Jack Wilshere’s ankle injury is a lot worse than expected and it looks like he will be out for another two to three months. Wilshere had had a persistent problem with his right ankle, hich was aggravated while playing for England against Switzerland in June, and the Gunners are looking to manage the injury conservatively. […]
Real Madrid centre-back Ricardo Carvalho faces an international suspension of between one and three months, including Champions League matches, after walking out of the Portuguese national team’s training camp on Wednesday. After learning that he was not in the side to play Cyprus on Friday, Carvalho left the Portugal camp and immediately announced he had […]
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini said sacked Stefano Pioli just three months into the job as he believed he had lost the support of the players. With the team yet to play a Serie A game due to a strike postponing the opening weekend of fixtures, Zamparini’s stance appears surprising. However, he insists he acted swiftly […]
Second-half substitute Cesc Fabregas scored twice as reigning European and FIFA World Cup™ champions Spain fought back from a two-goal deficit to beat Chile 3-2 in an international friendly. Vicente Del Bosque’s side were punished for a slow start as Chile raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Mauricio Isla and Eduardo Vargas, […]
While Italy remain unbeaten in Group C, there were far from impressive as they beat the lowly Faroe Islands 1-0 behind an 11th minute goal from Antonio Cassano. The result has placed Cesare Prandelli’s side eight points clear of nearest rivals Slovenia in the pool with three games remaining. Slovenia lost 2-1 at home to […]
Genoa have signed striker Rodrigo Palacio to a one-year contract extension, the day after he almost joined Inter Milan. Palacio looked all set to join the Nerazzurri at the transfer deadline, but Inter at the last moment decided to sign Mauro Zarate on loan from Lazio instead. “We have extended Rodrigo’s contract for another year […]
Wesley Sneijder has said that he did come close to joining Manchester United, and the reason the deal did not happen was not financial. Instead Sneijder says he did not want to leave Inter Milan. “I just felt that it was close, yes,” he said. “We had several talks. The situation was such that Inter […]
Manchester United today posted record operating profits of £110.9million for the year ended June 30, 2011. The club have also recorded a record revenue of £334.1million, an increase of £45million from last year and passing £300million for the first time. That £334.1million in revenue beat the previous record of £313m that Arsenal had previously announced. […]