Aston Villa have shocked their own fans by making an £18m offer for Sunderland striker Darren Bent, a deal that could increase to £24m with add-ons. Bent has handed in a transfer request at Sunderland and is expected to take a medical later today or early on Tuesday with the deal expected to be completed […]
Big week in Europe as the Bundesliga returned the action, Barcelona extended its unbeaten run to a club-record 28 games, while in Italy the Serie A title race got tighter. Spain A four-point gap has opened up at the Liga summit after Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by bottom club Almeria, while […]
Even though full-back Rafael was sent off but 10-man Manchester United still kept their unbeaten record as they went back to the top of the Barclays Premier League on goal difference after a 0-0 draw against Spurs. Wayne Rooney brought a couple of smart saves from Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and Rafael van der Vaart […]
In what might be a first for a Premier League team, it appears that Blackburn Rovers new Indian owners Venky have guaranteed manager Steve Kean that he will not be sacked for the two-and-ahalf years of his contract with the Premier League club. Anuradha Desai, head of the Venky’s company, told the Mail on Sunday: […]
Samuel Eto’o scored twice as Inter Milan beat Bologna 4-1 as the champions made it four consecutive wins under new coach Leonardo. Inter are up to fourth in Serie A, with two games in hand, are just five points behind second-placed Napoli, who drew 0-0 with Fiorentina, and eight points adrift of AC Milan ahead […]
A brilliant goal from Cani helped high-flying Villarreal continue their impressive home form with a 4-2 victory over battling Osasuna. Cani scored from the halfway line to put Villarreal 2-1 ahead in the 50th minute, just moments after Osasuna forward Krisztian Vadocz had cancelled out Marco Ruben’s 22nd-minute opener for the hosts. Villarreal then extended […]
Villarreal will be without Ángel López for the remainder of the season after the Spanish international was ruled out for six months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Ángel López, in his fourth campaign at Villarreal, was forced off 62 minutes into Sunday’s 4-2 defeat at Real Madrid. Subsequent scans on the 29-year-old defender’s left […]
Gianluigi Buffon, who has been out since injuring his back playing for Italy in the opening match at the World Cup this summer, returned to action for Juventus and helped them reach Italian Cup quarterfinals by beating Napoli 2-0. Juventus took the lead 10 minutes before half-time thanks to a goal from Serbian midfielder Milos […]
Real Madrid came behind before cruising to a 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter final on Thursday. Diego Forlan opened the scoring after only seven minutes at the Bernabeu, but Sergio Ramos had Real back on level terms just seven minutes later. Cristiano Ronaldo notched up […]