A brilliant 82nd minute free kick from Marco Pappa gave Guatemala a share of the points in their World Cup qualifier Tuesday night in Guatemala. The Amercan’s totally dominated the first half, looking like the home side as Guatemala was content to play their counterattacking game and looked for half-chances playing off Ruiz. So it […]
Thiago Silva’s agent claims AC Milan have held talks with Paris St Germain with a view to the Brazil international joining the French club. “Negotiations have existed between Milan and Paris St Germain,” Tonietto told www.tuttomercatoweb.com. “But I don’t know if Milan will sell him. “Should Milan decide to sell him, it would be the […]
Finally some good news on the injury front for Inter as it looks like injured defender Andrea Barzagli could be fit enough to play against the Republic of Ireland on Monday. The Juventus defender has been sidelined since June 1 with a calf injury. Doctors expected Barzagli to miss the group stages of the European Championship but […]
Barcelona have agreed a one-year contract extension with sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta. The 50-year-old Zubizarreta, whose previous deal was due to expire next summer, is now tied to the La Liga giants until June 30, 2014. There is also a clause in the agreement that would see the contract extended through June 30, 2016. Former Barca […]
Spain winger Jesus Navas has warned the Republic of Ireland the defending champions will attack from the off when the teams meet on Thursday. The Spaniards were held to a 1-1 draw by Italy in their Euro 2012 Group C opener on Sunday and take on Giovanni Trapattoni’s men in Gdansk before ending the group […]
After courting Pep Guardiola for a month, Chelsea have finally done the right thing and named Roberto Di Matteo as there new manger. Do Matteo has signed a two-year contract with Chelsea. In a statement on the Chelsea web site, the club’s chief executive Ron Gourlay said: “Roberto’s quality was clear for all to see […]
After their shock 1-0 defeat to Denmark on Saturday, the Netherlands faces a must-win game against rivals Germany tomorrow. Lose, against a Germany side that comprehensively outplayed them in a November friendly, and the Dutch can forget about becoming European champions. Holland will be the first casualties of the Euros “group of death”. This is […]
Mario Balotelli’s agent accused UEFA president Michel Platini of being weak on racism the day after the Manchester City striker was abused by Spain fans during Italy’s opening game of Euro 2012. Balotelli himself has not responded after a minority of Spanish supporters were heard making racist chants during the teams’ 1-1 draw on Sunday. […]
Spain looked much more of an attacking threat when Fernando Torres came on again Italy and Vicente del Bosque has a real decision to make with his lineup against Ireland. Does he stick with the six midfielders or does he play Torres or Fernando Llorente as a lone striker? While Torres was not that impressive when […]