Real Madrid and Barcelona are on a collision course in the Copa del Rey as they both won the first leg of their semifinals tonight. Real Madrid beat holders Sevilla 1-0 while Barcelona rolled over Almeria 5-0. The hero once for Madrid again was Karim Benzema, who answered his critics with a valuable away goal […]
It was a good night for European footballing royalty as Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich all were victorious in domestic cup ties. Real Madrid and Barcelona are on a collision course for the Copa del Rey final, while AC Milan and Inter Milan could meet in the Coppa Italia final. […]
King Kenny’s magic is rubbing off at Anfield as Liverpool beat Fulham 1-0 to move up to seventh place in the Premier League. An own goal from Fulham’s John Pantsil was enough to give Liverpool a 1-0 win over Fulham at Anfield and its second successive victory. Liverpool are unbeaten in their last three games […]
Major League Soccer clubs have either opened up their training camp or about too. So it is a perfect time them for the first MLS rankings of 2011, courtesy of the MLS Soccer. There is little surprise that the team who made the single biggest splash this offseason is ranked number one. Couple of surprises […]
Atletico Madrid have turned down a £52 million double bid from Chelsea for Sergio Aguero and Diego Godin according to Atletico president Miguel Angel Gil. Real Madrid were also after Aguero while Chelsea were the sole bidders for Uruguay defending Godin. “In the last week we have received two offers,” he told the club’s website. […]
AC Milan are facing an injury crisis ahead of their Champions League match with Tottenham Hotspur next month. Centre-back Alessandro Nesta is doubtful for the first leg after dislocating his left shoulder while Rossoneri coach Massimiliano Allegri also faces an injury headache in midfield. Nesta had to be taken off after only 23 minutes Sunday […]
Palermo beat Parma 5-4 in a penalty shootout Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the Coppa Italia. In the two-leg semifinals, Palermo will face either Sampdoria or AC Milan which play Wednesday. Before the shootout, Palermo’s talented Argentina striker Javier Pastore had numerous chances, most notably on consecutive occasions in the 83rd and 84th […]
Man City bad-boy Emmanuel Adebayor has been sent to Real Madrid in loan with a Madrid option to make the deal permanent for £13million transfer in the summer. Real Madrid have spent all month searching across Europe for another striker. They had spoken to City about Adebayor earlier this month but his £148,000-a-week wage deal […]
Arsenal scored three times in the second half for a 3-0 victory over Ipswich Town to win their Carling Cup semi-final match up. It took Arsenal over an hour to break down Ipswich but three goals in 16 minutes sent the Gunners to Wembley. Nicklas Bendtner opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 61st minute, […]