Over the long weekend I was luckily enough to see an advanced copy of the new movie ‘One Night In Turin” which chronicles England’s 1990 World Cup run where they lost to West Germany on penalties in the semi-finals. Watching the movie I was struck by the similarities between England’s 1990 World Cup run and […]
Juventus have named former midfielder Antonio Conte as their new coach. Conte replaces the sacked Luigi Del Neri. A statement on the Juventus web site read: “Antonio Conte has returned to Juventus. This time though he won’t lead us from the pitch, but from the bench – he is the new coach. Conte has signed […]
Getafe have announced that they have decided not to extend the contract of coach Michel, after the team narrowly avoided relegation this season. “Jose Miguel Gonzalez Martin del Campo, Michel, will not be in charge of Getafe next season,” the club said in a brief statement on their website. “The coach’s contract expired at the […]
In an indication about how badly he has been hurt, Barcelona captain Carles Puyol is set to undergo an operation on his left knee on Wednesday, to deal with a problem that he has been suffering with for more than four months. Puyol, 33, was originally injured in a La Liga clash with Racing Santander […]
Swansea City became the first Welsh side to make the promised land of the Premier League with a thrilling 4-2 win over Reading. Swansea took a 3-0 lead into halftime at Wembley thanks to a double by Sinclair in the space of two minutes and fellow winger Stephen Dobbie’s fine first-time finish. Noel Hunt and […]
Barcelona’s triumphant players paraded the club’s fourth European Cup through the warm streets of a festive Catalan capital before partying with almost 100,000 fans at the Nou Camp stadium. Boarding an open-top bus, Barcelona wound their way through the thronged streets with the European Cup and La Liga trophies displayed at the front of the […]
Samuel Eto’o finished off what has been a brilliant year for him by scoring two goals as Inter beat Palermo 3-1 to win the Italian Cup final. Eto’o’s 36th goal of the season gave Inter the lead in the 26th minute. Thiago Motta won the ball while being brought down by Hernandez; Sneijder picked it […]