With eight matches to go in the Premier League season, the battle for survival is under way with as many as nine teams in danger of getting relegated. In the past 37 points have been enough for survival in eight of the last 10 seasons and only one side has been relegated with 39 or […]

Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute has committed his future to the club by agreeing a new two-year contract. The 32-year-old Mali international has been a regular scorer during his four-year stay with Seville following a successful spell in England with West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur. He is happy to have sorted out his future though, […]

After reports that Inter Milan are interested in bringing Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi back to Italy emanated earlier this week, his agent came out and claimed the New Jersey born player will cost any suitors approximately €40 million. “[A bid of] €20 million was rejected last summer by Villarreal,” his representative, Frederico Pastorello, told Gr […]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has highlighted Barcelona as the biggest threat to his side’s chances of retaining their Champions League title. Both sides have managed to avoid one another in the quarter-finals, with United up against Porto and Barcelona facing Bayern Munich, and cannot now meet until the May 27 final in Rome. […]

Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists Lionel Messi is not for sale at any price. The names of Manchester City and Chelsea have been linked with world record bids for the Camp Nou favourite in the summer but it would appear the Catalan giants would not even contemplate a sale. Messi’s performances this season have cemented his reputation as […]

With the Champions League quarter-finals only a week away it is not too early to stir up the debate on who is the best team in Europe. A certain team in La Liga is laying claim to that title as they rewrite the record book this season. The partnership of Samuel Eto’o, Leo Messi and […]

Athletic Bilbao lost 3-1 to Bordeaux in a friendly match Saturday. The La Liga side fielded a side featuring many second-choice and B-team players although Igor Gabilondo and Alde Ustaritz both started for the Basque-only club. Ligue 1 runners-up Bordeaux went ahead through a 19th-minute goal by former Manchester United and Sunderland striker David Bellion. […]

It appears as though a formal takeover of Real Betis is on its way to becoming a reality. With ongoing speculation suggesting that a multi-million dollar takeover has been in the works for weeks with Sheikh Humaid, an official announcement was finally made last week. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al-Nuaimi has given the green light […]

Espanyol president, Daniel Sanchez Llibre, has admitted today that survival will be hard for his team but it is not impossible. The Catalans currently sit eight points from safety in La Primera and with only ten games left, they have a mammoth task on their hands. Sanchez Llibre told Sport that whilst he knows it is […]