AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been banned for three matches for punching an opponent in the stomach, ruling him out of the derby against Inter Milan on April 3. Ibrahimovic, who had been booked earlier in the match, was given a straight red card for hitting Marco Rossi in the 73rd minute of Sunday’s […]
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Barcelona has denied allegations by a Spanish radio station that the club engaged in “doping practices.” Cadena COPE claimed late Sunday that Barcelona rival Real Madrid has asked the Spanish football federation to take drug testing in the league “more seriously”, saying it doesn’t understand how “doctors with questionable reputations” can be associated with the […]
Micah Richards’ header sent Manchester City into an FA Cup semi-final blockbuster with Manchester United next month as they eded out Championship side Reading. It will be the Blues’ first appearance at that stage of the competition for 30 years and they will hope to avoid the nerves that affected them against the Royals. Apart […]
Published reports this morning say that Fabio Capello is considering giving the England captaincy back to John Terry for this month’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales – and beyond. Discussions are said to have already taken place within the FA over what is certain to be a hotly-debated issue. But the England management have been […]
In a very surprising move Bayern Munich have confirmed that coach Louis van Gaal will step down at the end of the season. On a stateemt on the Bayern web site the German giants said that Van Gaal will leave on 30 June by mutual consent. “The reason for the contract’s cancellation is a difference […]
While Manchester United’s Premier League lead looks increasingly precarious after they lost at Liverpool, AC Milan and Lille both had big weeks at the top in Italy and France respectively. England Dirk Kuyt was the hero at Anfield on Sunday as Liverpool sent Manchester United to their third loss in five league games, the Dutch […]
AC Milan sent out a powerful message to fellow Serie A title contenders with a convincing 3-0 victory against their third-placed Napoli at the San Siro last night. A win for the visitors would have drawn them level with the Rossoneri at the top of the standings but second-half goals from Zlatan Ibrahimović, Kevin-Prince Boateng […]
t was a good weekend for league leaders in Europe as Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United all extended their leads at the top of their respective domestic leagues. Spain Seven points separate Barcelona and Real Madrid after Josep Guardiola’s titleholders won 3-0 at Mallorca and the Real Madrid were forced to settle for a […]
An 89th-minute goal by Obafemi Martins brought Birmingham City only their second ever League Cup win after a dramatic 2-1 victory against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. Once Robin van Persie had cancelled out Nikola Žigić’s 28th-minute header six minutes before half-time, the odds looked like Arsenal would go on to win the match and end […]