Former Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City and current Derby County midfielder Robbie Savage has announced via his highly-followed Twitter account that he is set to retire from professional football at the end of the 2010/2011 season. The 36 year-old who has played over 600 competitive matches in his illustrious career announced the news via a sensational tweet this evening. The Welshman stated 'Breaking news I will retire at the end of the season !! Now that's gotta be worth 100 million to football fans x' and will most likely pursue a role in football punditry - a job he has … [Read more...]
Real Madrid Have It All To Do In La Liga Title Race After Osasuna Defeat
The dejected look on Cristiano Ronaldo's face at the final whistle of his Real Madrid side's 1-0 crushing defeat over minnows Osasuna last Sunday told you all you need to know about their waning La Liga title hopes as they slipped 7 points behind fierce rivals Barcelona - sitting comfortably in first place in the La Liga table. Jose Mourinho's side looked average through-out and despite the occasional bit of magic from new German addition Mesut Ozil - the only Madrid player to come out with any credit from the game, Madrid struggled to impose themselves on the match. The loss will come as even … [Read more...]
Spurs Suffer Crushing FA Cup Defeat Away At Fulham
Fulham fired themselves into the FA Cup fifth round with a convincing 4-0 rout over a 10-man Tottenham Hotspur. It took only until the 11th-minute for the hosts to take the lead as Danny Murphy calmed converted from a penalty, awarded for Alan Hutton's foul on Clint Dempsey. Murphy made it 2-0 three minutes later with a second spot-kick and things went from bad to worse for Tottenham as Michael Dawson saw red for a mis-timed challenge on Clint Dempsey. Further goals from Brede Hangeland and Moussa Dembele rounded off a memorable afternoon for the Cottagers and they will face either Bolton … [Read more...]
Darren Bent Hoping To Kick-Start Villa Career Against Man City This Weekend
Aston Villa's new record-breaking signing Darren Bent has vowed to justify the £18 million price tag placed on him by bagging the winner against Manchester City for the second time this season on Saturday. Bent who made a sensational switch from Sunderland to Villa this week has already got one over Manchester City after scoring the winning goal for the Mackems in their 1-0 win earlier on in the season. "It is always nice to get a goal as early as possible and if the club can get three points on Saturday against such a big side, I'll be delighted." Stated the 26 year-old, who has no doubt … [Read more...]
Real Madrid 3-1 Athletico Madrid Highlights
It was Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid that came out on top this evening in the first leg of their Copa Del Rey Quarter final against local rivals Athletico Madrid. After a lively start it was the visitors Athletico who took a shock lead and silenced the Bernanbau home fans after a Diego Forlan strike early on. However it wasn't long before Real struck level thanks to a Sergio Ramos bullet header and goals were added by Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil to secure the victory. After tonight's disappointing defeat Athletico Madrid's hopes of reaching the next round lie severely in the … [Read more...]
Poor Start For Kenny Dalgish As Liverpool Suffer Defeat At Blackpool
Kenny Dalglish or 'King Kenny' as he's affectionately known on Merseyside had a less than pleasing start as his side threw away a one goal lead to lose 2-1 away at Bloomfield Road. Fernando Torres blasted in a driven shot to give Liverpool a dream start to the game but Ian Holloway's men were resilient and level ten minutes later thanks to Gary Taylor-Fletcher. Striker DJ Campbell netted the deserved winner in the second half after an extended spell of pressure. Final Score - Blackpool 2-1 Liverpool. See the highlights here! … [Read more...]
Breaking News: Rafael Benitez Is Sacked By Inter Milan
Rafael Benitez's tenure as Inter Milan manager has come to a swift end as he this evening has been sacked club president Massimo Moratti at the Italian club. Despite recently being crowned World Club Cup champions, a series of poor results has left the treble winners in serious trouble sitting 7th in the Serie A league table, 13 points adrift of rivals AC Milan. Spanish media sources had already speculated that Benitez, 50, was well aware of his imminent sacking and has been holding out for his dismal in order to make sure he receives a huge pay-off. The former Liverpool coach is currently … [Read more...]
Barcelona Dominate In 5-1 La Liga Victory Over Local Rivals Espanyol
Barcelona have had a tremendous start to their La Liga campaign this year. Having lost just once, they top the La Liga table by 5 points and have enjoyed a fantastic victory over Castilian enemies Real Madrid along the way. Though no matter how impressive they have been this year, few still would have expected them to overcome fierce local rivals Espanyol the way they did on Saturday evening in an emphatic 5-1 away victory. Despite goals from Xavi, Pedro and David Villa it was Lionel Messi who once again stole the show as he ripped through the Espanyol defence with devestating effect. … [Read more...]
Tottenham 1-1 Chelsea Highlights
The spoils were shared this afternoon in this highly-anticipated clash between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Spurs enjoyed a dream start when Roman Pavlyuchenko put his side ahead thanks to some clever play from Jermain Defoe. However substitute Didier Drogba managed to pull the visitors level in the second half when Spurs keeper Gomes was unable to keep out his venemous shot. Carlo Ancelotti's men almost won the game right at the end but Didier Drogba was unable to convert a late Chelsea penalty. Final Score Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Chelsea. … [Read more...]
Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom Highlights
Aston Villa produced a hard-earned victory in today's Premier League Midlands derby clash with a 2-1 victory over West Brom. French boss Gerard Houllier can sleep easy tonight in the knowledge of his side's assertive performance as they move to up to 13th in the Premier League table. It was Marc Albrighton who deserved the plaudits this afternoon for a convincing attacking display assisting both Stewart Downing's volley in the first half and Emile Heskey's header towards the end to wrap up the win. Paul Scharner scored a powerful header in the 90th minute for the Baggies to make it a tight … [Read more...]