ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Diego Forlan has signalled his intention to see out his career with Atletico Madrid after signing a two-year contract extension that will keep him in the Spanish capital until the summer of 2013.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
• 'A draw would have been unjust' says Pellegrini • Real coach says stone from crowd hit him in the face Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini felt his side were full value for their derby win over Atlético, but admitted it was an uncomfortable end to the match as their hosts attempted to stage a late fightback following Sergio Ramos' dismissal. Pellegrini also said he was hit in the...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Real Madrid are just a point behind leaders Barcelona after they prevailed 3-2 in a thrilling derby contest against city rivals Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón. Kaká put the visitors in front after just four minutes when he rifled a shot past Sergio Asenjo 's right hand and into the top corner. Marcelo increased the lead on 25 minutes and Gonzalo Higuaín appeared...
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Atletico Madrid battled hard to make up a three goal deficit but two late finishes from Diego Forlan and Sergio Aguero were not enough to peg back ten man Real Madrid. Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! 0-1 Kaka 0-2 Marcelo 0-3 Higuain Don’t forget to check out Online Football Manager!
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Halloween will arrive in a few days, but for Atlético Madrid, this season has been a complete nightmare from the beginning. Los rojiblancos hit their low point with a dull thud on Saturday when they could not fend off a nine-man Mallorca team and settled for a 1-1 draw at the Vicente Calderón. Even though [...] Added by: epltalk Viewed: 0 time(s) Tags/Keywords: almer champions league...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Atletico Madrid have claimed that they rejected big-money bids for Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan from Chelsea and Real Madrid, respectively, last summer.
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Atlético Madrid missed out on a golden opportunity to win for just the second time in La Liga this season after conceding an injury-time equaliser to nine-man Real Mallorca. The hosts wasted the chance to go in front on 28 minutes when Diego Forlán missed from the penalty spot after Josemi was sent off for a second bookable offence following a handball. Forlán made amends on 52...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Madrid - Atletico Madrid continued their crisis on Saturday with a 1-1 home draw against fifth-placed Mallorca, which had two players sent off. Diego Forlan missed one penalty for Atletico, but then scored a second one. Borja Valero levelled for Mall...
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Diego Forlan managed to overcome one horrific penalty miss to put away a second spot kick midway through the second half only for Valero to score a very late equalizer. Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! Forlan’s Missed spot kick. 1-0 Forlan Don’t forget to check out Online Football Manager!
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Chelsea wrung every advantage out of a victory that preserves their perfect record of wins and clean sheets after three fixtures in Group D of the Champions League. Salmon Kalou scored twice and, as a fringe benefit, Frank Lampard, with the third here, now has his first goal in open play for the club this season. In stoppage time, Luis Perea nodded a free-kick by the substitute Florent Malouda into...
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan has labelled Chelsea as the 'best team in the Premier League'.
Just Chelsea (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
The prolific Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan thinks that Chelsea are a much improved team since he left Man Utd to move to Spain. He thinks that Carlo Ancelotti has made them much more motivated and harder to beat, but he still thinks Atletico can cause an upset! “Chelsea have more quality, are more experienced and are [...]
The Flat Back Four (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The 30-man list of nominees for the 2009 Ballon d'Or has been announced. The list consisted of a Who's Who of European football. The most glaring thing is that there is no Italian player nominated in the top 30. 2009 Ballon d'Or Nominees Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) John Terry (Chelsea) Fernando Torres (Liverpool) Steven Gerrard...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan says there's a simple reason for his lack of goals at Manchester United . read more
Some People Are On The Pitch (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
For Europe, South America and the CONCACAF region, yesterday saw the last chance for teams to grab an automatic qualifying place for the 2010 World Cup. It was also the last chance for some teams to claim a 'Get Out Of Jail Free' card - or a play-off place, as it's known in football circles. Here's our round-up of all the important news from each of those regions… South America Almost without...
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