While the cold and snow destroyed the Premier League schedule for this weekend, the other top European leagues all played. This is a look at the results in Europe’s top leagues this weekend. Italy Instead of moving nine points clear at the top of Serie A, AC Milan had their lead whittled down to three […]
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The Europa League takes center-stage this week with six places in the knockout stages still up for grabs. Twenty-six of the sides in the round of 32 are already known, including eight that will transfer from the Champions League. A dozen teams remain hopeful of joining them in Friday’s draw, including holders Atletico Madrid who […]
A couple of British newspapers were reporting that Manchester United were in discussions with Bayern Munich over a possible deal for Bastian Schweinsteiger. Those conversations are now dead with the news that Schweinsteiger has signed a new 5-year deal with Bayern. In a statement on the club website Schweinsteiger said: “I’ve extended my contract and […]
New France coach Laurent Blanc wasted no time laying down the law to France’s underachieving World Cup stars. He has dropped them ALL for France’s friendly against Norway in Oslo on August 11. A French FA statement read: “Laurent Blanc met this Friday with the federal council, to whom he presented his staff and his […]
The Bundesliga did Bayern Munich no favors when it released its fixture list this week. The German season kicks off on the 20 August when Bayern will meet the 2009 league winners VfL Wolfsburg at home. . “The opening Bundesliga match between the current and former champions boasts a certain tradition since last season,” commented […]
Spanish club Valencia have announced that they will be conducting part of their pre-season training in the U.S. this summer. The club will embark on an ambitious world tour, visiting Japan, Jamaica, the United Kingdom and the United States in an attempt to expand their international presence. US dates listed below: July 31st: Philadelphia Union […]
The BBC had a story recently that the clubs that have qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League this season have already pocketed on average 50m euros (£45m) from the competition. The 50m euros is comprised of 14m euros in participation and prize money, 12m euros from UEFA’s commercial deals, 8m euros from […]
It was a huge weekend in Italy and Spain as both Inter Milan and Barcelona clinched their respective leagues on saturday. Inter Milan players were so excited by clinching the Italian title that they took an impromptu open top bus to the city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning. AC Milan’s 2-1 defeat […]
The champagne is on icne across Europe where as many as 12 teams could win their respective league titles.While most of the focus will be on England, Spain and Italy, fans will be celebrating title victories in countries like Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia and Hungary. UEFA Champions League finalists Manchester United and Barcelona need just […]