villa. Wayne Rooney’s 21st goal of the season in stoppage time prevented the Manchester derby […]
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Chelsea moved back on top of the Premier League with a convincing 3-0 win at home against Birmingham City. Birmingham arrived at Stamford Bridge on a club-record 15-match unbeaten run, but that unbeaten streak was in jeopardy within six minutes when City left Florent Malouda unmarked in the penalty box, as he headed in a […]
The good news for Avram Grant and Pompey fans, is that the Premier League has lifted the clubs transfer embargo. The bad news is that they can only sign players on loan or who are available on a free transfer Portsmouth has been unable to register new players since October, when the Premier League imposed […]
Can the real Liverpool team please stand up? A week after beating Spurs 2-0 at home and looking once again like contenders for that 4th Champions League spot, Liverpool traveled to Wolves and could only manage a 0-0 draw. Even with captain Steven Gerrard back in the line-up, Liverpool lacked that cutting edge in front […]
Roma made it 16 games unbeaten in all competitions with a 1-0 defeat of nine-man Catania in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals. Roma dominated the game but found Catania a difficult team to break-down in the first half, but things started to turn in their favor in the 59th minute when Catania defender Giuseppe Bellusci pulled […]
The New York Red Bulls will open their new stadium, called Red Bull Arena, with an exhibition game against Santos of Brazil on March 20. The Red Bulls MLS regular-season home opener will be the following week against Chicago. Santos has won 17 Paulista Championships, including in 2006 and 2007. It is renowned as the […]
Is their a more disliked executive in world football than Manchester City chief-executive Garry Cook? Cook was heavily criticized for the way that he handled the firing of Mark Hughes’ last month and he drew ridicule when he accused AC Milan of “bottling it” in the wake of his failed attempt to sign Kaka. Well […]
Atletico Madrid’s latest signing, 19-year-old striker Eduardo Antonio ‘Toto’ Salvio, said he was “eager to win a title here” after completing his move to the UEFA Europa League contenders from Lanus, where he scored 11 times in 41 appearances,for a reported €8m. The Argentinian international has agreed a five-and-a-half-year deal at Atletico, becoming their second […]
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice but was later sent off for the second time in his Real Madrid career as Madrid beat Malaga 2-0 to close the gap to Barcelona to five points. Manuel Pellegrini’s side needed to bounce back from defeat by Athletic Madrid last weekend and respond to Barcelona’s comfortable 3-0 victory at Real […]