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Robben explains goal celebration
MADRID, Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben explained his decision to dedicate the goal he scored against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night to teammate Wesley Sneijder.
Barcelona wins in Bilbao to take Supercup advantage
MADRID, FC Barcelona fought back from a goal down to take a 2-1 win in the first leg of the Spanish Supercup against Athletic Club Bilbao on Sunday night.
The first leg was played in Athletic’s San Mames Stadium and with the return fixture to be held in Barcelona’s Camp Nou next [...]
Wenger admits to ’selective vision’
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed what many fans have always suspected - his view of controversial incidents is not always obstructed.
Wenger is notorious for claiming not to have seen certain incidents, often when one of his players is accused of committing a foul.
“At times I saw it, and I said I didn’t to protect [...]
Blackburn 0 - 2 Man City
Emmanuel Adebayor struck after only three minutes of his debut to help Manchester City make a winning start to the new Premier League season.
The £25m summer signing lashed in a 18-yard drive to open his City account.
Chris Samba’s header was superbly saved by Shay Given, who also denied Benni McCarthy as Rovers responded well.
After the [...]
Chelsea 2 - 1 Hull
Didier Drogba’s injury-time strike gave new Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti a winning introduction to the Premier League - and left Hull City heartbroken after a spirited display of defensive defiance.
Ancelotti’s new charges, heavily touted to end Manchester United’s domestic supremacy, looked like they would have to settle for a point as time ran out in [...]
Real Madrid winger Robben resists attempts to sell him
MADRID, Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben said on Wednesday that he would resist any attempt to force him to leave the club.
Valencia forward Mata avoids Barcelona talk
MADRID, - Valencia forward Juan Mata avoided talking about interest in signing him from FC Barcelona.
Mata spoke as he reported for duty with the Spanish national team, which will play a friendly in Macedonia on Wednesday.
The player, who began his career at Oviedo before joining the Real [...]
Chelsea owner to fly to Germany for Ribery talks
BEIJING, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea owner, will fly to Germany to discuss with Bayern Munich in an attempt to recruit the French star Franck Ribery to Chelsea for an English record fee of 40 million British pounds (65.85 million U.S. dollars), according to media reports Tuesday.
It is [...]
Real enjoys second comfort win in North American tour
MADRID– Real Madrid enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win over MLS side DC United in Washington in the second match of the club’s North American tour on Sunday night.
The victory came after Real’s 5-1 win in Toronto on Friday.
However, the Spanish soccer giant had to wait until well [...]
Chelsea 2 - 2 Man Utd
Chief football writer at Wembley Stadium
Carlo Ancelotti celebrated the start of his Chelsea reign with silverware as they claimed the Community Shield with victory over Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out at Wembley.
Nani’s angled strike gave the Premier League champions an early lead - but Ricardo Carvalho’s headed equaliser and a hotly-disputed strike from Frank [...]
Bayern team post 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim team
BERLIN,– German football giant Bayern Munich had their ambition snubbed at the Bundesliga opener as they were tied 1-1 in an away game against Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Ivica Olic put Bayern in front in the 25th minute in what was also his first league appearance for the record champions. ChineduObasi leveled for the hosts in [...]
