While Barcelona’s Clásico win at Real Madrid captured headlines around the world, it was not the only significant result in Europe this weekend. Spain The Liga focus fell squarely on the Santiago Bernabéu this weekend as Barcelona injected fresh drama into the title race with a 3-1 comeback win at Madrid. Karim Benzema gave the […]
Man Utd.
On another night of drama in the Champions League Lyon, Basel and Napoli all moved onto the round of 16, while last season’s beaten finalist Manchester United was sent to the Europa League. The most unlikely team to progress to the knock stages was Lyon, who needed Ajax to lose at home to Real Madrid […]
There will be no dream Carling Cup semi-final match-up for Manchester United fans with Man City or Liverpool as United were unceremoniously bounced from the cup tonight by Crystal Palace 2-1 at Old Trafford after extra time. This was not a case of United battering Palace for 120 minutes and them escaping. Palace played well and […]
Manchester United captain Patrice Evra has accused Liverpool striker Luis Suarez of racially abusing him during the 1-1 Premier League draw at Anfield on Saturday. The France international told French television after the game that Suarez used the same insult “more than 10 times” throughout the match. Liverpool said Suarez categorically denied the allegations but […]
A day after it was rumored that he would be the subject of a £30 bid from Real Madrid, Javier Hernandez has signed a new five-year contract with the club, according to the player’s agent. Hernandez representative Eduardo Hernandez told ESPN Deportes: “We have renegotiated Javier’s contract and he is now committed for five years […]
The news that Wayne Rooney’s father and uncle Richie were arrested today over allegations of a football betting scam has to have set off alarm bells at Old Trafford as well as the English FA. The arrests were in relation to a game between Motherwell and Hearts in December last year in which Motherwell midfielder […]
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer are said to be desperate for a high-profile English player to enable them to compete with David Beckham’s LA Galaxy, and have reportedly identified Rio Ferdinand as their main target. Ferdinand will be 33 next month and is out of contract at Manchester United at the end of […]
Manchester City put a turbulent week behind them with a 4-0 victory at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday as Premier League leaders Manchester United rode their luck in a 2-0 win over Norwich City. City, who suspended Carlos Tevez following his refusal to come off the bench in the UEFA Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich, […]