Two former Manchester United stars got the headlines as Juventus beat Real Madrid 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 76th goal of his Champions League career to nudge ahead of Lionel Messi in the all-time standings but it was his former teammate Carlos Tevez who scored the […]
Jose Mourinho and Chelsea are ready to close to agreeing on a new contact that will keep the Premier League’s best manager at Stamford Bridge until 2019. Mourinho’s current deal expires in two years but after winning the Barclays Premier League title at the weekend, the Special One will be rewarded with a two-year extension. […]
According to a new study compiled by CIES Football Observatory, Europe’s best central defender aged 23 and under is not Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane or Jose Gimenez of Atletico. Instead it is Manchester United defender Phil Jones! BEST U23 CENTRAL DEFENDERS 1 – Phil Jones (Man Utd) 2 – Jose Gimenez (Atletico Madrid) 3 – […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger feels that the most surprising thing about the team’s victory over Hull City was the manner in which his team took their chances. Arsenal produced some sensational attacking football on Monday as they swept Hull aside 3-1 and in reality the game was over by half-time. Aaron Ramsey scored in-between an […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that his team should not be judged until the season has finished because there are still undecided matters. Speaking before the game against Hull, Wenger said that it is too early to talk about judgements because there is still a lot to play for in the league as well as […]
Luis Suárez scored his first hat-trick for Barcelona as they thrashed Cordoba 8-0 away from home, while Real Madrid kept pace in the title race courtesy of a Cristiano Ronaldo treble at Sevilla. For 41 minutes there was no sign that Barca were going score eight goals. Brave defending by Cordoba took them within minutes […]
Juventus won its fourth-straight Italian Serie A title on Saturday after picking up a routine 1-0 win over Sampdoria thanks to an Arturo Vidal goal but the impact was massive, with Juventus pulling 17 points clear in the table with four league games remaining. Focus can now switch to the Champions League semi-final clash against […]