Valencia returned to the top of the Primera Liga with a 1-0 win at Real Valladolid courtesy of a wonderful second-half strike by Manuel Fernandes. The former Everton midfielder settled the game in the 54th minute when he smashed a low drive into the bottom corner of the net from 20 yards after being played […]
It was another interesting round of Champions League soccer as once again French teams failed to shine on Europe’s biggest stage. Olympique Lyonnais collected the only point achieved by a Ligue 1 outfit on Matchday 2 and that point means that French teams have grabbed only two points from six games this season. By comparison […]
The Champions League returns to day with some teams already facing must wins games. Here is a preview of this weeks games. Group A Outlook: When the draw was made, Chelsea and Roma were favorites to qualify from this group. Chelsea were impressive in sweeping aside Bordeaux in Match Day 1, but Roma were upset […]
Winners The Premier League Everyone was expecting the big run to run away from the rest of the league and the newly promoted teams to get relegated. That still might happen, but after six weeks the story has been the unexpected. ho would have predicted that September would end with Tottenham and Newcastle as the […]
Ronaldinho picked the ideal time to open his AC Milan account as his first-half goal gave them a 1-0 win over city rivals Inter on Sunday. The Brazilian powerfully headed home a cross from compatriot Kaka in the 36th minute as Jose Mourinho tasted his first defeat as Inter boss. The Nerazzurri finished the game […]
Former Celtic youth member Charlie Mulgrew dazzled his former supporters with two professional goals as Aberdeen nearly upset Scottish power Celtic in league action. The 22-year old left back/left winger scored his second goal in the 65th minute to put Aberdeen in front. It did not take long for The Bhoys to answer. Australian international […]
New Premiership member, West Bromwich Albion, took 3 points from Middlesbrough this afternoon with Jonas Olsson’s goal in the 53rd minute. The 1-0 victory was the Baggies first away Premiership triumph in 2008. The club sits in 10th place in the table above the likes of Everton, Portsmouth, and Tottenham. Is West Brom a serious […]
Forbes.com recently released a report that looked at the economic side of MLS and also put a value on each of the Major League Soccer franchises. At a macro level, things are looking up for MLS. Seven of the league’s 14 teams play in soccer-specific stadiums, five of which have been built since 2002. Expansion […]
Julio Cruz stepped off the substitutes’ bench to score the only goal of the game and send Internazionale clear at the top of the Serie A table with a 1-0 win over Lecce . New Inter boss Jose Mourinho was famed for making match-winning substitutions during his time at Chelsea, and did so again at […]