There were wins for the league leaders in England, France, Germany and Italy this weekend. The title race in Spain tightened as Iker Muniain scored the only goal to give Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 win over Barcelona, to send Gerardo Martino to their first domestic defeat of the season. Bundesliga Bayern Munich continue to play […]
Ligue 1
That is a question I have been thinking about since research some stats on Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic earlier this week. The most common measurements used to compare goalkeepers are number of clean sheets and number of goal conceded. If you look at the top four leagues in Europe combined (Serie A, La Liga, […]
According to Le Parisien, Paris Saint-Germain want to have more revenue than any club in the world by the 2016-17 season. The Paris newspaper has obtained a confidential document written for PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi in June of last year which lays out the Ligue 1 champions’ plans to push their budget beyond all their […]
AS Roma’s perfect start in Serie A was finally ended by Torino on a weekend when Arsenal surged five points ahead in England and Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead in France. Italy Roma’s record breaking start to the season finally ended as the Giallorossi were held 1-1 by Torino, dropping their first points of the […]
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes says that the revolution taking place in Monaco would be a tempting destination for him when he leaves Barcelona on a Bosman at the end of the season. Valdes almost joined Monaco this past summer, but the Lique 1 side and Barcelona could not agree on a transfer fee. But it […]
AS Monaco continued their impressive start to their season, while champions Paris Saint-Germain’s early season struggles continued as they were held to a draw for the second consecutive week. It’s only been two weeks, but Monaco have lived up to their heavyweight billing. Last weekend they beat Bordeaux 2-0 and this weekend they beat Montpellier […]
Monaco’s expensively assembled side left it late but earned a 2-0 win at Bordeaux in the French league on Saturday, as star signing Radamel Falcao scored on his debut. Claudio Ranieri’s side appeared to be heading to a draw in its first match back in the top flight, but substitute Emmanuel Riviere took advantage of […]
Helped by a paid of goals from former Lille man Dimitri Payet, nine-times champions Marseille won their opening match of the French league season on Sunday, scoring a 3-1 away success at Guingamp. Earlier, Brandao scored the only goal of the game as his Saint-Etienne side emerged victorious against Fabrizio Ravanelli’s Ajaccio in the Italian’s […]
Bayern Munich kicked off the new season like they ended the last won; winning while Laurent Blanc’s first Ligue 1 match in charge of Paris Saint-Germain ended in a disappointing 1-1 draw at Montpellier. Early goals from Arjen Robben and Mario Mandžukić set Bayern Munich on their to a 3-1 victory against VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach […]