Another sign of the intent that Galatasaray have on becoming one of Europe’s elite teams, on Monday they announced the hiring of Roberto Mancini to replace the sacked Fatih Terim. Mancini has signed a three-year deal with the Turkish giants worth a reported €3.5m for this season plus an additional €4.5m for each of the […]
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi will be sidelined for two to three weeks with an injury to his right leg, ruling him out of Tuesday’s Champions League match at Celtic and two World Cup qualifiers for Argentina. Messi hurt a muscle in his right thigh after scoring in Barcelona’s 2-0 win at Almeria on Saturday. A statement […]
Luis Suarez returned to the Premier League in explosive fashion on Sunday, teaming up with strike partner Daniel Sturridge to propel Liverpool to a 3-1 win at Sunderland that inflicted more misery on the division’s managerless bottom team. Liverpool climbed to second place in the standings, two points behind Arsenal, after Suarez added to Sturridge’s […]
Manchester United manager David Moyes has questioned whether his team have sufficient class to win the Champions League this season. United have lost three of their opening six games in the English Premier League under Moyes, with the latest setback coming in a 2-1 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford yesterday. The […]
Spain’s Refereeing Technical Committee (CTA) have temporarily relieved match official César Muñiz Fernández of his duties following his performance in last night’s league meeting between Elche and Real Madrid. Muñiz Fernández will not oversee any of the matches in Week 7 or in Week 8. Today, the Spanish Football Federation announced the referees designated to […]
Manchester United overcame rivals Liverpool 1-0 to reach the League Cup last 16 on a night which saw Capital One cup holders Swansea bow out meekly at Birmingham. After getting thumped by Manchester City at the weekend, and having failed to beat either Chelsea or Liverpool in the league, this was a must-win game for […]
Chelsea defender David Luiz insists he has “nothing to prove”, as he struggles to convince Jose Mourinho that he is worthy of a regular place in his starting line-up. “I don’t need to prove anything,” the defender told the Evening Standard. “Everyone knows who David Luiz is — I want to play football and enjoy […]