Week three marks the end of the first part of the Premier League season with no more games until mid- September. Here are winners and losers from an exciting weekend of football. Winners Manchester United Because of UEFA SuperCup responsibilities, United did not have a league game this weekend, leaving the door open for Chelsea […]
Real Madrid were again undone at bogey ground Riazor 2-1 by Deportivo La Coruna on the opening day of the Liga season while promoted Numancia spoiled Pep Guardiola’s league debut as Barcelona coach with a 1-0 win. Real have not won in La Coruna since 1991 and were soon trailing when home striker Mista, who […]
Francesco Valiani scored a stunning goal as promoted Bologna beat Milan 2-1 at the San Siro to spoil Ronaldinho’s Serie A debut. Midfielder Valiani blasted the ball home from outside the box in the 79th minute after Massimo Ambrosini had cancelled out Marco Di Vaio’s goal for Bologna in the first half. Last year’s runners-up […]
Rangers took the first installment of the Glasgow derby on Sunday behind a brace from former Celtic forward Kenny Miller. New addition Pedro Mendes also scored. The Portuguese midfielder joined Rangers this summer from Premiership outfit Portsmouth. 31-year-old Gabonese forward Daniel Cousin rounded out Rangers’ score sheet. Rangers were busy in the end weeks of […]
Manchester City ended the final transfer week of the summer by adding several players to the club as it prepares for Premiership and European action. Argentinean defender Pablo Zabaleta from Espanyol, Brazilian defender Glauber from FC Nuremburg, and former City star Shaun Wright-Phillips via Chelsea joined the club this week. Zabaleta recently competed for the Argentine side […]
Sir Alex started seven men who took home the UEFA Champions League trophy last May but still came up short against the determined Russian side in Super Cup action this weekend. Zenit also played seven from last May’s starting XI that dispatched Rangers 2-0 in the UEFA Cup. Zenit St. Petersburg did have the advantage […]
The odds were pretty good that Celtic would get drawn against an English team in the Champions League group stages and they ended up with Manchester United. They last met in the group stages in 2006/07, with Celtic winning 1-0 at home but Manchester United edging the return fixture 3-2 at Old Trafford. “It was […]