FC Barcelona head into the international break on top of La Liga after a 1-0 victory at Real Sporting de Gijón on a weekend when the chasing pack also all won. Josep Guardiola’s titleholders were made to work hard for their victory on Sunday evening, Adriano’s 12th-minute goal all that separated the sides. Alongside Barcelona […]
Diego Fagundez scored his second goal of the season on a night when he became the youngest player to start a game for the New England Revolution, but Fredy Montero responded with a pair of goals for Seattle Sounders FC as the visitors claimed a come-from-behind, 2-1 win at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night. Fagundez […]
Udinese and Juventus continue to set the pace at the head of Serie A, closely followed by Napoli, with all three teams earning impressive wins at the weekend. Udinese remain unbeaten after a 2-0 win against bottom-placed Bologna at the Stadio Friuli, with Mehdi Benatia and an Antonio Di Natale penalty securing the win. Two […]
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has kept faith with Chelsea striker Fernando Torres for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Czech Republic and Scotland. Torres did not make the matchday squad for Spain’s previous match and his place was under threat from inform Valencia striker Roberto Soldado, who has scored six goals this season. But […]
Arsenal suffered its fourth loss of the season at Tottenham while Frank Lampard’s hat trick helped Chelsea rout Bolton on Sunday. Rafael van der Vaart and Kyle Walker secured Tottenham’s 2-1 derby victory over Arsenal, which is just two points above the relegation zone after seven matches. Chelsea is third in the standings after Lampard […]
A stunning late comeback from Malaga maintained their position at the top of the La Liga. The Andalusian side were briefly knocked off the top by Valencia, but they defeated Getafe 3-2 to reclaim pole position on Saturday. Getafe led 2-1 in the 88th minute remaining courtesy of goals from Pedro Leon and substitute Nicolas […]
Manchester City put a turbulent week behind them with a 4-0 victory at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday as Premier League leaders Manchester United rode their luck in a 2-0 win over Norwich City. City, who suspended Carlos Tevez following his refusal to come off the bench in the UEFA Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich, […]
Barcelona and Arsenal picked up their first Champions League victories of the season while Marseille made it two wins out of two after thrashing Dortmund. Winners of the competition in three of the last six seasons, Barcelona were held to a 2-2 draw by AC Milan on matchday one, but turned in a clinical performance […]
Manchester City have suspended Carlos Tevez after it was alleged he refused to appear as a substitute in the 2-0 defeat by Bayern Munich. Tevez, 27, who said the dispute was a “misunderstanding”, is suspended until further notice for a maximum of two weeks while the club investigate. A statement on the Man City web […]