Uefa have fined Lazio the paltry amount of 40,000 euros (£32,500) following racist chanting by their fans during a Europa League game at Tottenham last month. Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon and Andros Townsend were reportedly subjected to monkey chants during the match. In a whitewashing campaign Uefa is planning on using the Champions League and […]
Really strange press conference with Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo today. As expected Di Matteo was asked about Chelsea captain John Terry receiving a four-game ban for racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand. Terry will miss the Blues’ next four domestic games but the centre-back is eligible to play in Tuesday’s Champions League match against Shakhtar Donetsk and […]
Tottenham have had a good start to the season despite being without England midfielder Scott Parker all season due to a persistent Achilles injury. Parker hurt his Achilles at the end of last season, and took painkilling injections to play for England during this summer’s Euros. As a result, Parker was forced to undergo surgery […]
Barcelona and Real Madrid might be two of the biggest football clubs in the world, but at times they act like petulant children. According to Catalunya Radio, Barcelona secretly filmed Real Madrid defender’s Pepe’s during 2010-11’s Clasicos, with the goal of recording all his tackles on Barcelona players. The radio station’s El Club de la […]
Gerard Pique is said to still be struggling with a sprained foot and is expected to miss Barcelona’s trip to Deportivo, whilst Lionel Messi may be rested with Champions League football looming next week. Barcelona travel out to the Riazor this Saturday evening as the Spanish League gets underway again after the latest international break. […]
Barcelona and Real Madrid might be two of the biggest football clubs in the world, but at times they act like petulant children. According to Catalunya Radio, Barcelona secretly filmed Real Madrid defender’s Pepe’s during 2010-11’s Clasicos, with the goal of recording all his tackles on Barcelona players. The radio station’s El Club de la […]
Almost a year on from racially abusing Anton Ferdinand John Terry has publically apologized for his actions and has accepted the FA’s four match ban and £220,000. Terry will now miss the games against Spurs, Man United (league and cup) and Swansea. In a statement, Terry said: “After careful consideration, I have decided not to […]
The fear of every club manager is that their players come back from international duty in Real Madrid have been left counting the cost of the international break after a number of their players reported back with injuries, notably left-backs Marcelo and Fabio Coentrao. Brazilian Marcelo broke a metatarsal while training for his country’s friendly […]