Second-half goals from Santi Cazorla and Mati Fernández earned UEFA Champions League quarter-finalists Villarreal a 2-0 victory against Athletic Club Bilbao at El Madrigal before Frédéric Kanouté scored a hat-trick to inspire Sevilla to a 4-1 defeat of Real Valladolid. Cazorla (68) fired across Athletic goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz after Giuseppe Rossi’s meandering run across the […]

Fulham blew the Premier League title race wide open by inflicting Manchester United’s second successive defeat on a day when second-placed Chelsea also lost, 1-0 at London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. If United’s defeat by Liverpool last week reignited hopes on Merseyside of a first championship in 19 years, then such optimism will have been heightened […]

Liverpool and Chelsea were drawn against each other for the fifth successive season in the Champions League. The teams met in last year’s semi-final, when a John Arne Riise own goal in the last minute of the first leg at Anfield shifted the momentum of the tie in favor of Chelsea, who advanced with a […]

Arsenal came from behind to beat Hull City 2-1 at the Emirates and book an FA Cup semi-final date with Chelsea at Wembley. – Buy Arsenal – Chelsea Tickets Furious Hull manager Phil Brown launched a blistering attack on referee Mike Riley as he claimed that Hull were robbed of their Wembley dream. The Tigers boss was […]

Bojan Krkic scored twice in four second-half minutes to earn Barcelona a 2-0 win at Almeria and re-establish their six-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga. The 18-year-old slotted home the opener in the 53rd minute after Lionel Messi’s effort had come back off a post. And the Spain international added a deflected […]

Real Madrid know they cannot dwell on their chastening Champions League exit at the hands of Liverpool this week or they will run the risk of seeing their Primera Liga hopes also go up in smoke. Madrid were thrashed 4-0 by a rampant Liverpool to complete a 5-0 aggregate defeat which saw them tumble out […]

Valencia may be forced to sell their prized assets as a plan to put the club back onto a sound financial footing kicks into actions. Valencia have to find €75 million by the end of June as the first step in their six-year plan to put the club back on a sound financial footing. That […]

Villarreal have overtaken Real Madrid in the UEFA rankings for the first time in their history. Marca reports that following the recent round of matches in the Champions League, Manuel Pellegrini’s side have moved above los Blancos, and are now 12th. Villarreal, who beat Panathinaikos on Tuesday evening, have 17.312 points for this campaign, whilst Madrid […]