Jose Mourinho’s paranoia has to be growing after Andres Iniesta escaped a UEFA ban after getting a ‘deliberate’ booking for time-wasting. Iniesta has been cleared of picking up a deliberate yellow card against Shakhtar Donetsk and will not face any action from UEFA’s disciplinary committee, which means he can now play against Real Madrid at […]
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Jose Mourinho’s paranoia has to be growing after Andres Iniesta escaped a UEFA ban after getting a ‘deliberate’ booking for time-wasting. Iniesta has been cleared of picking up a deliberate yellow card against Shakhtar Donetsk and will not face any action from UEFA’s disciplinary committee, which means he can now play against Real Madrid at […]
FC Barcelona have announced that they will appeal UEFA’s decision to ban Andres Iniesta for one Champions League match for deliberately collecting a yellow card. Iniesta was cautioned in the first leg of Barca’s quarter-final against Shakhtar Donetsk, for not retreating the required distance at a free kick. The yellow card meant that we missed […]
Manchester United extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points following a goalless draw at Newcastle United. United started the brighter with Javier Hernández and Wayne Rooney both guilty of missing good goalscoring opportunities. First, Hernandez was denied by a terrific save by Newcastle’s Tim Krul inside the first two […]
Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano ripped into Jose Mourinho for his tactics in the 1-1 draw against Barcelona, saying the team played like a mouse against a lion of a Catalan side. Di Stefano, Madrid’s honorary president, wrote in his weekly column in sports newspaper Marca on Monday that the Portuguese coach’s team showed […]
Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano ripped into Jose Mourinho for his tactics in the 1-1 draw against Barcelona, saying the team played like a mouse against a lion of a Catalan side. Di Stefano, Madrid’s honorary president, wrote in his weekly column in sports newspaper Marca on Monday that the Portuguese coach’s team showed […]
Giuseppe Rossi’s 16th league goal of the season helped Villarreal beat Zaragoza 1-0 on Monday to strengthen the club’s hold on fourth place in the Spanish league. Rossi goal, from the penalty box, came in the 71st after Zaragoza midfielder Ponzio Leonardo had pulled down Rossi in the area. Villarreal’s first win in three weeks […]
Athletic Bilbao enhanced their chances of playing Europa League football next season with a 2-1 win at Osasuna on a day when fellow European hopefuls Club Atletico Madrid drew with Espanyol. Having fallen behind to Kike Sola’s effort (51), victory seemed beyond Athletic when defender Xabier Castillo was sent off soon after. However, Fernando Llorente […]