Jaroslav Plašil struck 15 minutes from time to seal a hard-earned point for Bordeaux in Turin as Juventus struggled to find their flow in driving rain. Vincenzo Iaquinta had given the stuttering hosts a lead they scarcely deserved just after the hour but Juve, for whom Gianluigi Buffon made a string of wonderful saves, were […]
It wasa resounding victory for Real Madrid in the Champions Leagye tonight as two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo led them Real to a 5-2 win over FC Zurich. Team effort Ronaldo was keen to stress that what counted most at the Letzigrund on Tuesday night was the nine-time European champions starting their Group C campaign […]
This is my take on Football365.com weekly winners and losers column after week five in the Premier League. Winners Manchester City While the actions of Emmanuel Adebayor’ got all the attention this weekend, this was a huge statement win for Manchester City. All summer pundits where talking about whether they could break into the big […]
FIFA has hit Chelsea with an astonishing transfer ban that will stop manager Carlo Ancelotti signing players until January 2011. The punishment is for luring 16-year-old Gael Kakuta from Lens in the summer of 2007. Lens, who lodged a complaint with FIFA when Kakuta signed for Chelsea two years ago, wanted £4.25m in compensation but […]
Barcelona began their quest for a second successive league title under Pep Guardiola with a routine 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon in the first round of Primera Liga action at the Nou Camp. First-half goals from Bojan Krkic and Seydou Keita set an under-strength Catalan side on their way and summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed […]
Football365.com has their weekly winners and losers column and this is my take on their post this week. Winners Chelsea Yet another impressive start to the season for Chelsea. With four wins in four games, although the schedule has been very kind to them with games against Sunderland, Hull, Burnley and Fulham. Chelsea weak schedule […]
The opening Sunday of the Liga season was a forgettable one for Spain’s UEFA Champions League hopefuls as ten-man Sevilla FC lost 2-0 at Valencia and Club Atlético de Madrid went down 3-0 at Málaga. Kanouté dismissal Valencia missed out on Europe’s Premier club competition after finishing sixth last term but they gave a statement […]
Inter Milan tore city rivals AC Milan apart after a thumping 4-0 win on Saturday night. Goals from Thiago Motta, Diego Milito and Maicon gave Inter a 3-0 lead at half-time before Dejan Stankovic added a fourth midway through the second half. To round off a miserable night for the Rossoneri, they also lost Gennaro […]