Atletico Madrid’s faint La Liga title hopes have bene dashed with the news that top striker Radamel Falcao will be out for three weeks after picking up a leg injury at the weekend. Falcao got injured while sprinting for a ball in the 57th minute of Atletico’s 2-0 win over Levante and immediately grabbed the […]
Premier League
This is a bit of a surprise, but Ashley Cole has agreed to a new one-year deal with Chelsea. While the deal has not yet been officially signed, the formalities, of what is understood to be a one-year extension to his contract, are expected to be completed early next week. Despite being linked with moves to […]
Manchester United’s lead at the top of the Premier League is down to five points after drawing 1-1 at Tottenham Hotspur, while Chelsea heaped more pressure on Arsene Wenger and Arsenal, beating the Gunners 2-1. Man United had not lost at White Hart Lane since 2001 and that record looked likely to remain intact when […]
Real Sociedad hit back from two goals down to end Barcelona’s unbeaten La Liga record in stunning fashion at the Anoeta this evening. All looked to be going to plan for Tito Vilanova’s visitors when Lionel Messi and Pedro Rodriguez put them two goals up within 25 minutes. But Gonzalo Castro’s brilliant strike gave Sociedad […]
Víctor Valdés’ representatives have dropped a bombshell on Barcelona by telling the club that the goalkeeper will not be renewing his existing contract and will instead leave when it expires on 30th June 2014. “The agents of Victor Valdes have communicated to Barcelona in a meeting held this afternoon the irrevocable decision of the player […]
The long-running contract standoff between Theo Walcott and Arsenal has ended with the England winner signing a new three and a half year deal with the Gunners. The deal is worth a reported £90,000 a wage plus add-ons. Walcott had balked out Arsenal’s initial contract offer of £75,000 per week in August and held out […]
This is a decision that makes you wonder if the people running Southampton actually know what they are doing. Today the Saints announced that they had sacked Nigel Adkins, despite the club sitting three points above the Barclays Premier League relegation zone. The decision comes just 48 hours after the man, who led the club […]
Manchester United have confirmed that Darren Fletcher will miss the rest of the season following surgery to resolve his chronic bowel condition. The Scottish midfield has fought a two-year battle with ulcerative colitis and while United have emphasised that the operation is part of a ‘planned procedure’, it has to raise fresh concerns about his […]
Chelsea’s wretched home form continues as they threw away a two-goal lead to Premier League strugglers Southampton tonight, to draw 2-2. Chelsa’s have only won one of their last seven games, and any chance they had of catching the Man City and Man United has surely gone now. Chelsea will 42 points, are six behind City […]