Atalanta cut defending Serie A champions Inter Milan down to size on Sunday, condemning Jose Mourinho’s men to their second league defeat of the season with an emphatic 3-1 win in Bergamo. Sergio Floccari put the home side ahead in the 18th minute before Cristiano Doni added another with a further 10 minutes on the […]
Two goals apiece from Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto’o and a trademark solo effort from Lionel Messi fired Barcelona to a 5-0 win over Deportivo Coruna in the Primera Liga on Saturday. The win cemented the Catalans’ 12-point lead at the top of the standings after Sevilla’s 1-0 home win over Numancia, Renato’s late strike […]
Manchester City have terminated discussions with AC Milan over the proposed transfer of former world footballer of the year Kaka. City confirmed in a statement tonight they had pulled out of negotiations as there was little chance of a deal being done. Executive chairman Garry Cook told the club’s official website: “Whilst Manchester City Football […]
A look at the winners and losers for week 22 in the English Premier League. Winners Manchester United Man United have won six of their last games 1-0, have a record-equaling tenth successive clean sheet and are back on top of the Premier League. That is the good news for Manchester United fans. The potential […]
The team sheet for AC Milan against Fiorentina today will make interesting reading. First of all, will AC Milan play Kaka and risk an injury that could stop his proposed transfer to the Premier League’s Manchester City? I expect that Kaka will watch this game from the stands, which would be the clearest sign yet […]
Ramón Calderón has resigned as president of Real Madrid. The 57-year-old, who took over at the club after winning contested elections in the summer of 2006, announced his decision at a board meeting. The decision comes in the light of a corruption scandal uncovered by the sports daily Marca and was formally confirmed at a […]
The MLS SuperDraft was this week and as with all drafts it had some surprises. The Seattle Sounders FC had the first pick and they surprisingly took forward Steve Zakuani out of Akron with the first pick. The 20-year-old Zakuani led the nation with 20 goals and 27 points this season and was Soccer America’s […]