Well that was quick. Chelsea have announced that Carlo Ancelotti has been sacked. A club statement read: “This season’s performances have fallen short of expectations and the club feels the time is right to make this change ahead of next season’s preparations. Carlo will always be welcome at Stamford Bridge, where he will be given the reception […]
Premier League
In a dramatic final day of the Premier League season, Blackpool and Birmingham City were relegated while Wolves stayed up despite losing 3-2 at home to Blackburn. Of the five teams in danger of being relegated, Blackpool had the toughest fixture, as they had to travel to Old Trafford and play the champions. Despite going […]
Cristiano Ronaldo set a new La Liga single-season scoring record with his 39th and 40th of the campaign for Real Madrid against Almeria. He notched his first after four minutes and his second on 77 as Real thumped their already-relegated opponents 8-1. His double meant he moved two clear of the previous mark, which he […]
Lots of rumors in the Spanish and British press about a bust-up between Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho and that Real Madrid are willing to listen to offers for their best player. At the heart of the story is the fact that Ronaldo was not happy with Mourinho’s tactics in the first leg of the Champions […]
Lots of rumors in the Spanish and British press about a bust-up between Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho and that Real Madrid are willing to listen to offers for their best player. At the heart of the story is the fact that Ronaldo was not happy with Mourinho’s tactics in the first leg of the Champions […]
Barcelona’s Víctor Valdés is on course to collect his fourth Zamora trophy and the third in a row for having the best goalkeeping record in the league. With a clean sheet against Malaga he’ll end the season with a coefficient of 0.48 goals conceded. Valdés has conceded only 16 goals in 32 games this season, […]
The football economy had an article today on what relegation means to West Ham financially. It does not paint a rosy picture if you are a West Ham fan. More than half of West Ham’s 2009-10 turnover of £71.7m came from Premier League revenue distributions. The minimum £40m of television and central sponsorship income for […]
Arsenal’s inability to beat Aston Villa at the weekend, combined with Man City’s win over Stoke last night, means that Arsenal will in all likelihood finish up in the fourth place in the league. This means the Gunners will have to play a Champions League play-off game either side of the second weekend of the […]
Kaka has reiterated his desire to stay at Real Madrid, even though he continues to be linked with moves to AC Milan or Chelsea. Kaka has really struggled for form and fitness since his move from Milan in 2009, and he was limited to a handful of appearances this season after recovering from major knee […]