Arsene Wenger today confirmed that Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas will be out for up to four months with knee injury. The Spaniard had to be substituted at half-time in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw against Liverpool on Sunday following a challenge with Xabi Alonso. The full extent of the damage has now been revealed, with Wenger confirming that […]
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Juventus cut the gap with Serie A leaders Inter Milan back to six points with a hard-fought 3-1 win at Atalanta on Sunday. Juve’s Alessandro Del Piero and Nicola Legrottaglie put the visitors 2-0 up before former Juve striker Christian Vieri pulled one back with a header just after the break. Determined Atalanta searched for […]
Thierry Henry scored the winner as Barcelona came from behind to beat Villarreal 2-1 away and go 10 points clear at the top of the Primera Liga on Sunday. Cani had given Villarreal the lead just after the restart in a pulsating match at the Madrigal, bursting clear to chip Victor Valdes. Barcelona’s Mali midfielder […]
A look at the winners and losers after week 18 in the English Premier League. Winners Arsenal Lost Fabregas and had Emmanuel Adebayor sent off early in the second half. The draw leaves them still 8 points behind Liverpool, but that is better than being 11 points behind. Arsenal titles hopes are still alive. At […]
David Beckham lay the groundwork for him opting out of his contract with LA Galaxy next October during his introduction to the Italian media today. Beckham said that he has missed playing football “at the highest level”. Specifically what he said was: “But I have always said that I would always miss playing at the […]
The three English teams left in the UEFA Cup, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, all face tricky ties in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Villa and Tottenham will both face eastern European opposition, with Aston Villa drawing Russian side CSKA Moscow and Spurs travelling to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, who enter […]
The draw for the last sixteen in the Champions League brought together some mouth watering ties as English and Italian teams will meet in three games. The biggest match is probably the one between holders Manchester United and Serie A leaders Inter Milan who are coached by Jose Mourinho. Mourinho has knocked United out of […]
In one of the worst kept secrets in Major League Soccer, the Seattle Sounders today announced the hiring of MLS coach of the year Sigi Schmid as the first head coach in club history. Winner of six major soccer championships, including two MLS Cups, Schmid, 55, signed a multi-year contract. “We believe Sigi is a […]
Former Manchester United and England star Paul Ince was fired by Blackburn yesterday after a dismal start to the season that has seen Blackburn win only three games and they currently lie second bottom of the Premier League. With the transfer window looming, Blackburn wanted to get their new boss in place so that they […]