Barcelona avoided any mishaps as they set out on the defence of their Spanish Cup title with a 3-0 first leg win away to lower league Alaves on Tuesday. Despite resting several star names David Villa, Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas were on target to continue the Catalan giants majestic start to the campaign which […]
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Sought-after striker Radamel Falcao says he has not thought about leaving Atletico Madrid, but admits his future is out of his control. The 26-year-old has been heavily linked with both Real Madrid and Chelsea after scoring 13 goals in nine appearances to help propel his side to second in the Primera Division table, behind Barcelona […]
Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos expects his side to be challenging for the title at the end of the season, despite being eight points behind Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Early season defeats against Sevilla and Getafe have left Los Blancos playing catch-up, although a 5-0 victory at Real Mallorca last weekend indicated Jose Mourinho’s men are […]
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been presented with the Golden Boot award after finishing as the top goalscorer in Europe last season. It is the second time Messi has collected the honour and comes after he scored a remarkable 50 goals in La Liga, four more than Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid. “This is a […]
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has classed Radamel Falcao as one of the top three players on the planet – and issued an ominous warning that he is still improving. Falcao’s superb match-winning free-kick at Real Sociedad at the weekend took his season tally to 12 in all competitions, having last term netted 36 goals […]
Marcel Schmelzer’s second-half volley was enough to hand Borussia Dortmund a fine 2-1 win over Real Madrid and move the German champions to the top of UEFA Champions League Group D. Robert Lewandowksi fired the hosts into the lead on 36 minutes, but within two minutes Real were level as Cristiano Ronaldo lobbed in his fifth Champions […]
Malaga heaped the pressure on embattled AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri after the Italian giants suffered a 1-0 defeat to the Spanish side in the UEFA Champions League. Milan are languishing below mid-table in Serie A with only two wins in eight games, a situation which has led to daily speculation about Allegri’s position as […]
Interesting piece in today’s Daily Mail about Manchester United’s kit deal with Nike, which is coming up for renewal in 2015. Back in 2002, United signed a 13-year deal with Nike worth £303 million, plus a profit share on retail sales. Even without any profits, that translates to around £23 million a season. The deal […]
BATE Borisov, who stunned Bayern Munich last time out in the UEFA Champions League, were brought back to earth with a thud Tuesday as Roberto Soldado’s hat-trick earned Valencia a 3-0 win. BATE went into the game as the surprise Group F table-toppers after maximum points from their opening two games. But their woeful record against […]