Ariel Ibagaza scored one and set up a decisive second for substitute Joseba Llorente as Villarreal earned a hard-fought victory against Panathinaikos in Athens to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Manuel Pellegrini’s side reached the last four on their competition debut in 2005/06 and remain on course to emulate that despite […]
A good night for English teams as both Liverpool and Chelsea advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals. Liverpool hammered Real Madrid 4-0 behind two goals from Steven Gerrard and one each from Fernando Torres and Andrea Dossena. From the first minute Madrid were on the back foot and this game was over within 30 minutes […]
Fabio Aurelio has said he expects Liverpool to finish off Real Madrid and reach the Champions League last eight for the fourth time in five years. Ahead of the last-16 first-leg victory over Real in the Bernabeu, Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart claimed Liverpool “were a little bit scared” of their Spanish opponents. That boast came […]
Yesterday we covered the 30 highest paid players in Major League Soccer, according to the MLS Players Union. Today we will look at the five most underpaid players in the league. By underpaid, I don’t mean some rookie earning $18,000 a year. I mean someone who is in the upper echelon of players in MLS, […]
Second-from-bottom Lecce have sacked coach Mario Beretta and handed Luigi De Canio the challenge of keeping the team in Serie A. “Lecce announces Mario Beretta has been relieved of the position of coach,” the club said on their website. “Luigi De Canio is the new first team coach.” Beretta was dismissed after promoted Lecce were held […]
Injuries a major concern for Italian teams ahead of their Champions Leaue matches this week. Mohamed Sissoko will miss the conclusion of Juventus’s UEFA Champions League last-16 tie with Chelsea after breaking his foot during Saturday’s 1-0 derby win against Torino FC. The 24-year-old Sissoko has missed just one UEFA Champions League game for the […]
Valencia’s admission last week that it may have to sell players to ease its financial woes has highlighted the need for urgent action by the authorities to address the dire economic problems afflicting Spanish soccer. The business model that Valencia and most of its peers use is clearly flawed and needs a radical overhaul involving […]
Some interesting data about who gets the money in MLS. Here is a list of the top 30 salaries as of March 2, 2009. All facts and figures reflect total compensation as reported by the MLS Players Union. The Top Ten 1. David Beckham (England), LA Galaxy, $6,500,000.00 2. Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Mexico), Chicago Fire, $2,943,702.00 […]
Manchester United will face Everton in the FA Cup semi-finals next month. The other last-four tie will see Chelsea take on the winners of the one remaining quarter-final, Arsenal v Hull. Both games will take place at Wembley, one on April 18 and the other the following day. The United-Everton tie will be a repeat of […]