Andy Carroll scored two goals as Liverpool kept their faint hopes of a top-four finish alive with an emphatic 3-0 win against Manchester City FC. City started the evening 11 points ahead of their opponents in fourth, the final place for a Champions League qualifying berth, but Roberto Mancini’s men never looked like claiming a […]
Premier League
The title races in both France and Germany took another turn this weekend, while AC Milan and Manchester United took anther step towards winning their respective championships. France The Ligue 1 title race tightened as leaders Lille were upset 1-0 by Monaco. Luckily for Lille, there other title contenders failed to take full advantage of […]
Stan Kroenke is poised to launch a full takeover of Arsenal after agreeing deals to buy shares owned by Danny Fiszman and Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith. Kroenke, who already owns 29.9% of Arsenal will acquire the 16.1% owned by Fiszman and Lady Bracewell-Smith’s 15.9% stake for about £11,000 a share, or £225m according to BBC Sport. […]
Goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Antonio Valencia helped Manchester United beat Fulham 2-0 and extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to ten points. With second-placed Arsenal, who now have two games in hand, not playing until Sunday when they visit Blackpool, United took full advantage. Berbatov’s 21st league goal of the […]
Joey Barton has launched a stunning attack on the state of the England football team in an interview with French football magazine So Foot, highlighting Gareth Barry’s presence in the England line-up as indicator of the lack of midfield talent in England. Here is what he had to say about Barry: “Did you see the […]
Manchester United took a big step towards a Champions League semi-final berthafter Wayne Rooney’s first-half strike gave them a priceless away goal against Chelsea. Neither side were able to hit their usual stride in the early stages, and it was nearly 20 minutes before the first chance fell to Didier Drogba, whose rasping shot from […]
Real Madrid are set to reach their first Champions League semi-final for eight years after thrashing ten-man Tottenham Hotspur 4-0. Spurred on by a spectacular pre-match introduction, Madrid started strongly with Ronaldo firing wide before Di María forced a corner off Vedran Ćorluka. From Mesut Özil’s subsequent centre, Adebayor connected with a downward header that […]
Wayne Rooney scored a second-half hat-trick as Manchester United came from 2-0 down at half-time to beat West Ham United 4-2 and stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points. The London side led 2-0 at the break thanks to a pair of Mark Noble penalties, but Rooney got United […]