Struggling Bologna have fired manager Pierpaolo Bisoli after just four months in charge and appointed Stefano Pioli. Pioli, whose short reign as coach of Palermo ended last month before a Serie A ball had been kicked, inherits a side bottom of the league with one point from five matches. “Bologna FC 1909 have removed Pierpaolo […]
Adriano’s goal at Sporting Gijon on Sunday meant that Pep Guardiola’s team set another Spanish League record, chalking up the 24th away game on the run in which they have scored. Barça equalled the league record away to Valencia, which was previously held by Real Madrid since 1953, when they scored in every away game […]
Carlos Tevez and Manchester City club club officials met Monday as City try and find out what took place in Munich last week. Tevez was grilled for an hour by City representatives in Manchester where he gave his account of what happened a week ago in the Allianz Arena. According to Paul McCarthy, who the […]
Roma captain Francesco Totti is a doubt for the city derby at Lazio on October 16 after the club confirmed he has strained a thigh muscle. The 35-year-old midfielder strained a thigh muscle during Saturday’s 3-1 win over Atalanta, and a statement from Roma read: “Francesco Totti underwent a scan which revealed a muscular injury […]
Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Higuain was understandably delighted after making the most of a rare recent start against Espanyol on Sunday by scoring a hat-trick in his side’s 4-0 win Since returning from a serious back injury in April, Higuain has been mainly used at a substitute by Jose Mourinho with Karim Benzema being Mourinho’s preferred […]
Roma administrator Claudio Fenucci remains cautiously optimistic that midfielder Daniele De Rossi will extend his contract with the club. De Rossi has been locked in talks with Roma about a new deal for the last six months with his current contract expiring at the end of the season. He will be able to sign a […]
Villarreal have announced that striker Nilmar will undergo an operation on a right knee cyst on Tuesday in Barcelona. No details were given about his expected recovery time, or whether he will be available for the trip to Getafe on October 15 after the international break. The 27-year-old, who has scored two goals in four […]
As we head into the international break, here are the top scorers in La Liga after six matches. 8: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 7: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 5: Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid) Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid) Roberto Soldado (Valencia) 4: Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona) Miku (Getafe) Santi Cazorla (Malaga) Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) 3: Fernando Llorente […]