Having lifted the Copa del Rey in midweek, FC Barcelona won their 19th Spanish title without kicking a ball on Saturday as second-placed Real Madrid lost 3-2 at Villarreal. Victory for the capital outfit would have obliged their Catalan rivals to take at least a point at Mallorca on Sunday to secure their second trophy […]
Premier League
Manchester United have equalled Liverpool’s record of 18 English titles, a 0-0 home draw with Arsenal enough for United to claim the Premier League crown for the third year in succession. While not as one-sided as their UEFA Champions League semi-final success against the Gunners, United held out comfortably to gain the point they needed […]
The champagne is on icne across Europe where as many as 12 teams could win their respective league titles.While most of the focus will be on England, Spain and Italy, fans will be celebrating title victories in countries like Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia and Hungary. UEFA Champions League finalists Manchester United and Barcelona need just […]
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o is hoping his team can successfully complete phase two of their treble bid by wrapping up the Primera Division title this weekend. The Catalan outfit clinched the first silverware of the Pep Guardiola era with a 4-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final at the Mestalla last […]
Not content with his first title as FC Barcelona coach following a 4-1 victory against Athletic Club Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final, Josep Guardiola has set the target of a treble for his “tired” players by the end of the month. Athletic won their last piece of silverware by beating Barça 1-0 in […]
The battle to avoid the drop is boiling up to a fascinating finale. With just two fixtures remaining, six teams are still fighting to avoid the three relegation places. Mathematically it is still possible for Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers to go down but both are six points clear of the relegation spots and with […]
Carlos Tevez inspired a second-half comeback as Manchester United moved to the brink of the Premier League title with a 2-1 win at Wigan. The Argentine came off the bench to cancel out Hugo Rodallega’s opening goal in spectacular fashion, before Michael Carrick netted a cool winner five minutes from time. United need just one […]
Spanish Cup kings FC Barcelona and Athletic Club Bilbao meet in this evening’s final at the Mestalla Stadium with both sides determined to give their fans the trophy. Just over 25 years have passed since Endika Guarrotxena’s goal earned Athletic a 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the 1984 final – the last trophy lifted by […]