Athletic Bilbao midfielder Carlos Gurpegi looks set for a lengthy spell in the treatment room after the club confirmed he has torn his anterior cruciate ligament. Gurpegi suffered the knee injury in the 1-1 Primera Division draw at Valencia, where he twisted the joint and needed treatment. The Basque club confirmed on Monday that an […]

Valencia midfielder Sergio Canales is facing three to six months on the sidelines after partially tearing a ligament in the 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Canales, 20, joined Los Che from Real Madrid on a two-year loan with an option to buy at the end of the contract and has impressed at the […]

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has firmly denied accusations he racially abused Frederic Kanoute during Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Sevilla. After Barcelona were awarded an injury-time penalty at the Camp Nou, Kanoute kicked the ball away from the spot. The striker was then sent off when he lashed out at Fabregas, and a fracas involving a […]

In London for a conference and I could not miss an opportunity to see the two best American players in the Premier League; Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey, meet at Craven Cottage on a beautiful Sunday in London. If you have never been to Craven Cottage before, the ground is situated right next to the […]

Real Madrid continued their impressive form in the Champions League with a comfortable victory at home against Lyon. Former Lyon striker Karim Benzema again found the net against his old team and second-half strikes from Sami Khedira, Sergio Ramos and a Hugo Lloris own goal sent the home fans away happy. Lyon were left licking […]

Athletic Bilbao showed further signs of adapting to new coach Marcelo Bielsa’s philosophy by beating Osasuna 3-1 Monday after first-half goals from Iker Muniain, Igor Gabilondo and Javi Martinez. Muniain opened the scoring in the 30th minute, Gabilondo added the second in the 38th and Martinez headed in the third at the back post in […]