Whether because of the undoubted merits of his own side or Arsenal’s disappointing record in Spain, coach Manuel Pellegrini is convinced Villarreal are set to surge towards the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. The 55-year-old Chilean has the utmost respect for both Arsenal and his opposite number Arsène Wenger, with whom he bares more than a […]
Premier League
Cristiano Ronaldo has once again reaffirmed he is ‘at the right club’ amid an increasing belief within Real Madrid that they will sign the Portugal winger in the summer. Neither the Manchester United player nor his manager Sir Alex Ferguson were happy that the issue was raised again ahead of Tuesday night’s Champions League tie […]
Manchester United centre-half Rio Ferdinand and midfielder Anderson are set to miss Tuesday’s quarter-final first-leg tie against Porto. Both picked up injuries while on international duty last week and both sat out training on Monday. But suspended trio Nemanja Vidic, Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes all return having missed Sunday’s Premier League victory against Aston […]
Villarreal’s preparations for Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final with Arsenal have suffered a blow with the news that Santi Cazorla will miss the remainder of the season after fracturing the fibula in his right leg during the 3-0 loss to Almería on Saturday. The Spanish international was carried off on a stretcher after 65 minutes […]
Valencia have secured a 50million euro loan to help ease their financial problems. Valencia, one of Spain’s biggest clubs, have been crippled by huge debts which has led to players not receiving full pay and construction work on their new stadium grinding to a halt. Valencia also admitted for the first time last month that […]
A month ago it was a foregone conclusion that Manchester United were going to win another Premier League title. But after back-to-back defeats and Liverpool thrashing Real Madrid, Man United and Aston Villa in their last three games the title race is back on. The International break came at a bad time for Liverpool and […]
Real Madrid resume their chase of Primera Liga leaders Barcelona against Malaga this weekend with defender Christoph Metzelder urging his side not to allow Pep Guardiola’s treble-chasers even the smallest respite. Madrid went into the international break on the back of a stunning run of league form that had seen them pick up 37 from […]
It was a story that broke during the International break but it appears that Barcelona are interested in signing Petr Cech from Chelsea this summer. The Chelsea goalkeeper is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe. El Mundo Deportivo reports that one of those clubs that is still interested is Barcelona, who […]
We mentioned it a week or so ago, but it is now official that Fox Soccer Channel has won the right to televise the Champions League games in the U.S. starting next season. “We are delighted to bring unprecedented coverage of this prestigious competition to American soccer fans,” said David Sternberg, Executive Vice President and General […]