Espanyol have axed coach Jose Manuel Esnal after less than two months in charge of the Primera Liga strugglers. The 58-year-old, known as Mane, took over from Bartolome Marquez at the beginning of December last year, but has been unable to mastermind a move away from the relegation zone. The Barcelona-based club drew three and […]

Two goals apiece from Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto’o and a trademark solo effort from Lionel Messi fired Barcelona to a 5-0 win over Deportivo Coruna in the Primera Liga on Saturday. The win cemented the Catalans’ 12-point lead at the top of the standings after Sevilla’s 1-0 home win over Numancia, Renato’s late strike […]

Manchester City have terminated discussions with AC Milan over the proposed transfer of former world footballer of the year Kaka. City confirmed in a statement tonight they had pulled out of negotiations as there was little chance of a deal being done. Executive chairman Garry Cook told the club’s official website: “Whilst Manchester City Football […]

Manchester City has signed West ham forward Craig Bellamy for a reported £14million, made up by a £12m up-front payment plus £2m in add-ons. This is a good bit of business for West Ham who signed Bellamy from Liverpool for £7.5 million in July 2007. If Man City are able to sign their top two […]

A look at the winners and losers for week 22 in the English Premier League. Winners Manchester United Man United have won six of their last games 1-0, have a record-equaling tenth successive clean sheet and are back on top of the Premier League. That is the good news for Manchester United fans. The potential […]

Ramón Calderón has resigned as president of Real Madrid. The 57-year-old, who took over at the club after winning contested elections in the summer of 2006, announced his decision at a board meeting. The decision comes in the light of a corruption scandal uncovered by the sports daily Marca and was formally confirmed at a […]

If Manchester City can sign Kaka, the question then becomes what system will Mark Hughes play at City and what pieces are needed to make the system work. With City out of the F.A. Cup, Kaka’s debut could be at home to Newcastle on January 28th U.K. reports have it that Mark Hughes will switch […]

The Brazilian superstar Kaka is “very close” to a world record-breaking transfer to Eastlands, Manchester City assistant manager Mark Bowen tells BBC Sport. A Manchester City delegation has been in Milan and reportedly bid about 100m euros for the 26-year-old attacking midfielder. Kaka has said he intends to stay at Serie A giants Milan but […]