Serie A leaders Juventus eked out a 1-0 victory away against Palermo to increase their lead at the Serie A summit to four points, while Inter Milan beat Napoli 2-1 to leapfrog Walter Mazzarri’s men into second. Juve had suspended coach Antonio Conte back on the sideline for the first time this season as his […]
Last January saw the three Italian giants battling over Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez. This January will see the same three sides fight over anther Man City striker: Mario Balotelli. According to the Italian newspapers, the gulf between Balotelli and Roberto Mancini has widened again, and all three Serie A sides want to bring SuperMario back […]
Two first-half goals from captain Francesco Totti helped Roma beat Fiorentina 4-2 at Stadio Olimpico today and move above the Viola and city rivals Lazio into fourth place in Serie A. Leandro Castan put Roma in front in the seventh minute, but Facundo Roncaglia levelled seven minutes later. Totti put Roma back in front before […]
Real Madrid showed their mettle as they twice came from behind to win at Real Valladolid, while Málaga moved up to fourth in the Liga after beating Granada 4-0. Eight points behind the Liga leaders, Real Madrid are still clinging to Barcelona’s coat-tails, but twice needed to battle back from behind to snatch a 3-2 […]
It was expected that Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente would be joining Juventus in the January transfer window. The striker has been the source of transfer speculation since last summer when he confirmed to Athletic that he would not be renewing his contract, and Juve were rumoured to have had a bid for the player […]
You could hear a pin drop in the Nou Camp when Lionel Messu went down grabbing his knee late in Wednesday’s Champions League match with Benfica. When he was carried off on a stretcher Barcelona fans feared the worst. But tests today revealed nothing worse than bruising and he was able to train in the […]
Chelsea became the first defending champions to crash out at the group stage of the Champions League, despite beating Nordsjaelland 6-1 last night. But Chelsea are heading to Thursday night football and the Europa League after Juventus beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 to finish above Chelsea in the standings. So despite the first win of the […]
That is not a misquote. Those are the words of Arsenal chief commercial officer Tom Fox who feels that the brand is more important than the team. Fox was interviewed about Arsenal’s new shirt sponsorship deal with the Emirates and his comments are sure to infuriate Arsenal fans, especially with the team anguishing in 10th […]