Barcelona came within two minutes of clinching the Primera Division title on Sunday only for Villarreal to spoil the party in dramatic fashion. Real Madrid’s 3-0 defeat at Valencia opened the door for Pep Guardiola’s side to clinch their 19th Spanish league title with three games to go. And the Nou Camp was poised to celebrate with […]
Inter Milan will have to wait at least another week before sealing a fourth consecutive Scudetto after drawing 2-2 at Chievo. Hernan Crespo put the champions-elect ahead in the third minute but Michele Marcolini equalised in the 27th minute. A wonder strike from Mario Balotelli put the Nerazzurri back in front midway through the second […]
From the UEFA Web site: With regard to the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg between Chelsea and FC Barcelona in London on Wednesday, UEFA has received both the referee’s and delegate’s report. UEFA is currently examining those reports, as well as gathering additional evidence. It will decide which action to take in the course […]
The finishing line is in sight for record-breaking Barcelona and by this time next week the Catalan giants could be two-thirds of their way to completing an historic trophy treble. Barcelona have been virtually unstoppable this season but until now they have not had the chance to turn that success into silverware. However, that is […]
AC Milan captain Paulo Maldini has leapt to the defence of embattled Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri ahead of the teams’ Serie A clash on Sunday. Juve have fallen to third in the standings after five games without a win and there has been speculation in the Italian media that a defeat against the Rossoneri at […]
According to Gazzetta dello Sport the Diego to Juventus transfer is a done deal. After the visit of the Werder legal team yesterday to Turin to discuss the release to Juventus of Brazil playmaker Diego, the club chairman Jean-Claude Blanc and sports director Alessio Secco took a private flight to Bremen last night and reached […]
Goal.com has a list of all the players in Serie A whose contract runs out on June 30th. The list has some interesting names on it. ATALANTA Name Position Age Nation Signed Note Diego De Ascentis Midfielder 32 Italy 2007 Christian Vieri Forward 35 Italy 2008 Released BOLOGNA Name Position Age Nation Signed Note Francesco […]