It was tennis once again that took centre stage when the mens 2012 Laureus World Sports awards were announced last week, this time the award went to world number one, Novak Djokovic who followed rivals, Rafael Nadal who won in 2011 and Roger Federer who won the prestigious prize four times between 2005-08. Handing the [...]
Madrid, Spain – FC Barcelona are now six points behind the leader of La Liga, Real Madrid, after losing 0-1 to Getafe at the Colliseum Alfonso Perez. Getafe’s right defender scored with a header the only goal of the match Getafe – FC Barcelona, checking the first win in La Liga for the band in [...]
Madrid, Spain – The Spanish capital derby proved once again the superiority of Real Madrid against Atletico, the leader in La Liga firmly winning 4-1, after the guests having opened the score at the end of the first 15 minutes. The match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium debuted very well for the team coached by [...]
Barcelona, Spain – FC Barcelona’s management board has offered a new contract to the coach with the best results ever in Catalans’ history, he having the option to determine the duration of the new agreement. FC Barcelona is doing everything it can to convince Pep Guardiola to continue the coaching work on the Camp Nou. [...]
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has lauded the improvement Spanish rivals Real Madrid have made this season and has said that he is impressed with their start to the season. Madrid currently sit at the top of the La Liga table and hold a one point advantage over Barcelona. Real Madrid finished second behind Barcelona last [...]
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has said that his side were always in complete control of the UEFA Champions’ League group tie against Olympique Lyonnais. The Portuguese also said that he fully believed that his side were deserved winners in the European match, however he was extremely cautious when asked if his side could go [...]
Madrid, Spain – José Mourinho’s team climbed up to the first position in the Spanish Primera Division standings, thanks to the 1-0 win over Real Sociedad. Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the ninth minute of the match in San Sebastian against Real Sociedad, but the team that scored 28 [...]
Barcelona, Spain – FC Barcelona could not obtain nothing but a draw against Sevilla, despite the fact that the Catalans have missed at least 10 goal scoring opportunities and a penalty by Messi in the 93rd minutes! FC Barcelona was forced to win in front of Sevilla, after Real Madrid was winning the match against [...]
Malaga, Spain – Real Madrid managed a clear victory against Malaga with the score of 4-0, in which Cristiano Ronaldo struck again the assistance with a new hat-trick. Real Madrid was no longer affording missteps in the beginning of the season after the defeat suffered at Santander, being already two points behind FC Barcelona. Thus, [...]
Spain’s Carles Puyol is undecided about his international future and has yet to decide whether to retire or continue after Euro 2012. The experienced Barcelona centre back also spoke about his recent injury problems, which have raised the possibility of retirement from the international arena. However he has refused to confirm the speculation that he [...]
Madrid, Spain – Real Madrid’s striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, is ready to win again the top scorer title in La Liga, after making history last year. Cristiano Ronaldo has become part of the Spanish Primera Division history, as the first player that scores over 40 goals in one season. According to Marca, there were 41 scored, [...]
Paris, France – French press announces that Real Madrid’s midfielder, Lassana Diarra, has entered French Financial Police’s sights, the motive of investigation being his transfer from Portsmouth to Real Madrid. The French international, Lassana Diara, aged 26, is under investigation in his country for the alleged crimes of money laundering and tax evasion – at [...]
