(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal slammed the British media on Thursday for ‘awful and horrible’ stories about his future and said the club’s support, while welcome, had put more pressure on him. United were beaten 1-0 by Southampton at Old Trafford in the Premier League last weekend and subsequent media reports suggested […]
ASUNCION (Reuters) – The South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL will back Gianni Infantino’s bid for the presidency of soccer’s governing body FIFA, it said on Thursday. “The CONMEBOL executive committee has decided to back Gianni Infantino’s candidacy and plan of action for the presidency of FIFA,” it said in statement. It said the committee had […]
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – After suffering two setbacks in the space of a week, Atletico Madrid will be looking to avoid a third when they travel to La Liga leaders Barcelona for Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash at the Nou Camp. Atletico, who won the title at the stadium two years ago, surrendered top spot […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Schalke 04 are desperate to revive their Bundesliga campaign for a top-four finish and douse reports of a rift between coach Andre Breitenreiter and the club management with a win at Darmstadt 98 on Saturday. The Ruhr valley club are still smarting after missing a bagful of first half chances in last […]
(Reuters) – Winger Andros Townsend says his main focus now is to keep struggling Newcastle United in the Premier League even if he hopes the move from Tottenham Hotspur also helps him back into the England squad. Newcastle signed Townsend, who has played just 67 minutes of league football at Spurs this season, this week […]
The League Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City could be the catalyst that allows Everton to realise their potential, says manager Roberto Martinez.
