Lionel Messi tonight became the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or tonight in Zurich. Messi was selected ahead of Barcelona team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Messi who was simply brilliant last-year scored an amazing 60 goals for club and country in 2010 while helping Barcelona retain its Spanish league title. The FIFA Ballon d’Or […]
Cristiano Ronaldo kept Real Madrid within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona as his hat-trick helped Madrid beat Villarreal 4-2, on a day when Espanyol boosted their European ambitions by downing Real Zaragoza 4-0. José Mourinho’s men twice had to come from behind against third-placed Villarreal and on both occasions it was Ronaldo who […]
Manchester United are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after a 1-0 home win against ten-man Liverpool, while Tottenham and Chelsea easily progrssed against lower league sides. Liverpool’s trip to Old Trafford marked the return of manager Kenny Dalglish as a replacement for the departed Roy Hodgson in the away dugout, but […]
Cristiano Ronaldo kept Real Madrid within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona as his hat-trick helped Madrid beat Villarreal 4-2, on a day when Espanyol boosted their European ambitions by downing Real Zaragoza 4-0. José Mourinho’s men twice had to come from behind against third-placed Villarreal and on both occasions it was Ronaldo who […]
Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber was in Miami today for a town hall meeting and made some interesting comments about the MLS’s future expansion plans. Gerber was asked about of the possibility of getting a MLS team back in South Florida. The Miami Fusion played in MLS from 1998 through 2001. “We want to […]
FC Barcelona continued their scintillating form in the Spanish Liga with a 4-0 triumph away to Deportivo La Coruna that moved them five points clear of Real Madrid. Depor had conceded only four times at home in the league prior to the champions’ visit but Josep Guardiola’s side were typically irrepressible in attack. Lionel Messi was […]
Newcastle was shocked by League Two side Stevenage in the FA Cup third-round as they were one of four Premier League sides knocked out of the cup at the hands of lowly opposition. Despite Newcastle making five changes from the side that routed West Ham in midweek, it was still a strong side that went […]