Good preview of the 2nd leg between Arsenal and Manchester United on UEFA.com with a lot of statistical information including the fact that United have won just one of their last ten visits to Arsenal and face opponents with a long unbeaten home record in the competition. Some of the numbers behind today’s game: Arsenal […]
Torino’s players, coaches and club officials marked the 60th anniversary of the crash that killed one of Italy’s greatest soccer teams with a service at the basilica near where the plane went down. At 5:05 p.m. on May 4, 1949, the aircraft carrying the Torino team back home from a friendly in Portugal crashed in […]
It was an entertaining weekend in Europe as Manchester United, Barcelona and Inter Milan all took massive steps towards winning their respective titles. Barcelona’s 6-2 thumping of hated rival Real Madrid on Saturday was the victory that effectively wrapped up the La Liga title. Even more impressive than the score was the way that Pep […]
Barcelona took a giant step towards winning the Primera Division title after crushing arch rivals and nearest challengers Real Madrid 6-2 at the Bernabeu. Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi both netted braces while Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique were also on the scoresheet as Pep Guardiola’s treble-chasers inflicted a first league defeat on in-form Madrid […]
Double strikes by Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi powered a rampant Barcelona to a 6-2 thrashing of champions Real Madrid in a spectacular Primera Liga clash at the Bernabeu on Saturday. The victory meant Barca, chasing their first title in three years, extended their lead over second-placed Real to seven points with four games left. […]
Spain’s ‘El Clasico’ between Real Madrid and Barcelona is already one of the biggest club matches in world football but has added significance this time with champions Real only four points behind leaders Barca. Real host the Catalans at the Bernabeu on Saturday knowing victory will put them within one point of their arch rivals […]
Serie A clubs are on the verge of breaking away from the rest of the Italian football league and creating a new championship to be known as Lega Serie A. A meeting between Serie A and B clubs failed to reach a satisfactory conclusion over financial matters today, leading to the decision by all the […]