Levante extended its best ever start by beating 10-man Malaga 3-0 Sunday for a fifth straight victory that kept it level with Barcelona atop the Spanish league. In a matchup between the league’s lowest payroll and biggest offseason spender, Levante outplayed the revamped Malaga by taking advantage of the visitors’ goalkeeping gaffs. Jose Barkero’s shot […]
Premier League
According to League Managers Association (LMA) chief Richard Bevan, several of the foreign-owned Premier League clubs want to do away with relegation. “We’re very keen that the report is successful in helping the Football Association introduce a licensing programme for clubs,” Bevan said. “Because there are a number of overseas-owned clubs already talking about bringing […]
Lionel Messi scored a landmark goal for Barcelona and Gonzalo Higuaín a second successive hat-trick for Real Madrid as the top two clubs in the Liga registered comfortable wins on Saturday. Messi broke the deadlock in typically eye-catching fashion 11 minutes into Barça’s 3-0 win against Real Racing Club at Camp Nou, accelerating clear of […]
Manchester United captain Patrice Evra has accused Liverpool striker Luis Suarez of racially abusing him during the 1-1 Premier League draw at Anfield on Saturday. The France international told French television after the game that Suarez used the same insult “more than 10 times” throughout the match. Liverpool said Suarez categorically denied the allegations but […]
England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the Euro 2012 group stage after being banned for three matches for his sending off against Montenegro. Uefa’s disciplinary panel, which described the incident as an “assault”, decided on the punishment at a meeting on Thursday. The England FA are said to be considering an appeal. The official UEFA […]
After conducting a two-week internal investigation into the Carlos Tevez, Manchester City issued a statement on Tuesday claiming that they had concluded that there is a case for Carlos Tévez to answer of alleged breaches of contract. The official City statement read: “The club has been conducting an investigation into the events of 27 September […]
Racing Santander’s administrators have announced that the club has a total debt of almost €48m, a figure over €10m in excess of the one presented when the Cantabrians applied to enter bankruptcy in July. The difference was explained by the fact that investment company Western Gulf Advisory (WGA), owned by Indian businessman Ahsan Ali Syed […]
Wigan chairrman David Whelan has attacked Liverpool’s demand for more TV cash, saying that such a move would kill the heart and soul of football. Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said yesterday the bigger clubs in the Premier League should get a greater share of the £1.4billion overseas TV cash, instead of the current arrangement […]
El Mundo Deportivo reports that midfielder Mesut Ozil has grown increasingly unhappy at Real Madrid and is seeking a way out of the Santiago Bernabéu at the end of the season. According to the newspaper, Inter Milan have already been in contact and have asked to be kept informed of any developments concerning the German […]