Lionel Messi single-handily destroyed Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 at the Nou Camp. Messi was at his mesmerizing best, scoring five goals as Barca showed the rest of Europe that they will not give up their Champions League trophy without a fight. Messi became the first man to score four goals in a game twice in the […]
Diego Maradona has advised Manchester City striker, and his son in-law Sergio Aguero to transfer to Real Madrid in the summer. “‘El Kun’ [Aguero] has to play for Real Madrid. If he does, he can make the next step in his career,” the Al Wasl coach told Argentine radio station Radio La Red. The Argentine […]
Levante maintained their unlikely push towards a Champions League place with a comfortable win over Real Betis. Three goals in a 17-minute period around half-time was enough to ensure a win that moves the unfancied club back up to fourth. Jose Barkero’s 34th-minute free-kick and Xavi Torres’ header soon after gave them a lead that […]
The media is reporting that Roman Abramovich wants Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola to become the next Chelsea manager. The Mirror is reporting that Guardiola is Abramovich’s stand-out first option, with the architect of the finest team on the planet the man the Russian believes can deliver his vision of “Barcelona in blue shirts”. Interestingly nobody […]
Lazio climbed up to third after beating Roma 2-1 in their second capital derby triumph of the season, while Udinese could only manage a goalless draw with Atalanta. Roma were left facing an uphill task with just seven minutes gone as goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg was sent off for tripping Miroslav Klose in the area, and […]
Real Madrid re-established their ten-point Liga lead in emphatic fashion thanks to a 5-0 thrashing of Espanyol. Looking to respond to FC Barcelona’s 3-1 win against Real Sporting de Gijón on Saturday, Madrid took the lead after 23 minutes thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s 30th league goal of the season, the Portugal forward slotting in from […]
Champions League football resumes this week with Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen facing huge uphill tasks while Benfica and Lyon will be looking to protect slender leads. After allowing the international calendar to take centre stage for a week, the UEFA Champions League returns on Tuesday. AC Milan and FC Barcelona look odds-on to reach the […]
The Andre Villas-Boas era at Chelsea is over after he sacked today. Chelsea also announced assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo would take charge of the team until the end of the season. Chelsea said in a statement on their official website, www.chelseafc.com: “Andre Villas-Boas has parted company with Chelsea Football Club today. “The board would […]
Manchester City moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League after beating Bolton Wanderers 2-0 to pick up their 14th successive home victory of the season. Roberto Mancini’s side went ahead through a Gretar Steinsson own goal and Mario Balotelli doubled City’s lead with 20 minutes remaining, courtesy of an excellent backheeled […]