UEFA has charged Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets with racially insulting Real Madrid defender Marcelo during the Champions League semifinals. UEFA says its disciplinary panel will hear the case on Sunday with a decision to be announced Monday. Busquets is alleged to have violated UEFA’s discrimination rules “by directing racist abuse towards” Marcelo, who is black. […]
Premier League
Liverpool’s U.S. owners have finally signed Kenny Dalglish to a three-year deal to manager Liverpool. Dalglish has restored pride and optimism on Merseyside. Consider that when he took over from Roy Hodgson in January, Liverpool were 12th in the Premier League, four points above the relegation zone. Today they are fifth and in position to […]
UEFA has charged Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets with racially insulting Real Madrid defender Marcelo during the Champions League semifinals. UEFA says its disciplinary panel will hear the case on Sunday with a decision to be announced Monday. Busquets is alleged to have violated UEFA’s discrimination rules “by directing racist abuse towards” Marcelo, who is black. […]
FC Barcelona have been crowned Liga champions for the third successive season, and 21st time overall, following a 1-1 draw at Levante. Needing a point to secure the title, Josep Guardiola’s team took the lead on 28 minutes when Seydou Keita headed in a measured chip forward from Xavi Hernández. Levante, unbeaten at home since […]
FC Barcelona have won their 21st league title, and it’s now three-out-of-three for manager Josep Guardiola, who has produced a winning style that has amazed the footballing world. In three three years Guardiola has won three league titles and nine major honours in total. An amazing record by an amazing coach. Like in 2005, Barça […]
Updated La Liga scoring chart after Ronaldo’s hat-trick last night saw Ronaldo extend his lead over Messi (penalties in parentheses). Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, 36 (7) Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 31 (4) David Villa, Barcelona, 18 Giuseppe Rossi, Villarreal, 18 (3) Sergio Aguero, Atletico Madrid, 17 (1) Fernando Llorente, Athletic Bilbao, 17 Roberto Soldado, Valencia, 16 […]
Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick in a 4-0 win against Getafe as Real Madrid ensured FC Barcelona were not crowned Liga champions without kicking a ball. The Portugal forward, who scored four times in a 6-2 triumph at Sevilla on Saturday, rounded off another convincing victory for the Merengues with an added-time penalty, his 36th […]
Cristiano Ronaldo now sits on 36 league goals following his fourth hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid demolished Getafe to keep their faint title hopes alive. In 1989/90, Hugo Sanchez matched Telmo Zarra’s record of 38 league goals in one season; a mark from a different era of football that has yet to be […]
Manchester City secured a top-four finish and a place in next season’s Champions League with a 1-0 home victory against Tottenham Hotspur. City had the first notable chance but Edin Džeko was thwarted by Carlo Cudicini’s point-blank save. Spurs grew into the match and it was not long before they fashioned an opportunity of their […]