It was another magical European night at Anfield as Liverpool beat Villarreal 3-0 on Thursday night in their Europa League semi-final second leg. This was Liverpool’s first home game since the new inquest into the Hillsborough disaster ruled that the 96 supporters who perished at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final had been killed unlawfully and […]
Premier League
Real Madrid’s comfortable win over Manchester City in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday was only latest example of La Liga’s dominion over the Premier League. The Premier League might be the most watched league in the world, but when English clubs come up against Spanish sides in European competition, the results have not been […]
A difference over two legs between possible Champions League glory and heartache was a deflected Gareth Bale cross. Bale’s first half goal was too much for Manchester City to overcome and it sent Real Madrid through to face city rivals Atletico in the final. City midfielder Fernando inadvertently diverted Bale’s 20th-minute strike into his own […]
According to the Daily Mirror, incoming Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is confident of signing Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain for £45m (€57m) this summer. Higuain has been brilliant for Napoli this season, scoring 34 goals in 40 appearances in all competitions, and almost single handily taking Napoli to a top three finish this season. At first […]
Strong words from Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge after his side was knocked out of the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid. Bayern won the second leg of the tie 2-1 on Tuesday but were eliminated on away goals having lost the first leg 1-0. However, Rummenigge believes the result should have […]
For the third consecutive season, Pep Guardiola has seen his Bayern Munich knocked out of the Champions League by Spanish opposition. First it was Real Madrid, last season Barcelona, and on Tuesday night Atletico Madrid made it a Spanish trifecta. Diego Simeone and his players lost 2-1 at the Allianz Arena, but advanced 2-2 on […]
Any lingering doubt that Louis van Gaal was not the right man for the Manchester United job should be ended after his comments at the United awards ceremony that expectations are too high at Old Trafford and that the remains one of the world’s great managers! ‘We have to meet the expectations of the biggest […]
When Claudio Ranieri was named Leicester manager last summer it was not a hiring that was met with widespread applause. In fact many pundits criticized the hiring of Ranieri over Martin O’Neill and Guus Hiddink. One former Leicester legend not impressed with the hire was Gary Lineker who had this to say on Twitter: Former […]
A brilliant Eden Hazard goal at Stamford Bridge ended Tottenham Hotspur’s title dreams, completing one of the greatest fairytales in sporting history. Leicester City have won the 2015-16 Premier League title. Leicester City will be playing in the Champions League next season! At the start of the season they were 5000-1 outsiders to win the […]