We had none of last night’s drama in the Champions League as both Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain progressed as expected into the quarter-finals. In Turin, Juventus beat an outclassed Celtic side 2-0 on the night and 5-0 on aggregate. Any hopes that the thousands of Celtic fans in the stadium had of a miracle comeback […]
At the New England Revolution media day yesterday, there was cautious optimism that the Revs can build on last year’s 9-18-8 record. A year ago the Revs were in transition as the Steve Nichol era ended and the Jay Heaps one was just beginning. But 12 months on, Revolution General Manager Mike Burns in pleased […]
The big surprise in the United line-up last night against Real Madrid was that United’s talisman Wayne Rooney was not in the starting XI. When was the last time Rooney was dropped for a big game? Asked about it before the match SAF seemed to imply that Rooney was not fit saying: “Wayne Rooney needs a […]
Borussia Dortmund booked their place in the Champions League’s quarter-finals for the first time in 15 years with a convincing 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk. Having drawn 2-2 in Ukraine three weeks ago in the first leg, Borussia go through 5-2 on aggregate as goals by Felipe Santana, Mario Goetze and Jakub ‘Kuba’ Blaszczykowski capped […]
A horrendous decision by Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir to send Nani off for a second-half foul on Alvaro Arbeloa allowed Real Madrid to beat 10-man United 2-1 on the night. United were leading 1-0 on the night (2-1 on aggregate) thanks to a Sergio Ramos own goal, but the sending off completely turned the game […]
Aston Villa have announced a loss of £17.7m for the year to 31 May 2012 compared with a £54m loss in 2011. Since Martin O’Neill left, Villa have been furiously trying to slash expenses, through lower wages and the sale of their best players. Last year Villa reported a profit of £26m from the sale […]
Not pretty numbers coming out of Anfield today. For the ten months ending 31 May 2012, Liverpool announced a loss of £40.5m and an increase in the club’s debt to £87m. That compares with £49.3m in the previous twelve month period with the club changing its accounting dates to coincide with the football season. LFC […]
A terrific weekend of MLS action ended yesterday with a thrilling 3-3 draw between the Portland TImber and New York Red Bulls. New York jumped out to a first half lead courtesy of two errors from Timber defender Mikaël Silvestre, who handed Fabián Espíndola his first goals for New York. But unlike last season, Portland […]
Real Madrid and Manchester United warmed up for their showdown at Old Trafford on Tuesday with impressive wins this weekend, while Juventus took another step towards retaining theor Serie A crown. La Liga For the second time in a week Real Madrid beat Barcelona as both clubs seems to be going in opposite directions. After […]