Mighty Barcelona wary of Hiddink´s muscle men
April 28, 2009
Treble chasing Barcelona face their biggest challenge yet when they face Guus Hiddink’s rejuvenated Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final first leg here on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s players sent out a warning with the way they tore apart... Read more »
Italians worry over talent drain
April 28, 2009
Teenage striker Federico Macheda’s staggering impact at Manchester United has sparked a raging debate in Italy on how to stem the exodus of the country’s brightest talents. Macheda’s startling goal-scoring start to life as a United senior... Read more »
Allardyce backs Grella to become Blackburn star
April 28, 2009
Sam Allardyce has revealed that he rates Vince Grella as one of the most gifted players on the Blackburn books and backed the Australian to become a star at Ewood Park. Grella’s first season in English football has seen him plagued by injuries,... Read more »
Superstar Eto´o tackles giant Janko for Golden Boot
April 28, 2009
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o has grappled with many hardy foes during his career, but the Cameroonian hitman has probably never found himself in direct opposition with a player like Marc Janko. The 6ft 5in 25-year-old plays his club football for... Read more »
Time running out for Newcastle after Pompey draw
April 27, 2009
Newcastle’s chances of clinging on to their place in the Premier League suffered a serious setback as Alan Shearer’s side were frustrated by a resilient Portsmouth on Monday. A goalless draw left the Magpies three points adrift of fourth-from-bottom... Read more »
Reading keep promotion dream alive
April 27, 2009
Reading kept their hopes of automatic promotion to the Premier League alive and pushed Norwich to the brink of relegation with a 2-0 win here on Monday. Two second-half headers from Shane Long ensured that Steve Coppell’s side will go into Sunday’s... Read more »
Barca look for style over muscle to win
April 27, 2009
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola accepts that Chelsea are physically superior and to win the Champions League semi-final they will look to retain possession and enforce their own passing game. “I am very impressed with Chelsea, they are a powerful... Read more »
No hiding for Chelsea in Barca clash, says Hiddink
April 27, 2009
Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink is expecting an open game against Barcelona but warned on Monday that his team has to be alert to avoid a repeat of Bayern Munich’s collapse against the Spanish side in the previous round. The Dutchman says he has watched... Read more »
Moroccan Boussoufa accuses police of mistreatment
April 27, 2009
Anderlecht’s Moroccan international Mbark Boussoufa has accused Belgian police of racially mistreating him during an identity control. Boussoufa was at a cafe near Brussel’s Gare du Midi train station when he was asked to produce his passport... Read more »
British minister backs knighthood for Giggs
April 27, 2009
A British minister and senior opposition politician threw their weight behind a campaign to secure a knighthood for Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs on Monday. Their backing for the honour - which would mean the 35-year-old would become Sir Ryan... Read more »
Ex-Germany star Scholl to coach Bayern reserves
April 27, 2009
Former Germany midfielder Mehmet Scholl was appointed temporary coach of Bayern Munich’s reserve team on Monday as his predecessor Hermann Gerland was promoted following Jurgen Klinsmann’s sacking. Ex-Germany boss Klinsmann was sacked as head... Read more »
S.Africa´s neighbours promise WC will be electric
April 27, 2009
South Africa’s neighbours on Monday pledged to help ensure that the country has enough electricity during the football World Cup next year, the state power company Eskom said. The Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) met in Maputo to discuss how the... Read more »
Spain´s Getafe fires coach - media
April 27, 2009
Spanish side Getafe have fired their coach Victor Munoz as the club fights relegation from the Primera Liga, Spanish media said Monday. Munoz, 52, replaced Denmark’s Michael Laudrup at the club in the summer of last year. Getafe lost at 2-1 at home... Read more »
Rafael extends Man Utd contract
April 27, 2009
Brazilian teenager Rafael has extended his contract with English Premiership leaders Manchester United by two years until 2013. The 18-year-old right-back has made 24 appearances for United this season, scoring one goal, and manager Sir Alex Ferguson... Read more »
Bayern Munich sack Klinsmann
April 27, 2009
Jurgen Klinsmann was on Monday sacked as coach of Bayern Munich following a series of poor results, the defending Bundesliga champions announced. The 44-year-old only took charge in July 2008, but recent poor results have seen Bayern crash out of the... Read more »
I´ll beat Bin Hammam, says key AFC rival
April 27, 2009
The man challenging Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam believes his chances of winning a crucial vote next month have improved after weeks of mud-slinging. Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the chairman of the Bahrain football... Read more »
CSKA
April 27, 2009
CSKA Moscow failed to move into shared first place in the Russian league, as the Muscovites lost 1-2 to FK Rostov na Donu. Evgeni Aldonin did put CSKA in the lead on 18 minutes but Igor Lebedenko equalised four minutes before the break. The winning goal... Read more »
Swine flu closes stadiums in football-mad Mexico
April 27, 2009
The swine flu outbreak that has swept across Mexico forced football stadiums to be shuttered, with a game at the capital’s 105,000-seater Aztec Stadium played before an empty house. Fans watched on television at home as Mexico City’s America... Read more »
Wenger says Arsenal can beat ´everybody´
April 27, 2009
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his side could beat “everybody” when they were at their best as he urged them to be fearless against Manchester United in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg clash at Old Trafford. The... Read more »
Giggs wins players´ player of the year award
April 27, 2009
Manchester United great Ryan Giggs was named here on Sunday as the English Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year for the first time despite starting just 12 league games this season. The 35-year-old Welsh midfielder, who... Read more »
Marseille strengthen title claim with fightback win
April 26, 2009
Marseille took a significant step towards their first French league title for 17 years when they came from a goal down to win 2-1 in a tense match at Lille on Sunday. It was only Lille’s second home defeat of the season and extends Marseille’s... Read more »
Wolfsburg´s defeat throws Bundesliga wide open
April 26, 2009
Relegation-threatened Energie Cottbus threw the Bundesliga title race wide open on Sunday when the strugglers inflicted a shock 2-0 defeat on league leaders Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg were cruising towards a point before Bulgaria striker Dimitar Rangelov headed... Read more »
Raul helps Real close Barcelona gap
April 26, 2009
Captain marvel Raul scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 4-2 on Sunday to cut Barcelona’s advantage at the top to four points ahead of next Saturday’s ‘El Clasico’ at the Santiago Bernabeu. Barcelona had dropped two... Read more »
Cappone hands Toulouse late reprieve
April 26, 2009
A disastrous error by Lorient goalkeeper Lionel Cappone allowed Champions League-chasing Toulouse to claim a 1-1 draw in their French first division match on Sunday. Toulouse were dumped out of the French Cup after losing 2-1 to second-tier outfit Guingamp... Read more »
McCarthy leads Rovers nearer safety
April 26, 2009
South Africa’s Benni McCarthy scored one goal and created the other as Blackburn Rovers beat Wigan Athletic 2-0 at Ewood Park here on Sunday to move nearer Premier League survival. Victory left Sam Allardyce’s side six points clear of the... Read more »
Wolfsburg´s shock defeat throws Bundesliga wide open
April 26, 2009
Relegation-threatened Energie Cottbus threw the Bundesliga title race wide open on Sunday when the strugglers inflicted a shock 2-0 defeat on league leaders Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg were cruising towards a point before Bulgaria striker Dimitar Rangelov headed... Read more »
Milan leapfrog Juventus with Palermo win
April 26, 2009
AC Milan moved into second place in Serie A on Sunday as two penalties from Brazilian star Kaka saw them to a 3-0 victory over Palermo. The result, and Juventus’ disappointing 2-2 draw with bottom club Reggina, was enough for Milan to leapfrog the... Read more »
Villarreal on Valencia´s heels in Champions League race
April 26, 2009
Villarreal moved a point behind fourth-placed Valencia in the Champions League race with a 2-1 win at Getafe on Sunday. Spanish international Joan Capdevila and Joseba Llorente scored first half goals to down Getafe and keep up their hopes of qualifying... Read more »
Falkirk to face Rangers in Scottish Cup final
April 26, 2009
Falkirk will face Rangers in an all top-flight Scottish Cup final after beating Dunfermline 2-0 in their semi-final here at Hampden Park on Sunday. Tam Scobbie’s goal early in the second-half, when he turned in a Neil McCann free-kick with his shoulder,... Read more »
Premier League domination set to end: Wenger
April 26, 2009
Arsene Wenger believes that the economic crisis and Britain’s new 50 percent income tax rate will seriously stem the influx of foreign stars to the English Premier League. British Chancellor Alistair Darling this week revealed plans to raise the... Read more »






