A financial disaster could engulf Spanish professional football unless action is taken to prevent profligate clubs slipping deeper into debt, according to the president of top-flight club Osasuna. Clubs that lack the vast earning power of Real Madrid and Barcelona have been living beyond their means for too long and the economic model they use […]
Juventus will have to play a home game behind closed doors after fans racially abused Internazionale striker Mario Balotelli in Saturday’s 1-1 Serie A draw. A statement from the league’s disciplinary body said the abuse was deplorable and happened on numerous occasions during the game. Balotelli, an Italy U21 international, was born to Ghanaian immigrant parents […]
AC Milan leapt above Juventus into second place in Serie A thanks to an impressive 5-1 win over Torino. Filippo Inzaghi was Milan’s hero with a hat-trick, aided twice by the vision and skill of David Beckham. Kaka added a fourth from the penalty spot in a one-sided game before Ivan Franceschini claimed a consolation goal 10 minutes from […]
Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 1-0 win at Getafe on Saturday to maintan their six-point lead in the Liga over second-placed Real Madrid who triumphed 1-0 at Recreativo de Huelva. Messi struck his 20th league goal this season after 19 minutes in a dominant Barça display at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez to seal the UEFA […]
Tim Howard saved two spot-kicks as Everton ended Manchester United’s hopes of a quintuple of trophies, winning 4-2 on penalties after a goalless two hours at Wembley to reach their first FA Cup final since overcoming the Red Devils in the 1995 showpiece. Tim Cahill missed first for Everton before Howard saved Dimitar Berbatov’s effort. […]
Chivas USA took control of the Western Conference and the top of the MLS overall table, while the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution are both still unbeaten and at the top of the East, after Week 5 of the Major League Soccer season. At The Home Depot Center, Chivas USA were leading the Western […]
Didier Drogba’s strike six minutes from time earned Chelsea a 2-1 victory against London rivals Arsenal in the first FA Cup semi-final at Wembley and ended the Gunners’ hopes of a first domestic trophy since 2005. Having prevented Arsenal from falling behind early on when he raced back to clear Drogba’s goal-bound header, Kieran Gibbs […]
Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon says the club have already done a deal to sign “one of the best players in the world. Calderon, who resigned as Real president in January after allegations of vote rigging over the club’s proposed budget surfaced, revealed without naming names that he had helped to secure the signing of […]