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 […]
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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 […]
Barcelona now boast an eight-point lead over Real Madrid after winning 1-0 at Villarreal in response to their rivals’ 1-0 loss to Sporting Gijón, Madrid coach José Mourinho’s first defeat in a home league fixture in 151 matches. Titleholders Barcelona had to wait to make the breakthrough at Villarreal but got the goal they wanted […]
This weekend’s games in La Liga will go ahead as scheduled after a Madrid court upheld a challenge from six breakaway clubs and blocked proposed strike action. “The court decides the official calendar for the first and second divisions should remain unaltered for the next round of matches,” a statement from the court said today. […]
The La Liga season may not end until mid June after next week’s matches were postponed because of a dispute over television revenue. Clubs want a law, which says at least one game a week must be on free-to-air television, to be revoked. But on Wednesday the Liga de Futbol Professional (LFP) cited a “lack […]
Jose Mourinho has stated once again that he wants to manage in the Premier League again, saying that he has some “unfinished business” in England. Mourinho is less than a year into a four-year deal with Real Madrid, but he is already planning his return to England, telling The Sun: “I miss England and my […]
Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta says that is was Real Madrid executives who were indeed behind the recent doping allegations against Barcelona, despite recent statements from current Barca officials that refute talk of Real Madrid’ involvement, AS reports. Spanish radio station Cadena Cope sparked controversy recently when it reported that Barcelona had links to doctors […]
The tension levels were ratcheted up in Italy this weekend as a defeat for leaders AC Milan added fresh uncertainty to the title race, in contrast to the situations in England and France, where leaders Manchester United and Lille both managed big wins. Italy It was the perfect end to the perfect week for Inter […]
Real Madrid are in the Champions League quarter-final draw for the first time in seven years as goals from Marcelo, Karim Benzema and Ángel Di María eased the nine-time winners past Lyon. After six seasons of disappointments at this stage of European club football’s elite competition, Madrid players and fans could have been forgiven for […]