Manchester United advanced to their fifth consecutive Champions League quarter-final after a nervous 2-1 victory against Marseille at Old Trafford. United got off to a great start when Hernandez scored inside six months, turning a Rooney cross into the net from a couple of yards out. United were flying with Rooney pulling the strings. He […]
Premier League
Not one to live in anybody’s shadow, Real Madrid coach José Mourinho is determined to draw the attention away from rivals Barcelona and onto his own side as they continue towards their goal of winning a tenth Champions League title. The Portuguese tactician famously led Porto to European club football’s greatest prize in 2004, the […]
All indications are that England boss Fabio Capello is about to name John Terry as England’s ‘permanent’ captain. Capello is quoted in this morning’s newspapers as saying “I think after one year of punishment that is enough for a mistake,” he said. “‘For this reason, I need to make a decision about this problem. It […]
Barcelona has denied allegations by a Spanish radio station that the club engaged in “doping practices.” Cadena COPE claimed late Sunday that Barcelona rival Real Madrid has asked the Spanish football federation to take drug testing in the league “more seriously”, saying it doesn’t understand how “doctors with questionable reputations” can be associated with the […]
French clubs Lyon and Marseille will attempt to spring major upsets in the Champions League this week after being held to first-leg draws at home against Real Madrid and Manchester United respectively. Marseille may feel they have the better chance having prevented Sir Alex Ferguson’s men from scoring in the goalless stalemate at the Stade […]
The weekend brought morale-boosting victories for five teams in UEFA Champions League round of 16 action this week. Bayern Munich were most emphatic in their pre-second leg preparations, though Manchester United and Olympique de Marseille passed tricky tests of their own. England City rivals Manchester United and Manchester City will meet in the FA Cup […]
Micah Richards’ header sent Manchester City into an FA Cup semi-final blockbuster with Manchester United next month as they eded out Championship side Reading. It will be the Blues’ first appearance at that stage of the competition for 30 years and they will hope to avoid the nerves that affected them against the Royals. Apart […]
Real Madrid kept the pressure up on Liga leaders Barcelona with a 2-0 defeat of Hércules that hauled them to within four points at the top. Karim Benzema did the damage with both goals as José Mourinho’s men gave themselves a timely injection of confidence ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 decider […]