Conflicting stories out of Spain on the health of Gareth Bale. Real Madrid’s mouthpiece, Marca has published a story saying that world-record signing Bale has a slipped disc in his back. The Marca story claimed that: Gareth Bale has a slipped disc on the L5 -S1 vertebrae and a bulge on the L4 -L5. This […]
According to Carlos Mendoza, the President of the Association for Madrid’s Values, Real Madrid’s debt is a massive €541m, not the €90m that the clubs president Florentino Perez claims. Mendoza was stopped from talking by Perez at the recent Madrid members meeting, but Perez could not stop him from talking to AS Sport. If you […]
According to AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani, the Milan side will go “to every possible tribunal” in their fight against the decision to order the club to play one match behind closed doors following ‘insulting’ chants by their fans. “I hope that the stadium will be full for the Udinese game,” Galliani said during the […]
Oh the irony of the comments from Wayne Rooney about how the arrival of Robin van Persie at Manchester United in August last year had fueled his desire to leave Old Trafford. Talking publicly for the first time since he tried to orchestrate a move to Chelsea this summer, Rooney said that he wanted to […]
Struggling Sunderland have hired Gus Poyet with the responsibility of securing their Premier League survival, announcing that they have appointed him as manager on a two-year contract. Poyet who previously worked at second-tier Brighton and Hove Albion, succeeds Paolo Di Canio, whose seven-month tenure left the north-east club at the foot of the table. Di […]
When Diego Fagundez put the 10-men New England Revolution ahead in stoppage time in New York it looked like the Revs were going go pick up a huge three points as they battle for a playoff place. But deep into stoppage time, a controversial decision by the referee Fotis Bazakos allowed the Red Bulls to […]
Jack Wilshere rescued a point for Arsenal at West Brom to send them level with Liverpool at the Premier League summit, but a thrilling match might easily have gone either way. The Baggies, fresh from downing Manchester United last weekend, had ample opportunity to extend their lead after Claudio Yacob headed home a Morgan Amalfitano […]
Two first-half goals from captain Francesco Totti helped AS Roma beat Inter Milan 3-0 and extend their perfect start to the Serie A season. Totti has been in scintillating form so far this term, notching a goal and six assists before this contest, and he steered his Roma team to a seventh straight victory. The […]