Lionel Messi and Cesc Fàbregas scored late in either half as Barcelona beat nine-man Porto 2-0 to win the UEFA Super Cup for the second time in three years. The was very open from the opening whistle and Hulk had already curled a free-kick over from a promising position before Víctor Valdés dived to his […]
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Lionel Messi has been voted the inaugural winner of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. The Barcelona forward finished ahead of club-mate Xavi Hernández and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in a poll of sports journalists representing each of the UEFA member associations. Messi, the overwhelming winner, collected his prize at the UEFA Champions League […]
Liverpool gave Kenny Dalglish his 200th win in charge of the club as Luis Suarez inspired a comfortable 3-1 Carling Cup second-round victory over Exeter at St James Park. The Uruguayan grabbed the opener after 23 minutes as he volleyed home, before teeing up Maxi Rodriguez and substitute Andy Carroll to put a seal on […]
It took two second-half goals from Giuseppe Rossi, but Villarreal finally were able to get past Danish side Odense, and advance to the Champions League group stage. Rossi who was linked with a move to Juventus this summer, got in front of his marker to open the scoring five minutes after halftime and then rifled […]
UEFA has announced that a total of €754.1m was distributed to clubs participating in the Champions League last season and that Barcelona and Manchester United received the largest amounts. The €754.1m prize money allotted to the 32 teams who figured from the group stage onwards consisted of €413m in fixed amounts plus €341,100,000 from the […]
As London burns, the FA has listened to the police and rightly decided to cancel Wednesday’s friendly at Wembley between England and Holland. An FA statement read: “Following the events in Greater London, the FA has this morning held discussions with the Metropolitan Police, the Government and Brent Council. We have received clear advice that […]
Samuel Eto’o finished off what has been a brilliant year for him by scoring two goals as Inter beat Palermo 3-1 to win the Italian Cup final. Eto’o’s 36th goal of the season gave Inter the lead in the 26th minute. Thiago Motta won the ball while being brought down by Hernandez; Sneijder picked it […]
Cristiano Ronaldo now sits on 36 league goals following his fourth hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid demolished Getafe to keep their faint title hopes alive. In 1989/90, Hugo Sanchez matched Telmo Zarra’s record of 38 league goals in one season; a mark from a different era of football that has yet to be […]
Having just booked their place in the UEFA Champions League final, Manchester United and FC Barcelona rounded off a triumphant week with league successes that have taken them to within a point of their respective domestic titles. In Italy and Ukraine, meanwhile, the destination of the championship has already been decided, with AC Milan ending […]