Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was admitted to hospital overnight for treatment on acute lower back pain, the La Liga club said today. The 40-year-old former Barca and Spain midfielder had to cancel a news conference on Tuesday because of the complaint and looked in pain during the champions’ 1-0 win at Valencia on Wednesday. “Pep […]
Lionel Messi scored his 43rd goal of the season 13 minutes from time was enough for Barcelona to beat third-place Valencia 1-0 and open up a ten point gap over second-place Real Madrid to 10 points. Messi was denied on at least two occasions in the first half, while Vicente Guaita produced a fine reaction […]
Lionel Messi scored his 43rd goal of the season 13 minutes from time was enough for Barcelona to beat third-place Valencia 1-0 and open up a ten point gap over second-place Real Madrid to 10 points. Messi was denied on at least two occasions in the first half, while Vicente Guaita produced a fine reaction […]
Juventus became the latest footballing giant to announce a loss, as the club’s board announced on Monday that Juve lost 39.5 million euros during the first half of the 2010-11 season. Over the same period of the previous season, the club recorded profits of 14.2 million euros. Revenue for the period was 88.8 million euros, […]
Javier Morales scored two goals to put Real Salt Lake in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League with a 4-1 win over the Columbus Crew last night. Real Salt Lake is the first team from Major League Soccer to reach the semifinals of the tournament and will face Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica or […]
Chelsea came from behind to beat Manchester United 2-1 at Stamford Bridge and reopen the title race. After Wayne Rooney fired United into a first-half lead, David Luiz volleyed in an equaliser before Martin Atkinson ruled that Chris Smalling fouled substitute Yuri Zhirkov inside the box. Frank Lampard rifled the 80th-minute spot-kick past Edwin van […]
Barcelona are going through a torrid time with injuries at the moment and even coach Pep Guardiola could be forced to miss Barca’s next match due to a back injury. According to the Barcelona web site: Over the last few weeks, FC Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola has been getting pains in the lower lumbar region, and […]
Juventus became the latest footballing giant to announce a loss, as the club’s board announced on Monday that Juve lost 39.5 million euros during the first half of the 2010-11 season. Over the same period of the previous season, the club recorded profits of 14.2 million euros. Revenue for the period was 88.8 million euros, […]