Valencia claimed a convincing 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza thanks to first-half goals by Juan Manuel Mata, David Villa and Pablo Hernández. Mata, Villa and Pablo all found the scoresheet in an impressive display by the home side which extended their unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions. Abel Aguilar netted a minor consolation for the visitors who are yet to win on the road this term....
The season goes from bad to worse for Ben Foster. The Manchester United keeper has suffered with injuries and loss of form after he was given the chance to prove he was the worthy successor to Edwin van der Sar, and now it appears as though Sir Alex will look elsewhere for a new No.1. And the man he's keen on is Schalke's Manuel Neuer. (Daily Mail)Sticking with United, and they face a fight for their...
Manchester United are on the trail of Ajax's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez. The Old Trafford giants are prepared to pay around £35m for the 22-year-old. (The Sunday Times)United, meanwhile, face competition for another of their striking targets, Valencia's David Villa. Chelsea are preparing a £25m bid for the Spanish ace as they expect to overturn their transfer ban. (News of the World)But...
Manchester United are on the trail of Ajax's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez. The Old Trafford giants are prepared to pay around £35m for the 22-year-old. (The Sunday Times)United, meanwhile, face competition for another of their striking targets, Valencia's David Villa. Chelsea are preparing a £25m bid for the Spanish ace as they expect to overturn their transfer ban. (News of the World)But...
Now that Chelsea look likely to overturn the transfer ban imposed by FIFA for the poaching of Gael Kakuta, the Sunday papers are starting to add more and more stars to January’s shopping list. With Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou certain to be joining the Ivory Coast team, Carlo Ancelotti is desperate for another top class [...]
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been named on 23-man shortlist for this year's FIFA World Player of the Year award. Real Madrid ace Ronaldo won the award last season for his stunning form with Manchester United , but the hot favourite to lift the award is Barcelona star Messi. The FIFA Football Committee has selected the shortlist, which includes six Spaniards, four Englishmen and three Brazilians,...
You can tell we are moving towards the end of the year by the number of awards ceremonies. Last week we had the list of candidates for France Football's Ballon d'Or and now it is the turn for the other most prestigious individual award: the Fifa World Player. Fifa have released a list of 23 candidates for 2009 which includes six Barça players, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Henry and Ibrahimovic...