Lionel Messi hit his 21st FC Barcelona hat-trick as Tito Villanova’s charges overcame a determined RC Deportivo La Coruña 5-4 in a stunning match at the Riazor. The 18th-placed hosts had won just once before this contest. Following strikes by Jordi Alba, Christian Tello and Lionel Messi – the latter a rocket from a Cesc […]
Premier League
Chelsea remain four points clear at the top the Premier League after an impressive come-from-behind win against Tottenham Hotspur, while Arsenal are 10 points behind the leaders after losing 1-0 at Norwich. In the early game at White Hart Lane, Chelsea dominated the first half and went into half-time deservedly leading 1-0 thanks to an […]
Jack Wilshere has got his wish. After telling Arsene Wenger that he was ready to play against Norwich this weekend, the Arsenal boss has included the midfielder in the squad for the trip to Carrow Road. There is no way that Wenger will start Wilshere against Norwich, he only completed his first 90 minute match […]
High praise from Glen Driscoll, who is head of performance at Liverpool, who says that Brendan Rodgers is a better manager than Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti. And Driscoll knows a little about Mourinho and Ancelotti having worked with them both at Chelsea. Driscoll says that Rodgers uses the best of the pair while adding […]
Uefa have fined Lazio the paltry amount of 40,000 euros (£32,500) following racist chanting by their fans during a Europa League game at Tottenham last month. Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon and Andros Townsend were reportedly subjected to monkey chants during the match. In a whitewashing campaign Uefa is planning on using the Champions League and […]
Really strange press conference with Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo today. As expected Di Matteo was asked about Chelsea captain John Terry receiving a four-game ban for racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand. Terry will miss the Blues’ next four domestic games but the centre-back is eligible to play in Tuesday’s Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk and […]
Tottenham have had a good start to the season despite being without England midfielder Scott Parker all season due to a persistent Achilles injury. Parker hurt his Achilles at the end of last season, and took painkilling injections to play for England during this summer’s Euros. As a result, Parker was forced to undergo surgery […]
Barcelona and Real Madrid might be two of the biggest football clubs in the world, but at times they act like petulant children. According to Catalunya Radio, Barcelona secretly filmed Real Madrid defender’s Pepe’s during 2010-11’s Clasicos, with the goal of recording all his tackles on Barcelona players. The radio station’s El Club de la […]
Gerard Pique is said to still be struggling with a sprained foot and is expected to miss Barcelona’s trip to Deportivo, whilst Lionel Messi may be rested with Champions League football looming next week. Barcelona travel out to the Riazor this Saturday evening as the Spanish League gets underway again after the latest international break. […]