With his goal against Shakhtar Donetsk last night, Lionel Messi broke the Barcelona single-season goal scoring record of 47 that was held by former Brazil striker Ronaldo. Messi, who has 48 goals this season, is one goal behind the all-time Spanish record held by Real’s late Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas, achieved in 1959-60. With potentially […]
Premier League
Stan Kroenke’s move to take majority control of Arsenal is getting a little bit messy as Alisher Usmanov has confirmed that he will not sell his 27% stake in Arsenal to Kroenke. “I’m not going to sell my stake,” Usmanov told Bloomberg from Moscow. “I love Arsenal, that’s why I’m a shareholder.” According to The […]
Many have written off Tottenham Hotspur chances of overturning last week’s 4-0 defeat at Real Madrid, but Harry Redknapp and José Mourinho are not among them. Redknapp concedes his side need a miracle, and though he stresses “miracles do happen”, Mourinho warned that five goals will not be enough against his hungry charges. Harry Redknapp, […]
Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the fourth successive season after a 1-0 victory rounded off a 6-1 aggregate triumph. Shakhtar played valiantly and created a couple of excellent early chances. However, as in the first leg poor finishing was their Achilles heel and once the Spanish visitors had weathered that early […]
Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals for the fourth successive season after a 1-0 victory rounded off a 6-1 aggregate triumph. Shakhtar played valiantly and created a couple of excellent early chances. However, as in the first leg poor finishing was their Achilles heel and once the Spanish visitors had weathered that early […]
Manchester United are one step from once again playing at Wembley in a Champions League final after beating ten-man Chelsea 2-1 on the night, 3-1 on aggregate. Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti gambled on the out-of-form Fernando Torres instead of Drogba. Torres played as a lone striker, supported by Nicolas Anelka, Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda, […]
Javier Mascherano’s agent has denied reports he is set to leave Barcelona for Italy in the summer. The Argentina international, 26, joined Barca from Liverpool in a controversial and protracted £18 million move at the start of the season but he has struggled to cement a first-team place at the Camp Nou, finding youth-team products […]
With the odds stacked against Shakhtar Donetsk following their 5-1 loss to Barcelona last week, Mircea Lucescu wants his players to enjoy their quarter-final decider and gain more “priceless experience” for their likely return to the Champions League next season. Though the Shakhtar coach admitted his side have a “very small” chance of progressing, opposite […]
It is the only Champions League quarter-final match-up that hasn’t been settled. These two fierce Premier League rivals are separated by Wayne Rooney’s goal at Stamford Bridge in the first leg. Can Chelsea got to Old Trafford and get a repeat of their 2-1 win in the Premier League last season? Sir Alex Ferguson, United […]