Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido says his team should be concentrating on getting into Europe next season and not whether coach Gregorio Manzano will be back next season. Sevilla are currently seventh in La Liga, equal on points with sixth-placed Atletico Madrid and just two points back from fifth-placed Athletic Bilbao. They need to […]
Premier League
Real Madrid have already starting planning for next season as they have signed Borussia Dortmund star Nuri Sahin for €10 million. Sahin has signed a six-year contract with Madrid. The 22-year-old midfielder said he was not motivated by finances in his decision to leave the German top flight champions for the Spanish capital. “Money wasn’t […]
Liverpool ruthlessly sweep aside Fulham at Craven Cottage and moved above Spurs into fifth place and the final Europa League spot. The style that Liverpool showed was a message to the rest of the Premier League that Liverpool will be aiming to regain their mantle as most successful English side next season. When King Kenny […]
Having just booked their place in the UEFA Champions League final, Manchester United and FC Barcelona rounded off a triumphant week with league successes that have taken them to within a point of their respective domestic titles. In Italy and Ukraine, meanwhile, the destination of the championship has already been decided, with AC Milan ending […]
Not a surprise that UEFA have fined and suspended Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho for his comments after the Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona. Mourinho has already served a one-match ban (after his sending off in the first leg) and another is suspended, meaning he will miss Madrid’s first three European games next […]
Villarreal beat Porto 3-2 in their Europa League semi-final second leg, but they crashed out the competition 7-4 on aggregate as they the first-leg deficit proved too much to recover from. After losing 5-1 on Portugal in the first leg it was imperative that the Yellow Submarin made a good start as they looked for […]
Dutch legend Johan Cruyff says Real Madrid can only dream of ever being as good as Barcelona The three times Ballon d’Or winner coached at the Nou Camp for eight years and guided Barca to the European Cup in 1992, which they won at Wembley. Current manager Pep Guardiola will return to the stadium for […]
Liverpool have announced that they lost £20m last year. The clubs latest numbers cover the period August 2009 to July 2010 when the club was under the ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The accounts, obtained exclusively by the Liverpool Echo, show that Liverpool paid £17.7m in interest payments in 2010, up from almost […]
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon says the club has been damaged by Jose Mourinho’s behaviour during the European semi-finals with Barcelona. Mourinho was sent off in the first leg for disputing a red card and is being investigated by UEFA for his comments after the match: “To talk like that has been harmful for […]