Interesting data from the Daily Mail earlier this week in which they showed the top three shirts at each Premier League club. The list contains a lot of the Premier League’s biggest names, but one name that jumps out is Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke. Villa signed Benteke from Genk this summer for around around […]
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Celtic provided the story of the night last night as they beat Barcelona 2-1 at a rocking Celtic Park, while Bayern Munich and Juventus notched big wins and Manchester United sealed their place in the round of 16. The warning signs were there for Barcelona ahead of the match in Glasgow, as it took a […]
Málaga and Porto became the first teams to confirm their qualification into the knockout stages, but another draw for Manchester City all but ends their Champions League dreams for another season. One of the big surprises in the Champions League this season has been the performance of La Liga’s Malaga. They had won their three […]
Malaga will be going all out to take the three points against AC Milan in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match, said coach Manuel Pellegrini on Monday. Malaga have been the surprise thus far of this season’s tournament in their first Champions League campaign winning all three of their matches, including a 1-0 home win over […]
Marca is reporting that the multi-billionaire Carlos Slim, who is considered to be the wealthiest man in the world, has decided to buy into the Spanish football league and, according to the website ‘Libertad Digital’, has taken the first steps towards becoming the new owner of Getafe. Ángel Torres, the Getafe’s chairman, has been looking […]
A Portuguese television programme ‘Sexta às 9’ has broadcast a report accusing Real Madrid star Xabi Alonso and Barcelona star Javier Mascherano of tax evasion. The report claimed that both players have transferred millions of euros to accounts in the tax-free zone of Madeira, with the alleged aim of evading tax payments. Ignasi Maestre Casanovas, […]
After seeing his side completely outplayed for a third consecutive Premier League game, even Arsene Wenger realizes that a chasm has developed between Arsenal and Chelsea, Man City and Man United. Arsenal are off to their worst start to a season under Wenger, they are already nine points behind leaders Man Utd, with only a […]
FC Barcelona continued their blistering start to the Liga campaign and are now three points clear of Atlético Madrid after the capital club lost for the first time since 11 April. With the victory over Celta, Tito Vilanova secured Barça’s best ever start to a league season: nine wins and one draw, which came against […]
Lionel Messi could not get a goal to mark the birth of his first son but Barcelona took the points in a straightforward 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo. Three goals in the space of five minutes sparked the first half into life after the 20-minute mark as Adriano and David Villa scored either side of […]