Sunday 30 November 2014

City sweating over Kompany's Injury

Manchester City sweating over Kompany hamstring injuryThe Belgian centre-back limped off in the closing stages of his side's resounding 3-0 win at St Mary's and the club are now waiting to learn the full extent of the damage
Manuel Pellegrini has revealed that Vincent Kompany sustained a hamstring injury in Manchester City's 3-0 win over
Wolfsburg 1-0 Borussia Monchengladbach: Knoche keeps hosts in Bayern hunt

Wolfsburg 1-0 Borussia Monchengladbach


The 22-year-old defender gave Bundesliga's second-placed side a boost in their pursuit of the reigning champions and the visitors were unable to respond
Wolfsburg propelled clear of the chasing pack beneath them in the Bundesliga and closed the gap
AC Milan 2-0 Udinese: Menez double ends Rossoneri's winless run

AC Milan 2-0 Udinese: Menez double set Milan back on track


The Frenchman converted from the spot following Maurizio Domizzi's dismissal and then struck again in fine style shortly after team-mate Michael Essien had been sent off.
Jeremy Menez struck twice as AC Milan ended a winless  five-game run by defeating

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Pep is the best Coach in the World


Bayern Ready to extend Pep's contract

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says the Bundesliga leaders are Ready to extend coach Pep Guardiola's contract after describing the Spaniard as the "best coach" for the Bavarian giants.

Real set New Records


Ancelotti in dreamland after Real set record



Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he felt like he was dreaming after watching his team

Saturday 29 November 2014

Chelsea can cope without Costa

Chelsea can cope without suspended Costa - MourinhoDiego Coasta picked up his fifth booking of the season during an ill-tempered performance at the Stadium of Light and will miss Wednesday's clash with Tottenham

Jose Mourinho is confident Chelsea can cope without Diego Costa for Wednesday's Premier
Sunderland 0-0 Chelsea: League leaders held in scrappy clash

Sunderland 0-0 Chelsea: League leaders held

The top flight table-toppers kept their unbeaten record intact but were pushed all the way by  Black Cats as they  shared point at the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland again proved a force for Chelsea when holding the Premier League leaders

Let's Party - Mourinho

Party on: Mourinho lifts Chelsea Christmas ban The Portuguese has been delighted with his team's displays so far this season and intends to allow them to let their hair down ahead of the packed festive period
Jose Mourinho has revealed that he will allow his Chelsea players to enjoy the festive period more

Who will replace Robben, Ribery and Lahm? Bayern must not lose Shaqiri and Hojbjerg
Who will replace Robben, Ribery and Lahm? Bayern must not lose Shaqiri and Hojbjerg
The Bavarians must replace a number of ageing stars in the near future and ensure they keep hold of two of their young stars


The injury problems suffered by the likes of Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Franck Ribery and

Rodgers to be replaced

Liverpool already planning for life without RodgersThe club's American owners have sounded out potential successors to the Northern Irishman following a dreadful start to the new season despite a €147 million summer spending spree
Liverpool have responded to a debilitating start to their season by exploring options to

Thursday 20 November 2014

Is This The End of The Road for Keshi?

Keshi nears the end of the roadThe Super Eagle failed to qualify for the Afcon 2015, and the question every is asking is what went wrong, was the boys or the technical crew?
Almost two years ago, Nigeria stood triumphant on South African soil, having vanquished all before

Wednesday 19 November 2014

Bony enjoying life at Swansea City

Bony signs new Swansea City contractThe club-record signing Wilfred Bony scored 26 goals in an impressive debut season with the Welsh outfit, prompting interest from Liverpool and Tottenham, and has penned a one-year extension.
Wilfried Bony has agreed a new four-year deal with Swansea City, ending speculation surrounding

South Africa dumps Nigeria

Nigeria shocked by South AfricaNigeria came back from behind to hold South Africa to a 2-2 draw at the Akwa Ibom International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria on Wednesday night
South Africa went into the clash against their Group A aged arc rivals Nigeria having already booked their place at the

Ghana Bea

Ghana 3-1 Togo: Black Stars qualify for Afcon 2015The Black Stars of Ghana will be at next year's Africa Cup of Nations after beating eastern neighbours Togo in Tamale on Wednesday
Ghana have qualified for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after beating

The Elephants vs. Lions

Ivory Coast vs Cameroon
The Elephant of Cote d'Ivoire and the Lions of Cameroon clash in Abidjan, having enjoyed contrasting fortunes in their post-World Cup rebuilding efforts
Today, Cameroon travel to Abidjan to face the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in the final qualifier for the

Tuesday 18 November 2014

Muller is just like Raul - Casillas

Casillas: Muller reminds me of RaulThe Spain shot stopper forward ahead of their friendly meeting on Tuesday, likening him to the Blancos icon Raul
Iker Casillas says he enjoys watching Thomas Muller playing, admitting he sees similarities

Monday 17 November 2014

Fellani is not a footballer

'Fellaini cannot play football' - Boban ridicules Man Utd midfielderWhile watching Belgium face Wales on Sunday, the former AC Milan man Scorn the Red Devils midfielder and questioned why Radja Nainggolan wasn't taken to the World Cup in his instead.
Belgium and Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini "cannot play football" according to

Thiago Silver thinks like a baby

'Thiago Silva has shown he is weak mentally'The Brazil international has been criticised for his  recent comments regardingNeymar as the Brazil new captain.
Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil centre-back Thiago Silva has been branded mentally weak by former France

South Africa on my mind - Keshi

Nigeria coach Stephen KeshiThe Super Eagles coach has described Saturday’s match against Congo as very tough but is now hoping to seal a place in Equatorial Guinea with victory over Bafana Bafana on Wednesday.
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has cast his eye on victory over South Africa after describing

Sunday 16 November 2014

Podolski is going nowhere - Wenger

Arsenal will not sell Podolski, says WengerThe Frenchman says the forward was not at the right physical level at the start of the campaign due to a short pre-season but insists he will not entertain offers in January
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he has no desire to sell Lukas Podolski during the January

A. Robben and J. Huntelaar scored twice as Netherland Trash Latvia

Netherlands 6-0 Latvia: Van Persie and Robben seal vital win for Hiddink

Netherlands 6-0 Latvia: Van Persie and Robben seal vital win for Hiddink


The Oranje boss claimed he would quit should his side lose on Sunday but his star duo inspired an emphatic victory in Euro 2016 qualifying
Guus Hiddink will remain in charge of Netherlands for a little while longer yet after

Mancini is Best - Stankovic

Stankovic: Mancini is the right man for InterThe ex-Inter star says Roberto Mancini can bring success back to the San Siro and should build his team around Mateo Kovacic.
Roberto Mancini is the right man to turn things around at Inter, according to former midfielder

Rooney - England can win every game

Rooney: England believe we will win every gameThe Three Lions captain scored on his 100th cap at Wembley as his side came from behind to beat Slovenia on Saturday, and he later praised his team-mates
England captain Wayne Rooney says that the Three Lions have developed a winning mentality

Bale is a Potential World Best - Agent

Bale will win the Ballon d'Or, he's better than Neymar - agentThe 25-year-old moved to Santiago Bernabeu from Tottenham in a world-record €100 million deal in the summer of 2013 but could have commanded even more to go to Old Trafford.
Gareth Bale is destined to win the Ballon d'Or, according to his agent, who also revealed that

Neymar can join PSG - Marquinhos

'Neymar joining PSG is possible' - MarquinhosThe Brazil international thinks the Barcelona forward is the type of star player the club should be looking to sign as they look to cement themselves as a European giant
Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos believes Brazil and Barcelona star Neymar could join him

Marinez - Barkley is England's Hope

Martinez: Barkley will become England's best ever playerThe youngster has established himself as a regular for both club and country in recent months and his manager has no doubts about his ability to become a legend
Roberto Martinez believes 20-year-old Ross Barkley can become England’s best ever

Saturday 15 November 2014

Uche and Samuel gave Nigeria a comfortable win

Congo 0-2 Nigeria: Super Eagles master their own destiny
It was neither pretty nor comfortable, but Stephen Keshi's men got the job done and now have their fate in their own hands again.
More than most, Nigerians know that nothing is ever promised. You pay for your moments of euphoria, of contentment in exacting currency, with fear and trembling. In 2013, Nigeria won the Africa Cup

Soccer World: Van Persie, Costa, Ibrahimovic & James up for Pusk...

Soccer World: Van Persie, Costa, Ibrahimovic & James up for Pusk...: The nominees for the award given to the scorer of the best goal in 2014 have been announced and the four stars have all been included on th...

Soccer World: Rooney - England Success on my mind

Soccer World: Rooney - England Success on my mind: The Manchester United captain says he is still motivated to win something at international level and will make himself available for as lon...

Robben - Ronaldo and Messi are monsters

Robben: Ronaldo and Messi are monstersThe Dutchman believes the two stars are a level above everyone else, but insists there are several other world class players, such as his team-mates at Bayern Munich
Arjen Robben has described Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as "monsters" and believes

Van Persie, Costa, Ibrahimovic & James up for Puskas award

Van Persie, Costa, Ibrahimovic & James nominated for Puskas awardThe nominees for the award given to the scorer of the best goal in 2014 have been announced and the four stars have all been included on the shortlist
Fifa has announced the shortlist for the 2014 Puskas award and have included

Mikel Ready and fit for Congo clash

John Obi Mikel
The Chelsea man has been cleared to start for the Super Eagles against the Red Devils as the African champions seek to get a qualification boost
Midfielder John Obi Mikel has been handed a clean bill to start against Congo in the 2015 Africa Cup

Pat Nevin - Hazard only behind Messi and Ronaldo

'Hazard behind only Messi and Ronaldo as world's best'Chelsea legend Pat Nevin has hailed the progress made by the Belgium international but has urged him to score more goals if he wants to be considered one of the all-time greats
Chelsea legend Pat Nevin believes Eden Hazard is one of the best players in the world and

It was a mistake to have sold Morat

Debate: Were Real Madrid wrong to sell Morata to Juventus?The young striker is impressing in Italy and has just earned a call-up to Spain's senior squad. So should Carlo Ancelotti have kept him at the Santiago Bernabeu?
Alvaro Morata is making waves. The 22-year-old has already impressed since his summer move from

Rooney - England Success on my mind

Rooney: I'd rather have England success than 100 capsThe Manchester United captain says he is still motivated to win something at international level and will make himself available for as long as Roy Hodgson wants to pick him
Wayne Rooney insists he is still driven by the desire to achieve success with England as he prepares

Cruyff - Barca don't need Mourinho

Cruyff: Laporta won't bring Mourinho and Ronaldo to BarcelonaThe iconic Blaugrana legend does not buy into suggestions that the former club president will sign the Portuguese duo if he got the top Camp Nou job back
Johan Cruyff has dismissed Joan Laporta's talk of bringing

Thursday 13 November 2014

i am more of Mourinho - Moyes

'I'm more like Mourinho than Guardiola' - Moyes excited by Sociedad challengeThe 51-year-old Scot was presented by the Basque outfit at Anoeta and revealed his players can expect a tough approach similar to that of the Chelsea manager
David Moyes was officially unveiled as Real Sociedad coach on Thursday afternoon and

Wednesday 12 November 2014

Pat Nevin - Cesc and Costa will give Chelsea the title

Fabregas and Costa will fire Chelsea to the title - Nevin The former Blues star says the pair have exceeeded his expectations since arriving at Stamford Bridge and believes Jose Mourinho has worked the transfer market superbly
Chelsea legend Pat Nevin admits Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas have surprised him with

Messi Penalty down Croatia

Argentina 2-1 Croatia: Messi scores winner against second-string Balkans

Argentina 2-1 Croatia: Messi scores winner against second-string Balkans

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The Barcelona forward scored from the penalty spot to seal the affair at Upton Park, England, adding to Cristian Ansaldi's heavily deflected effort and nullifying Anas Sharbini'...
Lionel Messi bagged the winner for Argentina as they defeated a second-string Croatia side 2-1 on

Ikechukwu Uche happy to be back to the Eagle's Camp

Ikechukwu Uche
The Villareal striker has returned to the side almost two years after he appeared in the final of Afcon 2013 in South Africa
Returnee striker Ikechukwu Uche has told Goal that he is happy to rejoin the Nigeria squad, almost two

Mexico Defeats Disappointing Netherland

Netherlands 2-3 Mexico: Vela ends international wilderness in style



The striker had not featured for El Tri since 2011 but fired Miguel Herrera's men to a win over the Oranje, who slumped to their fourth defeat in five games since the World Cup
Carlos Vela ended his three-year international absence in style by scoring twice as Mexico got some revenge on Netherlands for their World

Neymar Scored Twice as Brazil Trash Turkey

Turkey 0-4 Brazil: Neymar bags two in Selecao rout

Turkey 0-4 Brazil: Neymar bags two in Selecao rout


The Barcelona forward scored the first and last efforts, sandwiched either side of a Semih Kaya own goal and Willian's strike, gave Dunga's men the friendly victory
Neymar scored twice as Brazil in a 4-0 thrashing of Turkey on Wednesday as they continued their fine

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Ancelotti- Madrid won't buy in January

Ancelotti: Madrid won't buy in January, Pique shouldn't be punishedThe Italian coach says there will be no additions to the squad in the upcoming transfer window and said he would not punish the Barca defender for using his phone on the bench
Carlo Ancelotti says Real Madrid will not make any signings in the January transfer window.
The European champions had a busy

Bravo- Saurez is just getting better everday

'Suarez getting better each day' - BravoThe striker has shown glimpses of his quality since returning from a four-month ban and one of his club team-mates believes he will soon become an indispensable member of the squad
Luis Suarez is quickly becoming an important part of Luis Enrique's Barcelona side, according to

It's an to play along side Messi - Tevez

Tevez: Playing with Messi is the greatest pleasure for a playerThe Juventus striker is back in the Argentina squad after a three year absence and he is elated to be selected and is looking forward to playing with the Barcelona star again
Carlos Tevez says he is delighted to be back in the Argentina national team after a three year

Monday 10 November 2014

Xavi Hails Enrique

Xavi backs 'winner' Luis EnriqueThe 34-year-old has voiced his support for his coach and believes he'll find the right formula following a period of poor form for the Catalan club.
Barcelona captain Xavi says the club are on the right track under Luis Enrique - despite their indifferent

Seria A Team of the Week

Serie A Team of the Week: Tevez torments poor ParmaThe best performers in the latest round of Italian league action are recognised by Goal in our all-star XI
The top two teams in Italy spent their weekends boosting their goal difference, but elsewhere around the peninsula there

EPL Team of the Week

Premier League Team of the Week: Aguero stars after rescuing Manchester CityThe Argentine struck twice to secure a point for the champions against QPR, while two Chelsea players make the cut after their win over Liverpool.
Sergio Aguero was the star once again as he rode to Manchester City's rescue, but the