Jose Mourinho was labelled a “crybaby” by the Valencia coach Unai Emery following his criticism of the match referee after Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Seville on Sunday. After the match, Seville president Jose Maria del Nido said: “The pressure they [Real] put on the referee can be seen by the whole of Spain. It […]

Jose Mourinho was labelled a “crybaby” by the Valencia coach Unai Emery following his criticism of the match referee after Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Seville on Sunday. After the match, Seville president Jose Maria del Nido said: “The pressure they [Real] put on the referee can be seen by the whole of Spain. It […]

Atletico Madrid has signed Brazilian midfielder Elias Mendes to a a 4 1/2-year contract. Elias helped Corinthians to a third-place finish in the Brazilian league this season. A statement on the Atletico Madrid web site said: “Elias Mendes will arrive in Madrid on Monday December 20 for a medial under the supervision of Atletico Madrid’s […]

What is it with Manchester football stars doing a 180-degree turnaround on wanting to leave their club? First is was Wayne Rooney making up with Manchester United and now comes news that Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has withdrew his transfer request. “Manchester City can confirm to its fans that ‘clear the air’ talks have […]

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola confirmed in a press conference that striker Bojan Krkic has signed a contract extension at the club until 2015. The young Spanish international has but pen to paper on the improved deal, and when addressing the media ahead of the Blaugrana’s Copa del Rey match against Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday evening, […]

Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, the two most successful teams in the history of the Copa del Rey, will meet Tuesday in the round of 16 in a repeat of the 2009 final. Bilbao will play the first leg away at Camp Nou stadium after having won its past two games, but will be without injured […]

While the cold and snow destroyed the Premier League schedule for this weekend, the other top European leagues all played. This is a look at the results in Europe’s top leagues this weekend. Italy Instead of moving nine points clear at the top of Serie A, AC Milan had their lead whittled down to three […]