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...]