La Lga and European champions FC Barcelona warmed up for their appearance in the UEFA Super Cup on Friday with Lionel Messi scoring twice in a 3-0 Spanish Super Cup win against Athletic Club Bilbao. While they struggled to make possession and chances count in the first half at Camp Nou, it took just four […]
Premier League
Wayne Rooney scored his 100th goal and Michael Owen his first for Manchester United as they beat Wigan Athletic 5-0 while Manchester City and Arsenal maintained their 100 per cent starts with home victories. United suffered a shock 1-0 loss at Burnley in midweek but Sir Alex Ferguson’s side were back to their devastating best […]
Earlier this week the Houston Dynamo filled its designated player spot when it acquired striker Luis Ángel Landín on loan from the Mexican club Cruz Azul. The loan is scheduled to run through the end of the 2010 season, at which time the Dynamo can purchase Landin. What makes this deal noteworthy, is that Landín […]
Interesting post on Serie A Tickets about some recent comments from Italian Premier and AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi about why football needs a salary cap. “Footballers’ salaries are outside reality. It is necessary to introduce a salary cap,” Berlusconi was quoted as saying by Italian media on Tuesday. “They are unacceptable, distant from the […]
Barcelona are in talks with Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Carles Puyol and Rafael Marquez on renewing their contracts, sporting director Txiki Begiristain said yesterday. The European and Spanish champions have already agreed new contracts with other key players including goalkeeper Victor Valdes and midfielders Xavi and Yaya Toure and Begiristain said it was important to […]
Strikes from Maxi Rodríguez, Diego Forlán and Sergio Agüero left Club Atlético de Madrid in firm command of their UEFA Champions League play-off round tie against Panathinaikos after a thrilling 3-2 win in Athens. Maxi had given the visitors a first-half lead and although Dimitris Salpingidis equalised just after the break, the Spanish side hit […]
Burnley had the first big shock of the new Premier League season as they beat Manchester United for the first time in 41 years 1-0. Robbie Blake scored for newly promoted Burnley in the 19th minute with a volley to the near post that beat goalkeeper Ben Foster. Manchester United missed a host of chances […]
It was not pretty but a deflected William Gallas opener and second-half own goal from Gary Caldwell put Arsenal firmly in the driving seat in this UEFA Champions League play-off tie as the visitors earned a 2-0 victory against Celtic. The home team had more than matched Arsène Wenger’s side for the best part of […]