A debut goal from Emmanuel Adebayor helped big-spending Manchester City to a 2-0 victory at Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the Premier League season, while Thomas Vermaelen was among the scorers on his Arsenal bow as the Gunners won 6-1 at Everton. Dream start Adebayor, a €29m signing from Arsenal last month, gave […]
David Beckham’s time at the Los Angeles Galaxy continues to grow sour as he was sent off for the first time in MLS in Saturday night’s 2-0 defeat to Seattle Sounders FC. Beckham was given a direct red card by referee Ricardo Salazar following his challenge on a 50-50 ball by Seattle and former Galaxy […]
Juventus have won the Tim Trophy for the first time, thanks to their wins against Inter (on penalties) and Milan. Amauri stood out among the Bianconeri, scoring twice. Significant to see De Ceglie back on the pitch, against the Rossoneri. Milan’s disappointing pre-season continued, however, with Ronaldinho making a minimal contribution and signs of a […]
David Beckham is confident of returning to AC Milan for a second loan spell in January as the England midfielder seeks to improve his chances of playing at next year’s World Cup. England manager Fabio Capello has already said the Los Angeles Galaxy player must return to a top European championship to have any hope […]
The waiting is finally over. The 2009/10 Barclays Premier League season starts this weekend and it is time to bring out our crystal ball and get some week one predictions. With Manchester City spending big over the summer and Everton, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur all improving their squads, will this be the season that […]
AC Milan have signed goalkeeper Flavio Roma from Monaco for an undisclosed fee and released Željko Kalac. Roma, 35, has signed a one-year contract and could start the season as the Rossoneri’s No1 with Christian Abbiati continuing to recover from an injury to his right knee sustained in March. Marco Storari and Dida are also […]
The English Premier League kicks off its 2009-2010 season this weekend and it promises to be an enthralling season again in Europe’s top league. With the transfer window still three weeks away the prospects for many teams will rise and fall on who is added or leaves between now and then. But with the current […]
England manager Fabio Capello has told David Beckham that his World Cup dream is dead unless he secures a return to Europe this winter. “Beckham knows well that if he doesn’t return to a big European championship in December he’ll have no chance for the World Cup,” Capello told Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. […]