MILAN (Reuters) – The pressure will be on for both coaches when AS Roma and AC Milan meet on Saturday with the two sides stuck in a mid-season rut (Saturday 1945 GMT). Italian media say that Sinisa Mihajlovic has been given two games to avoid becoming the fourth Milan coach to be fired in the […]
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – Lionel Messi struck a spectacular free kick, scored another goal and set up two more in a 4-1 victory for Barcelona over nine-man city rivals Espanyol in the first leg of their King’s Cup last-16 clash on Wednesday. A second-string Atletico Madrid side secured a 1-1 draw at neighbours […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Manager Roberto Martinez described Romelu Lukaku as the perfect striker for Everton after the Belgian bagged his 19th goal of the season to secure a 2-1 win over Manchester City on Wednesday. Lukaku, a 28 million-pound ($40.9 million) signing from Chelsea in 2014, has been in excellent form this season and his […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Belgian winger Adnan Januzaj is poised to return to Manchester United after a disappointing loan spell at Borussia Dortmund, British media reported on Wednesday. The 20-year-old left Old Trafford last year in a bid to get more regular first-team opportunities but he has started only three matches for the Bundesliga side and […]
ROME (Reuters) – Champions Juventus continued their resurgence by beating Hellas Verona 3-0 at home on Wednesday for an eighth successive Serie A victory as Inter Milan remained top after winning 1-0 at Empoli. Juventus, who took one point from their opening three matches and were 11 behind the leaders on Oct. 31, are now […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayern Munich flew off to their annual winter training camp in Qatar on Wednesday amid more controversy over their choice of venue. Politicians, human rights campaigners and their own fans have all criticised the Bavarians for choosing Qatar which has been widely criticised for its treatment of migrant workers. The Bundesliga champions […]
REUTERS – Liverpool completed a deal for Red Star Belgrade’s 19-year-old Serbian midfielder Marko Grujic on Wednesday in Juergen Klopp’s first signing since he took over as manager in October. Grujic, who has played for Serbia at under-21 level and was a member of the under-20 squad that won the World Cup in 2015, will […]
REUTERS – Liverpool’s injury woes have nothing to do with a change in training methods under manager Juergen Klopp, midfielder Adam Lallana has said. Liverpool beat Stoke City 1-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg on Tuesday night, but the win was marred by hamstring injuries to midfielder Philippe Coutinho and centre-back Dejan Lovren, […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) head Marco Polo Del Nero returned to work on Wednesday after completing a 45-day leave of absence taken to fight charges he is involved in soccer’s wide-ranging corruption scandal, the organisation said. Del Nero was charged by U.S. prosecutors on Dec. 3 with participating in schemes […]
REUTERS – West Ham United defender James Collins is convinced he is in the form of his life after starting the season as the club’s fourth choice center-half and coming up with a string of impressive performances to secure a contract extension. The 32-year-old Welshman delivered a man-of-the-match performance at the back in his team’s […]
REUTERS – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could enter the transfer market after Philippe Coutinho and Dejan Lovren suffered hamstring pulls to deepen the club’s injury crisis, British media reported. The duo suffered first-half injuries in the League Cup semi-final first leg match against Stoke City at the Britannia stadium on Tuesday. “In this moment with […]
