Chelsea recovered from conceding the quickest goal in the 128-year history of the FA Cup final to overcome Everton 2-1, strikes from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard earning a fifth success for the London club. The final has not seen a major upset since 1995, when Everton beat Manchester United 1-0 to claim their last […]
Premier League
All-conquering Barcelona may be the talk of Europe, but the spotlight in this weekend’s final round of Primera Division fixtures moves away from the Catalan giants and onto battles elsewhere. Barca this week become the first Spanish team to win the treble of league, cup and European Cup after defeating holders Manchester United in the […]
The U.S. is the place to be this summer as Real Madrid has announced that they will be playing D.C. United on August 9th at FedEx Field in suburban Maryland. The teams met in Seattle two years ago, playing to a 1-1 draw. United is second in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference with three wins […]
Florentino Perez moved a step closer to returning to the Real Madrid presidency after prospective candidate Eduardo Garcia confirmed he was pulling out of the election race. Garcia’s announcement on Thursday means that Perez is now currently the only man in the running for the post, as the other two hopefuls Juan Onieva and Eugenio […]
The Spanish press were unreserved in their praise of Barcelona following Wednesday’s Champions League success, universally hailing Pep Guardiola’s side as the best team on the planet. Barca became the first Spanish club to win the treble of league, cup and European Cup after goals in either half from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi earned […]
Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi scored the goals as Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League final in Rome. Cameroon international Eto’o struck after ten minutes and Messi added the second with a superb header 20 minutes from time. United can have no complaints as they failed to find their usual fluency and defended […]
Barcelona were crowned European champions for the third time – and the second in four seasons – as a vibrant display of pass and move, capped by goals in either half from Samuel Eto’o and Lionel Messi, defeated Manchester United in Rome. It was a convincing win for Barca. Outside the first ten minutes they […]
Barcelona will play their natural game and not curb their attacking instincts in Wednesday’s Champions League final against Manchester United, according to coach Pep Guardiola. Guardiola’s prolific side have already won La Liga and the Copa del Rey and can add the European title to their haul in his first season in charge with victory […]
There are lots of web sites and newspapers with previews of tomorrow’s Champions League Final between Manchester United and Barcelona. The best preview I have read is on goal.com and here are some excerpts from their preview. The champions of Spain meet the champions of England as Barcelona take on Manchester United in the Champions […]