ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Gregory Coupet has hailed his successor as France number one, Hugo Lloris, a "phenomenon'' after the Lyon goalkeeper's clean sheet against the Republic of Ireland put Les Bleus on the brink of the World Cup finals.
Some People Are On The Pitch (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
After a sensational run of five league games unbeaten, newly-promoted Montpellier were finally put to the sword in a comprehensive 4-2 defeat away to a virtually full-strength Marseille side on Saturday. And the good news for Didier Deschamps was that he finally got to see a return on the €18 million invested in Argentinean playmaker Lucho Gonzalez. The former Porto man has been absent for much...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
Atlético Madrid 's miserable start to the new La Liga campaign continued as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by 10-man Racing Santander. The hosts took the lead in the 43rd minute when José Manuel Jurado rifled a left-footed shot into the right side of the goal from a set piece. But Óscar Serrano equalised for Racing on the stroke of half-time when he ran onto Alexandre Geijo's...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Málaga beat Atlético Madrid 3-0 at La Rosaleda thanks to goals from Nabil Baha, Manu and Xavi Torres. Baha put the hosts ahead on 34 minutes with an acrobatic overhead kick before Manu scored from a corner in the 62nd minute. Atlético's misery was made complete in the 89th minute when more non-existent marking allowed Torres to head Selim Benachour's corner into the roof of the...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Atlético Madrid ensured a place in the group phase of the Champions League after a 2-0 win over Panathinaikos which gave them a 5-2 aggregate success. The hosts went ahead in the third minute when Loukas Vyntra put through his own net. Panathinaikos' slim hopes virtually ended 20 minutes from the end when Djibril Cissé was sent-off for a second booking. And the result was certain in...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 08/20/2009
Atlético Madrid moved a step closer to the group stages of the Champions League after an entertaining 3-2 win over Panathinaikos in Athens. Maxi Rodríguez fired the visitors in front on 36 minutes, but Panathinaikos drew level through Dimitris Salpigidis two minutes after the restart. Diego Forlán put Atlético ahead again on 63 minutes and his strike partner Sergio Agüero...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
Atlético Madrid have completed the signing of Sergio Asenjo from Real Valladolid for a fee believed to be in the region of €5 million. The highly-rated goalkeeper, who was linked with the likes of Barcelona and Manchester United in the past, has penned a four-year contract with the Rojiblancos . As part of the deal that sees the 20-year-old move to the Spanish capital, Brazilian striker...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Paris St Germain winger Jérôme Rothen has been suspended for seven and a half days for criticizing the club's management in a recent interview. The 30-year-old had told sports daily L'Équipe on June 1 that he could not play for the club under their current management. The club called a meeting with Rothen on Friday to ask the France international to explain himself. PSG have now...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Paris St Germain have signed former France goalkeeper Grégory Coupet for €1 million from Atlético Madrid. The 36-year-old has returned to his homeland on a two-year contract after losing the battle with Leo Franco to become Los Rojiblancos ' first-choice in goal. "I'm coming from a huge failure in sporting terms because I did not play at Atlético Madrid ," he told...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement for the transfer of goalkeeper Gregory Coupet to Paris St Germain, the Primera Division club have announced.
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