Just a day after the players strike in Spain had been resolved and La Liag will begin its season this weekend, comes news that the first week in Serie A has been called off due to players strike. The final attempt to reach a solution didn’t happened until Friday, morning so the players association decided […]
Lionel Messi has been voted the inaugural winner of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. The Barcelona forward finished ahead of club-mate Xavi Hernández and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in a poll of sports journalists representing each of the UEFA member associations. Messi, the overwhelming winner, collected his prize at the UEFA Champions League […]
Spain’s top two divisions will finally get under way on Saturday after further strike action was averted. Last weekend’s first round of matches was postponed with no deal agreed over a fund to protect players’ wages if their clubs are declared insolvent. But talks between the Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) and Association of Spanish […]
Lionel Messi has been voted the inaugural winner of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. The Barcelona forward finished ahead of club-mate Xavi Hernández and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in a poll of sports journalists representing each of the UEFA member associations. Messi, the overwhelming winner, collected his prize at the UEFA Champions League […]
Liverpool gave Kenny Dalglish his 200th win in charge of the club as Luis Suarez inspired a comfortable 3-1 Carling Cup second-round victory over Exeter at St James Park. The Uruguayan grabbed the opener after 23 minutes as he volleyed home, before teeing up Maxi Rodriguez and substitute Andy Carroll to put a seal on […]
Villarreal will play in the Champions League group stages for the third time thanks in part to two second-half goals from Giuseppe Rossi against Odense. For 50 minutes at El Madrigal it was the Stefan Wessels show as the goalkeeper did his utmost to preserve OB’s 1-0 first-leg lead. Once Rossi scored for the sixth […]
Atletico Madrid have given Uruguay striker Diego Forlan permission to negotiate a possible transfer, the Spanish club said today. The 32-year-old dropped out of Atletico’s squad just before they flew to Portugal for Thursday’s Europa League qualifier against Vitoria Guimaraes, and Spanish media have linked him with interest from Inter Milan, with whom he has […]
It took two second-half goals from Giuseppe Rossi, but Villarreal finally were able to get past Danish side Odense, and advance to the Champions League group stage. Rossi who was linked with a move to Juventus this summer, got in front of his marker to open the scoring five minutes after halftime and then rifled […]
Real Madrid have issued a statement on their web site regarding the Spain’s federation decision to open an investigation into Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho’s eye-poking incident in last week’s Spanish Super Cup match against Barcelona. Here is the club’s official statement: Real Madrid CF wishes to say the following regarding the decision of the […]