Madrid: Lionel Messi celebrated his second straight Ballon d’Or award by scoring a hat trick in Barcelona’s 5-0 win over Real Betis in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, the Spanish champions’ 27th match unbeaten to equal a club record. Messi, who... (Continue reading)
London: Former England captain David Beckham has revealed that he wants to play for a European club this winter in a bid to win back his place in the national side. Beckham has spent the last two winters on loan from... (Continue reading)
Barcelona: Nilmar’s ninth goal of the season gave Villarreal a 1-0 win over struggling Sevilla in the Spanish league, and 10-man Espanyol beat Sporting Gijon 1-0. Villarreal forward Guiseppe Rossi threaded a pass through the defense and Nilmar did the rest,... (Continue reading)
Madrid: Five days after crushing Real Madrid 5-0, Barcelona ended the week furious at having to make a five-hour overland dash to Pamplona, helpless victims of the air traffic controllers strike which paralyzed Spain. Barcelona were unable to fly to the... (Continue reading)
Zurich: Russia was awarded the right to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Thursday in a vote by the FIFA executive committee. It beat competition from England and joint bids from Spain-Portugal and Belgium-Netherlands. Russia called on FIFA... (Continue reading)
London: Just months after he was forced to deny allegations of trysts with a USD 10,000-a-night prostitute, football heartthrob David Beckham has been hit by new claims, from a lingerie saleswoman. In pic: Beckham was previously linked to hooker Irma Nici. The... (Continue reading)
Barcelona (Spain): David Villa scored twice as Barcelona ripped Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid apart in a 5-0 rout Monday to go top of the standings thanks to a record fifth straight ‘clasico’ win over its bitter rival. In pic: Barcelona’s Pedro... (Continue reading)
London: Dimitar Berbatov’s five-goal burst enabled Manchester United to claim the provisional Premier League lead with a 7-1 demolition of Blackburn, while Arsenal’s title charge was reignited with a 4-2 win at Aston Villa. Berbatov took just two minutes to end... (Continue reading)
Madrid: Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in Barcelona’s record 8-0 rout of Almeria, while Cristiano Ronaldo answered with three goals of his own as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 5-1 to stay top of the Spanish league ahead of... (Continue reading)