Malaga prevailed in the Primera Liga basement battle as they beat nine-man Almeria 3-1. Malaga started the day a point behind Almeria but came from a goal down to move off the bottom of the table as their opponents self-destructed. Sofiane Feghouli broke the deadlock for Almeria after just eight minutes before half-time substitute Enzo […]
Premier League
Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole will play against Manchester United tomorrow, even amid the controversy surrounding him after an air-rifle incident at his soccer club’s training ground. According to yesterday’s News of the World Cole brought a .22 air rifle to Chelsea’s training ground. While clowning around with the riffle, Cole accidentally shot 21-year-old student […]
t was a good weekend for league leaders in Europe as Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United all extended their leads at the top of their respective domestic leagues. Spain Seven points separate Barcelona and Real Madrid after Josep Guardiola’s titleholders won 3-0 at Mallorca and the Real Madrid were forced to settle for a […]
Jose Mourinho hit out at Spain’s football authorities after the 0-0 draw at Deportivo Coruna, saying his Real Madrid players had not been given enough rest after Tuesday’s Champions League match. The dropped points at Depor’s Riazor stadium enabled Barcelona to stretch their lead at the top of La Liga to seven points with 25 […]
An 89th-minute goal by Obafemi Martins brought Birmingham City only their second ever League Cup win after a dramatic 2-1 victory against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. Once Robin van Persie had cancelled out Nikola Žigić’s 28th-minute header six minutes before half-time, the odds looked like Arsenal would go on to win the match and end […]
Real Madrid drew 0-0 at Deportivo La Coruna to slip seven points behind leader Barcelona, which shook off the absence of key players and a recent dip in form to beat Mallorca 3-0 and secure a firm grip on the Spanish league on Saturday. Lionel Messi, David Villa and Pedro Rodriguez all scored as the […]
Two goals from Javier Hernández helped Manchester United beat Wigan 4-0 and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 4 points over Arsenal. Hernández turned in Nani’s low cross on 17 minutes, and struck his second after being set up by Wayne Rooney, who increased the lead soon after. Fabio rounded […]
Manchester United have announced second quarter figures in the six months to December 31 2010 with the turnover increasing to £156.6million and earnings increasing to £60.6million. During the six month period, the figures show an increase of revenue by 8% and the earnings were increased by 3% (before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation). Manchester United […]
Villarreal scored two goals in five minutes to come from behind and claim a 2-1 win in their Europa League last 32 clash with Napoli at El Madrigal. Nilmar and Giuseppe Rossi scored in the final minutes of the first half to cancel out Marek Hamsik’s 18th-minute opener and secure the Yellow Submarine’s progression to […]