Napoli’s Ezequiel Llavezzi and Roma’s Aleandro Rosi have both been banned for three matches for spitting at each other during Saturday’s Serie A clash between the two sides. The ‘derby del Sud’ was won by visitors Napoli courtesy of two goals from league top scorer Edinson Cavani, but the win was overshadowed by an off-the-ball […]
Despite dominating the whole 90 minutes, it took an injury-time Petr Cech penalty save from Clint Dempsey for Chelsea to escape from Craven Cottage with a 0-0 draw tonight. The draw leaves Chelsea in fifth place, two points behind Tottenham and out of the Champions League positions, while Fulham are now four points clear of […]
Zlatan Ibrahimović has played for Italy’s three biggest clubs in the last six years, a record that meets with a mixed response from Italian football fans. What cannot be disputed is that Ibra is a winner, as his remarkable record of seven consecutive titles attests too. Since joining AC Milan on loan from Barcelona during […]
Rafa Márquez’s much-rumored move from the Red Bulls’ midfield to the back line looks set to become a reality. Márquez, who spent much of last year in New York’s midfield despite playing mostly as a center back for the Mexican national team and his previous club, FC Barcelona. However, now it seems likely he will […]
After 69 days away, the Champions League resumes again this week with four round of 16 first-leg matches.. Spurs will be looking to pick up from where they left off when they return to San Siro for the second time in four months. Having waited 38 years to revisit the Milanese fortress, Harry Redknapp’s side […]
Lazio are up to third in Serie A after they won 2-0 against Brescia and Inter Milan lost 1-0 at Juventus. Inter began the day in the top three behind pacesetters AC Milan and Napoli, both victorious on Saturday, but dropped down a spot after headers from Álvaro González (17) and Libor Kozák (58) gave […]
Real Madrid recovered from the second-minute dismissal of goalkeeper Iker Casillas to win 1-0 at Espanyol and close to within five points of Liga leaders Barcelona. Hoping to profit from Barcelona’s 1-1 draw at Sporting Gijón on Saturday, Madrid was rocked early when Casillas was sent off for bringing down José Callejón outside the area. […]