Tottenham’s conquerors Shakhtar Donetsk took a big step towards the last four of the UEFA Cup after beating Marseille 2-0 in their quarter-final first leg. Tomas Hubschman set the Ukrainian side on their way in the first half and Rodrigues Jadson added a second after the break as Shakhtar continued their impressive run. Shakhtar beat Spurs […]
Udinese are convinced they can turn around their 3-1 first-leg defeat by Werder Bremen and book themselves a UEFA Cup semi-final place. Udinese were floored by two fine goals from Bremen’s Brazilian playmaker Diego and a third from Hugo Almeida before a late strike by Fabio Quagliarella kept them in the tie. With the Italians […]
Genoa, this season’s Serie A surprise, can all but end the Italian title race if they beat Juventus at home on Saturday. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side only arrived back in the top flight last term but shrewd signings such as striker Diego Milito and Brazilian Thiago Motta have propelled them to the fourth Champions League […]
We have added a new section over at Premier League Tickets where we look at the finances of Premier League teams. Today Manchester United released their financial statement for last season. Here is what we said about the numbers: Fascinating set of financial numbers were released by Manchester United today. United had a spectular season […]
Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero has refused to rule out a move away from the Spanish club at the end of the season. But the former Independiente star said his decision on whether to stay does not depend on qualification for next season’s Champions League. “The club, the fans and the media know that I […]
Juventus ace Sebastian Giovinco feels it would have been a good idea to suspend all Serie A matches this weekend following the earthquake which struck Abruzzo on Monday. The latest reports from Sky News Italia claim as many as 280 people have died from the disaster. Giovinco, who is likely to start against Genoa on […]
It has been a disappointing season for Werder Bremen. They stumbled out of the starting blocks, picking up only two victories in the first three months, and the slow start set the tone for the rest of the campaign. Thomas Schaaf’s men currently sit in 10th place in the Bundesliga, a whopping 10 points behind […]
Barcelona took a giant step towards the semi-finals of the Champions League tonight as they thrashed Bayern Munich 4-0 at the Nou Camp. Barca’s rampant strikeforce did the damage in a completely one-sided first half. The Catalans raced into a two-goal lead within 12 minutes as Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto’o struck early on. And […]
Two headers by Branislav Ivanović and a clinical finish by Didier Drogba brought Chelsea to the verge of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals as they ended their barren run of European visits to Liverpool. Chelsea had only a John Arne Riise own goal to show for the previous five recent UEFA Champions League trips to […]