Big decision by AC Milan as they have announced on their web site that defender Thiago Silva will not be sold this summer. Paris Saint-Germain had been in negotiations with the Rossoneri and Silva’s agent, but the deal somehow stalled and Milan released a statement on its website confirming that it intended to keep Silva […]
Cristiano Ronaldo was back to his brilliant best as Portugal beat Holland 2-1 to send the 2010 World Cup finalists home after they failed to win a game at Euro 2012. The win helped Portugal finish second in the “Group of Death, and they will now play the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals next week, […]
Manchester City will start their Barclays Premier League title defence at home to newly-promoted Southampton. The champions will be confident of starting their campaign with three points when they kick off at the Etihad Stadium on August 18. It is the beginning of what is a relatively easy start to the season for Roberto Mancini’s […]
Thiago Motta has dismissed claims Spain and Croatia could contrive to draw 2-2 in their final Group C game and knock Italy out of the Euros. That scoreline would eliminate the Italians, regardless of what the Azzurri does against the Republic of Ireland and would be a case of deja vu for Italian fans as […]
The New England Revolution and the Columbus Crew drew 0-0 tonight in front of 12,218 fans at Gillette Stadium. Revs coach Jay Heaps was left bemoaning his sides inability to take their chances and get the win tht would have taken them above Columbus in the standings. New England’s Achilles heel the last couple of […]
It has been a miserable six months for the Greeks, but tonight they have a positive reason to dance in the streets after they upset Russia 1-0 at the Euros tonight and have advanced to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals. For the Russians the defeat is shocking. They looked brilliant in their first game when they […]
England boss Roy Hodgson called all the right shots against Sweden on Friday as England came from 2-1 down to beat Sweden 3-2 in a thrilling match. England control their own destiny now in tournament. A win or a draw and England will advance to the knockout stages of the Euros next week. Some thoughts […]
Not sure why this had not happened before today, but Tito Vilanova this morning signed a two-year contract to manage Barcelona. Vilanova takes over from Pep Guardiola who announced in April that he would be leaving Barca this summer following four trophy-laden years at the Nou Camp. The 42-year-old Vilanova was Guardiola’s assistant. Vilanova, having […]
The Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 dreams came to an end last night as they were soundly beaten 4-0 by Spain, while Italy’s progression to the knockout stages is in doubt after drawing 1-1 with Croatia. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque went with a more orthodox line-up against the Irish, inserting Fernando Torres into his […]