David Silva has been ruled out for two to three weeks with injury and is likely not to play for Valencia again this season. The winger had to be taken off the pitch during the win over Real Madrid at the weekend and was replaced in the 56th minute. The official Valencia website has now […]

Florentino Perez, the man who brought Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and David Beckham to Real Madrid, signalled that he is ready to make another bid for the club presidency. “Florentino Perez will make public his intention to stand in the Real Madrid elections on Thursday,” his office said, confirming his plan to run after months of […]

Newcastle United recovered from a goal down to defeat fellow strugglers and north-east rivals Middlesbrough 3-1 and move out of the Premier League’s relegation zone on goal difference. The wins drops Hull City into the bottom three for the first time this term and leaves Middlesbrough 19th in the 20-team league, three points from safety […]

No big surprise, but it is official that Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher will miss the Champions League final against Barcelona after failing with an appeal against a red card. The Scot was sent off for a tackle on Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas minutes from the end of United’s 4-1 aggregate semi-final victory, despite appearing […]

Thierry Henry and Andrés Iniesta face a fitness race ahead of FC Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United in Rome on 27 May. The French striker struggling with a knee ligament injury and the Spanish midfielder suffering a torn thigh muscle. The Catalan club’s medical team diagnosed a stretching of Henry’s posterior ligament […]

  Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta looks set to miss the Champions League final against Manchester United later this month after picking up a thigh injury in his side’s 3-3 draw at home to Villarreal on Sunday night. Iniesta looked downbeat as he left the pitch at the end of the match on a disappointing night […]

Barcelona came within two minutes of clinching the Primera Division title on Sunday only for Villarreal to spoil the party in dramatic fashion. Real Madrid’s 3-0 defeat at Valencia opened the door for Pep Guardiola’s side to clinch their 19th Spanish league title with three games to go. And the Nou Camp was poised to celebrate with […]

From the UEFA Web site: With regard to the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg between Chelsea and FC Barcelona in London on Wednesday, UEFA has received both the referee’s and delegate’s report. UEFA is currently examining those reports, as well as gathering additional evidence. It will decide which action to take in the course […]

The finishing line is in sight for record-breaking Barcelona and by this time next week the Catalan giants could be two-thirds of their way to completing an historic trophy treble. Barcelona have been virtually unstoppable this season but until now they have not had the chance to turn that success into silverware. However, that is […]