Valencia all but wrapped up third place in La Liga with a 5-0 thrashing of fourth-placed Villarreal as Valencia ripped an inexperienced Villarreal defence to shreds from the opening kickoff. Some neat skill by Nilmar almost created a chance for Giuseppe Rossi after nine minutes but that was about as much as the dangerous front […]
Sergio Aguero starred as Atletico Madrid comfortably defeated Real Sociedad 3-0 at the Vicente Calderon. The Argentine striker capped a fine individual display with a brilliant third goal, created by Tiago’s headed clearance from a corner to emphasise his side’s superiority over a team that is on a terrible run of form. Atletico took the […]
The title races in both France and Germany took another turn this weekend, while AC Milan and Manchester United took anther step towards winning their respective championships. France The Ligue 1 title race tightened as leaders Lille were upset 1-0 by Monaco. Luckily for Lille, there other title contenders failed to take full advantage of […]
Stan Kroenke is poised to launch a full takeover of Arsenal after agreeing deals to buy shares owned by Danny Fiszman and Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith. Kroenke, who already owns 29.9% of Arsenal will acquire the 16.1% owned by Fiszman and Lady Bracewell-Smith’s 15.9% stake for about £11,000 a share, or £225m according to BBC Sport. […]
Inter Milan bounced back after a terrible week by beating Chievo 2-0 to keep their title aspirations intact. Inter, whose 3-0 Derby della Madonnina defeat by AC Milan was followed by a 5-2 midweek humbling at the hands of Schalke 04 in the Champions League, needed a win to restore morale and their hopes of […]
Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona recovered from a goal down to defeat relegation-threatened Almería 3-1 and consolidate their eight-point lead over Real Madrid. Barca’s good comeback win was marred by the news that Bojan Krkić had suffered a season ending knee injury. In the first meeting between these two clubs in November, Barca had […]
Kaka scored a penalty in each half to lead Real Madrid to a 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao, keeping the pressure on Barcelona before the Spanish league leader’s game against Almeria later Saturday. Madrid coach Jose Mourinho experimented with his starting 11 by moving Pepe up into midfield to make way for a rare appearance […]
Goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Antonio Valencia helped Manchester United beat Fulham 2-0 and extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to ten points. With second-placed Arsenal, who now have two games in hand, not playing until Sunday when they visit Blackpool, United took full advantage. Berbatov’s 21st league goal of the […]