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The King’s Cup final between Barcelona and Real Madrid on April 20 will be played at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium, the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) said today. Real, seeking their first cup triumph since 1993, and Barca, the 2009 winners, will meet in the final for the first time since 1990 when Barca won 2-0, also […]
The Manchester derby in England and the Derby d’Italia in Italy headline the weekend action across Europe. Here are some of the key games happening this weekend: England: Manchester United v Manchester City ( Darren Fletcher says United “can play better” despite the leaders having lost just once in the Premier League this campaign. That […]
A new Deloitte report showed that the combined revenues of Europe’s top 20 clubs exceeded 4bn euros (£3.8bn) for the first time in the 2009-10 season, and that three La Liga clubs made its Top 20 list. Real Madrid ans Barcelona continue to dominate the Money League, while Atletico Madrid is ranked 17th. Here is […]
A 90th-minute Lionel Messi penalty gave Argentina a 2-1 win over Portugal in Switzerland. Paulo Bento’s unbeaten start to his Portugal reign had appeared under threat when Angel Di Maria applied a clinical finish after 14 minutes. The Real Madrid winger scored from a great pass from Messi, who had picked the ball up on […]
A goal from David Silva four minutes from time was enough for the world and European champions to claim victory in Madrid. Despite boasting a 100% record in EURO 2012 qualifying Group I, Spain had suffered heavy defeats by Portugal and Argentina in their previous two friendly outings, and they came close to slipping up […]
As expected Racing Santander have reappointed former coach Marcelino Garcia to replace the sacked Miguel Angel Portugal. Racing, who were taken over last month by Indian investor Ahsan Ali Syed, terminated Portugal’s contract on Monday and Marcelino has agreed a deal until the end of next season, a club spokesman said. The Cantabria-based side are […]
Barcelona right-back Dani Alves has spoken out about racism in Spanish football grounds saying it is “uncontrollable”. Alves was talking to the Brazilian daily Folha de Sao Paulo ahead of Brazil’s friendly against France in Paris today. These are some of his comments: “At first I was quite shocked, but now I don’t give it […]
Barcelona has announced that it has reached an agreement with coach Pep Guardiola for a one-year contract extension. Barcelona did not reveal the terms of a deal that will keep the 40-year-old Guardiola at the helm of the Catalan club until the end of the 2011-12 season. Since taking over from Frank Rijkaard in 2008, […]