Villarreal remain six points behind third-placed Valencia in La Liga after a 3-2 loss at Sevilla. Valencia were beaten 6-3 by Real Madrid on Saturday, but have a six-point cushion over Villarreal for that all-important Champions League automatically qualifying spot. Against Sevilla, the Europa League semi-finalists were two down inside 14 minutes after goals from […]
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Barcelona’s injuries woes continue ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League first-leg semifinal at Real Madrid after medical scans revealed injuries to Maxwell and Gabriel Milito. According to the Barcelona web site: “This Sunday morning Milito and Maxwell were subjected to various medical tests. It was confirmed that Milito suffered a pull to his right calf, and […]
A Dubai business group bought Spanish football club Getafe on Thursday for at least €70 million, becoming the latest Middle East investor to take over a European team. The Royal Emirates Group of Companies wouldn’t say exactly how much it paid for the topflight Spanish club. But Kaiser Rafiq, a partner and managing director of […]
UEFA has fined Villarreal and its players Nilmar and Santi Cazorla after they appeared to get deliberate yellow cards in the Europa League quarterfinals. UEFA says it fined Villarreal €60,000 and the players €20,000 each. However, UEFA’s disciplinary panel declined to suspend the pair for the first leg of the team’s semifinal against FC Porto […]
Real Madrid claimed their first trophy under Jose Mourinho when Cristiano Ronaldo’s dramatic extra-time winner secured a 1-0 King’s Cup final victory over arch-rivals Barcelona. With penalties looming in a tense and occasionally physical cup final, Ronaldo rose above Adriano in the 103rd-minute, to power in Ángel Di María’s excellent cross following an exchange of […]
Jose Mourinho’s paranoia has to be growing after Andres Iniesta escaped a UEFA ban after getting a ‘deliberate’ booking for time-wasting. Iniesta has been cleared of picking up a deliberate yellow card against Shakhtar Donetsk and will not face any action from UEFA’s disciplinary committee, which means he can now play against Real Madrid at […]
Jose Mourinho’s paranoia has to be growing after Andres Iniesta escaped a UEFA ban after getting a ‘deliberate’ booking for time-wasting. Iniesta has been cleared of picking up a deliberate yellow card against Shakhtar Donetsk and will not face any action from UEFA’s disciplinary committee, which means he can now play against Real Madrid at […]