Arjen Robben is a major doubt for Real Madrid’s crucial Liga matches against Sevilla and Barcelona because of a calf problem sustained during the 3-2 victory against city rivals Getafe on Wednesday. The Dutch international replaced compatriot Rafael van der Vaart at half-time at the Santiago Bernabéu but was substituted 17 minutes later after experiencing […]
Lazio reached the Italian Cup final with a 2-1 win at Juventus which completed a 4-2 aggregate semi-final victory on Wednesday. Argentine forward Mauro Zarate curled a splendid right-foot shot into the corner in the 38th minute and Serb full back Aleksandar Kolarov doubled the lead with a deflected strike soon after halftime. Captain Alessandro […]
Manchester United tightened the screw in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win over Portsmouth as Chelsea were held to a 0-0 home draw by Everton on Wednesday. Wayne Rooney’s early strike and a late goal from Michael Carrick sent below-par United back to the top spot ahead of Liverpool, three points clear […]
FC Barcelona re-established their six-point lead over Real Madrid at the Liga summit by brushing third-placed Sevilla aside 4-0 at the Camp Nou, on a night when Valencia won for the fifth successive time in the league. Josep Guardiola’s side were two goals to the good inside 17 minutes through Andrés Iniesta and Samuel Eto’o’s […]
AS Roma confirmed today that they had been contacted by parties interested in buying shares in the Serie A club but denied any deals had been reached. Roma’s share price had soared almost 30% by lunchtime yesterday after reports in local media said members of the Flick family of German industrialists were part of a […]
Interesting interview with Claudio Ranieri in Gazetta this week. The Interview is below: The clouds on the horizon look ominous. But Claudio Ranieri does not want to think about the future, he would rather focus on the one remaining objective for the season: the Coppa Italia. Later on there will be time to think about […]
Fabio Cannavaro has admitted he would love to return to Juventus, despite a potential fans’ revolt. Juventus fans were incensed when Cannavaro jumped ship and moved to Real Madrid following their demotion for their role in the 2006 match-fixing scandal. But Cannavaro doesn’t feel this would block his return to Turin when his Madrid contract expires […]
Arsenal’s Andrei Arshavin scored four goals in a pulsating 4-4 draw at Anfield on Tuesday to put a huge dent in Liverpool’s Premier League title push. For the second week running Liverpool shared eight goals, but while their thriller at Chelsea meant they exited the Champions League full of pride, they will rue the two […]
Real Madrid struck twice in the final four minutes to defeat city rivals Getafe 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabéu and reduce Barcelona’s Liga lead to three points. It was the visitors, however, who took the lead after ten minutes when two former Madrid players combined. Esteban Granero cut inside Fabio Cannavaro and crossed for Roberto […]