Italy’s preparation for Euro 2012 have been thrown into disarray after a police raid this morning at their team camp. The raid was part of “Last Bet”, an investigation into match-fixing in Italian soccer. As a result of the raid, Italian defender Domenico Criscito has withdrawn from the country’s Euro 2012 squad. Criscito, currently plays […]
Barcelona forward Pedro has been rewarded for his two goals in the Copa del Rey final on Friday by being included in Spain’s 23-man squad for the European Championships. Sevilla’s Alvaro Negredo was also selected among manager Vicente del Bosque’s strikers, meaning there was no place for Roberto Soldado or Adrian Lopez despite the latter’s […]
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For someone who was born in Scotland, I never thought I would ever write that headline! Thirty years after a team of Scots conquered Europe when Celtic won the European cup, Scottish football is a shadow of itself. What ever happened to Scotland the Brave. Against the U.S. in Jacksonville FL, it was Scotland the Weak. […]
Germany’s preparations for Euro 2012 suffered a major jolt as they were beaten 5-3 by Switzerland in Basel on Saturday night. Eren Derdiyok struck a hat-trick as the Swiss grabbed a first win over Germany in 56 years. Joachim Low’s side were without eight Bayern Munich players, rested after last weekend’s Champions League final, but […]
In his last press conference as the manager of FC Barcelona, Guardiola said that he’s happy and that he has the feeling that “with time people will say that these players played great football and that it was enjoyable” Barcelona’s victory over Athletic meant that Guardiola won his fourth title of the year, and 14th […]
Barcelona provided Pep Guardiola with the perfect sendoff by routing Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Copa del Rey final on Friday night, the club’s 14th trophy in four seasons under its most successful coach. Pedro Rodriguez scored in the third and 25th minutes, and Lionel Messi ended his record-setting season with his 73rd goal in the 20th minute. […]
Valencia have moved to strengthen their squad by completing the signing of full-back João Pereira from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of €3.7m. “Sporting reached an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Joao Pereira for a set fee of 3.7 million euros and a variable fee of 526,000 euros, depending on whether Valencia participates […]
After three days’ hard training the Azzurri played their first warm-up match at Coverciano yesterday, a 70-minute game against Serie D side Virtus Vecomp Verona. Cesare Prandelli deployed a 4-3-2-1 formation with Emiliano Viviano in goal, defended by Ignazio Abate, Andrea Ranocchia, Davide Astori and Federico Balzaretti. Nocerino played in midfield alongside Daniele De Rossi […]