Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has been given the medical all-clear to resume playing after undergoing knee surgery earlier this summer. The 34-year-old Spain defender returned to training with his team-mates last week after missing the end of the 2011/12 season, including his nation’s triumphant European Championship defence, and going under the knife in May. A […]
Premier League
Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini has said it is impossible for his players not to be affected by the current uncertainty regarding the future ownership of the club. The Andalusians qualified for the Champions League for the first time ever in May after spending over 50million euros on players last summer but have yet to make […]
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association in relation to comments posted on Twitter at the end of John Terry’s recent trial. Ferdinand denied he was being racist after responding to a tweet describing Chelsea’s Ashley Cole as a “choc ice”. The term used relates to the […]
It looks like Chelsea have some more shopping left to do this summer. Despite spending over £66m on Eden and Thorgan Hazard, Oscar and Marko Marin, the European Champions are not finished yet according to Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay said: “We are still looking to strengthen in one or two areas. Speaking after Chelsea’s […]
Manchester United have surpassed Barcelona’s £125m world record shirt sponsorship deal with the Qatar Foundation by striking a seven-year shirt agreement with Chevrolet worth in excess of £25m-a-year. United, whose current £20m-a-year shirt deal with the American insurance giant Aon still has two seasons left to run, will begin their partnership with Chevrolet at the […]
Atletico Madrid’s new signing Emre Belozoglu believes his side have the potential to push Real Madrid and Barcelona all the way in the 2012/13 La Liga campaign. Diego Simeone’s men finished fifth last season, 44 points behind their city rivals in first, but they did win 12 consecutive European games on their way to a […]
Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido has once again called for change in the distribution of money from television rights in La Liga Currently Real Madrid and Barcelona receive nearly 135million euros each per season from TV income, while the other La Liga clubs like Sevilla receive 31million euros. Del Nido led a similar campaign […]