Barcelona’s injuries woes continue ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League first-leg semifinal at Real Madrid after medical scans revealed injuries to Maxwell and Gabriel Milito. According to the Barcelona web site: “This Sunday morning Milito and Maxwell were subjected to various medical tests. It was confirmed that Milito suffered a pull to his right calf, and […]
Premier League
Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat to Bolton this afternoon not only ended any faint hopes that Arsene Wenger had of winning the title this year, it also means that Arsenal are in real danger for caught for 4th place by Man City. Where to start about today’s game? It was all all too familiar story for Gunners […]
A late header from Javier Hernández broke the resistance of Everton and sent Manchester United nine points clear at the top of the Premier League, for a few hours at least. United were frustrated for long periods by a combination of saves from Tim Howard, and a defence ably marshalled by Sylvain Distin and Phil […]
A Dubai business group bought Spanish football club Getafe on Thursday for at least €70 million, becoming the latest Middle East investor to take over a European team. The Royal Emirates Group of Companies wouldn’t say exactly how much it paid for the topflight Spanish club. But Kaiser Rafiq, a partner and managing director of […]
UEFA has fined Villarreal and its players Nilmar and Santi Cazorla after they appeared to get deliberate yellow cards in the Europa League quarterfinals. UEFA says it fined Villarreal €60,000 and the players €20,000 each. However, UEFA’s disciplinary panel declined to suspend the pair for the first leg of the team’s semifinal against FC Porto […]
Real Madrid claimed their first trophy under Jose Mourinho when Cristiano Ronaldo’s dramatic extra-time winner secured a 1-0 King’s Cup final victory over arch-rivals Barcelona. With penalties looming in a tense and occasionally physical cup final, Ronaldo rose above Adriano in the 103rd-minute, to power in Ángel Di María’s excellent cross following an exchange of […]
Arsenal’s title aspirations are all but over as they lost a two-goal lead and drew 3-3 with Tottenham Hotspur. Meanwhile Chelsea jumped over the Gunners into second place as they beat Birmingham City 3-1. The North London derby was an enthralling game and if you were a neutral, must have been a fantastic game to […]