MADRID (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid’s players will not allow praise to go to their heads even though they are level on points with Barcelona at the top of La Liga, coach Diego Simeone said on Wednesday. “When people talk well of your work it is good to help you keep improving,” Simeone told a news […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Espanyol have sacked coach Sergio Gonzalez after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Celta Vigo left the Barcelona-based club hovering three points above the La Liga relegation places. Gonzalez, 39, a former Espanyol and Deportivo La Coruna player, was in his second season in charge after he was promoted from B team manager and […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid turned up the heat on champions Barcelona when they fought back to secure a 2-1 win at home to Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Sunday as Real Madrid slipped off the pace with a 1-0 loss at Villarreal. Atletico’s battling victory put them level at the top on 35 […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez criticised his players for a poor first-half performance and a lack of accuracy in front of goal in the second after they suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat at Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday. The loss at the Madrigal, after an early goal by former Real forward […]
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – Angry Barcelona coach Luis Enrique blamed stupid mistakes after the La Liga pacesetters threw away a two goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday. Barca have drawn their last two games in La Liga and could see Atletico Madrid draw level with them […]
By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona let a two-goal lead slip with late strikes from Lucas Perez and Alex Bergantinos giving Deportivo La Coruna a 2-2 draw in La Liga on Saturday. A Lionel Messi free kick and a bullet strike from Ivan Rakitic put Barca comfortably in control but they eased up in […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid striker Gareth Bale missed a rampant attacking display against Malmo but coach Rafa Benitez reaffirmed that he is a vital player for the team as they prepare for a tough La Liga clash against Villarreal on Sunday. The Welshman has struggled for form and fitness this season and he was […]
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Valencia coach Gary Neville is keen to get the best out of Alvaro Negredo and says he was the “perfect striker” when he played for Manchester City. The powerful centre-forward fell out with previous coach Nuno Espirito Santo and this along with an appendicitis means he has not played since early October. […]
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European soccer champions Barcelona lost a bid to trademark the shield-shaped outline of their club crest on Thursday when EU judges ruled that was not distinctive enough to be linked only to the Catalan club. The crest itself, based on a design in 1910 by one of their own players of the […]
