Manchester United rallied from a goal behind to defeat ten-man Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield, before Manchester City were held to a 1-1 home draw by Arsenal. This was Liverpool’s first home game since the findings of an independent panel investigating the disaster at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest were published […]
It was another disappointing Sunday for AC Milan and Inter Milan as they both suffered defeats, while Lazio, Napoli and Sampdoria all lost their 100% records. Away against Udinese, Massimiliano Allegri’s Rossoneri suffered their third defeat in their four league games. Mathias Ranégie put Udinese ahead before Stephan El Shaarawy equalized before half-time. Milan then lost Cristián Zapata to a 66th-minute […]
Two second-half goals from Fabio Quagliarella helped Juventus beat Chievo Verona 2-0, a victory that sent the Bianconeri three points clear at the top of Serie A. The win also extended Juventus’s unbeaten streak in Serie A to 43 games. This was a tricky gamegame for Juventus as it came in-between their 2-2 draw with […]
Economic expert Jose Maria Gay de Liebana has published his annual report on the financial situation of Europe’s top five football Leagues, condemning La Liga. The doctor of economics has assessed the financial models and situations surrounding top-flight clubs in Spain, Italy, England, Germany and France. Declaring that the Bundesliga was the soundest League run, […]
Athletic Bilbao have announced that they will reinvest the money made from the sale of Javi Martinez in their youth ranks. Marcelo Bielsa’s side received €40m for the 23-year-old midfielder from Bayern Munich, and today revealed how they intend to spend that windfall. “The money will be devoted to the organizational structure of youth football,” […]
The wheels are coming off the AC Milan season after Massimiliano Allegri and Pippo Inzaghi are reported to have engaged in a screaming match at Milan’s training ground on Thursday and had to be physically separated. Italian CNN correspondent Tancredi Palmeri was the one to break the story via his twitter account (@tancredipalmeri and this […]
It was a mixed night for Serie A clubs as the Europa League got underway. Both Inter and Udinese needed last-gaps equalizers to grab ties against Rubin and Azhi respectively, while Lazio managed a draw in London despite Tottenham Hotspur having three goals disallowed by the officials. The best performance by an Italian side was […]