Manchester United are officially the best supported club in Europe according to Futebol Finance. Futebol Finance based their analysis on attendances last season, and with an average Old Trafford attendance of 75,304 last season, United surpassed Real Madrid, the 2009-2009 winners. What is surprising is the lack of Premier League sides on the list. Just […]
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Napoli, Sevilla and Manchester City were all big winners in domestic cup ties tonight. Sevilla are through to the Copa del Rey semi-finals after wrapping up a 6-3 aggregate victory against Villarreal. The Liga rivals drew 3-3 in the first leg of their last-eight tie, but it was Gregorio Manzano’s side who took charge of […]
Gerard Houllier claimed the signing of Darren Bent is a “major milestone” that will send out a message about the club’s ambitions. “We are absolutely delighted to have him here and we know he will be a tremendous asset for the months and the years ahead,” Houllier said. “His arrival sends out a clear message […]
Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has given coach Jose Mourinho two options to solve teams striker problem. Either bring back Ruud van Nistelrooy to the Bernabeu or start to play youngster Alvaro Morata more. According to Tomas Roncero of AS: “The problem is that the boss has caused a problem when one does not exist. […]
In a move that shows that the power in London is changing, Steven Pienaar has joined Tottenham after turning down a move to Chelsea. Pienaar, who cost Spurs between £2.5million and £3million, is reported to have signed a four and a half year contract with Spurs. Spurs confirmed the transfer on their official website saying: […]
At the halfway point of the La Liga season, Barcelona are breaking record after record. They extended their unbeaten streak to a club-record 28 games, defeating Malaga 4-1 Sunday night to open a four-point lead in the Spanish league over second-place Real Madrid, which was held to a surprising 1-1 tie at last-place Almeria. Barcelona […]
Atlético Madrid moved up one place into sixth in La Liga with a 3-0 victory over Mallorca. Juan Valera gave Atlético a 13th-minute lead when he headed in his first Liga goal since 21 December 2008. Diego Forlán (34) increased the size of the visitors’ task with his second strike in as many games and […]
Here are the scoring leaders in La Liga at the halfway point of the season (penalties in parentheses): Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, 22 (5) Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 18 (1) David Villa, Barcelona, 14 Fernando Llorente, Athletic Bilbao, 11 Pedro Rodriguez, Barcelona, 10 Nilmar, Villarreal, 10 David Trezeguet, Hercules, 9 (1) Giuseppe Rossi, Villarreal, 9 (3) […]
At the halfway point of the La Liga season, Barcelona are breaking record after record. They extended their unbeaten streak to a club-record 28 games, defeating Malaga 4-1 Sunday night to open a four-point lead in the Spanish league over second-place Real Madrid, which was held to a surprising 1-1 tie at last-place Almeria. Barcelona […]