MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid continued their serene progress under new coach Zinedine Zidane when Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema each helped themselves to two goals in a 5-1 drubbing of La Liga strugglers Sporting Gijon on Sunday. Real hammered Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 last weekend on Zidane’s debut and Sunday’s dismantling of Gijon, who […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Louis van Gaal has many critics among Manchester United fans but he has given them at least four good reasons to smile since taking over at Old Trafford — four wins in four Premier League matches against Liverpool. Sunday’s 1-0 win in the north west derby at Anfield, thanks to Wayne Rooney’s […]
By Toby Davis REUTERS – Liverpool’s manager Juergen Klopp was struggling to be positive after a 1-0 Premier League home defeat by bitter rivals Manchester United on Sunday in a game where they dominated possession and chances. His side’s topsy-turvy season continued as they largely controlled the match at Anfield before being hit with a […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale had to come off in Sunday’s game at home to Sporting Gijon with what looked like another calf problem and France forward Karim Benzema suffered a foot injury and was also substituted. Bale, who scored with a seventh-minute header to put Real 1-0 up in the La […]
Wayne Rooney smashed home Manchester United's winning goal to give his side a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in an otherwise drab derby at Anfield on Sunday.
MADRID (Reuters) – Valencia coach Gary Neville called his side’s first-half performance “unacceptable” after they were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Sunday but said he was confident they could turn things around soon. Neville is still without a win in six Spanish top flight games in […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Gary Neville’s disappointing start as Valencia coach continued when the ambitious Singapore-owned club drew 2-2 at home to lowly Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Sunday, prompting more rumblings of discontent from the fans. Neville, who took over when Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked last month, has overseen six games without a […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has set his surprise Premier League leaders the target of reaching 79 points this season, having spent most of the campaign saying their goal was merely to avoid relegation. Leicester’s unlikely surge to the summit has forced the Italian coach to revise expectations having previously stuck to […]
