Sevilla have fired coach Marcelino García Toral after the 46-year-old failed to halt a run of disappointing results. Marcelino, who took charge last summer following the departure of Gregorio Manzano, leaves with Sevilla 11th in the standings and just four points above the relegation zone. Sevilla have picked up just two points from their last […]
Big blow for AC Milan’s title hopes as striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been suspended for three matches for his red card against Napoli, meaning he will miss the top-of-the-table clash with Serie A leaders Juventus. Ibra was sent off midway through the second half of Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Napoli at the San Siro after […]
Inter President Massimo Moratti was not a happy camper after seeing Inter’s poor effort against Roma. Teenty-four hours after witnessing Inter capitulate Moratti had this to say to journalists in Viareggio: “I don’t want to talk about yesterday’s match, because it wasn’t a match. It was a heavy defeat. I don’t want to give you my […]
A goal from Sergio Ramos was enough to gave Real Madrid a slender 1-0 win against city rivals Getafe to maintain their seven-point lead over title rivals Barcelona at the top of the Spanish Liga. The visitors dominated possession but created few clear-cut opportunities and the match was eventually settled by Ramos’s 18th-minute goal, the […]
When Atletico Madrid sold Sergio Aguero to England’s Manchester City during the summer, there was all sorts of rumors that Aguero really wanted to move to city rivals Real, but that Atletico refused to sell him to their bitter rivals. There were also rumors at the time that Aguero was only heading to Manchester for […]
For the second time, Chelsea’s John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. The English Football Association confirmed that Terry was informed of the decision by FA chairman David Bernstein in a phone call Friday morning. Terry is due to stand trial in July over racial abuse allegations after an incident with QPR’s Anton […]
The beginning of the 2012 Major League Soccer season is right around the corner and the folks over at MLS Soccer have released their first preseason power rankings. As expected the LA Galaxy are on top, while the New England Revolution get no love, as MLS Soccer ranks them below the expansion side Montreal Impact. […]