Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone, was beaming with pride after leading the team to UEFA Europa League glory on Wednesday. The entire team; the players and other officials celebrated their feat till early today. And, the 42-year-old Argentine, who took up the Atletico reins in December, oversaw a 3-0 victory over Primera Division rivals, Athletic [...]
A double by Colombian striker Radamel Falcao inspired Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 win over fellow Spaniards Athletic Bilbao in Bucharest, Romania on Wednesday and their second Europa League trophy in three seasons. Falcao, who also became the first player to win successive Europa League/UEFA Cups with different sides having scored the winning goal for [...]
Diego Simeone has warned his Atletico Madrid players to be wary of an intense and fearless Athletic Bilbao when the Spanish sides line up in Bucharest, Hungary aiming for Europa League final glory tonight. In an impressive five-month spell in charge, Simeone has taken Atletico to their second Europa League final in three years, the [...]
Roy Hodgson is set to take charge of England’s assault on the European Championships after it was revealed the West Brom manager was in talks with the Football Association. The 64-year-old is the only candidate to have been interviewed for the role, despite many tipping Harry Redknapp to succeed Fabio Capello after the Italian quit [...]
Athletic Bilbao are hoping another strong performance at their San Mames home can see them past Sporting Lisbon in tonight’s semi-final second leg and into next month’s UEFA Europa League final. The Basque club were too strong for Manchester United and Schalke earlier in this season’s competition, but their chances of reaching a second European [...]
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli insists temperamental striker Mario Balotelli will be an integral part of the national side for this summer’s European Championships. Manchester City frontman Balotelli had been excluded from the Azzurri squad in February for a violation of team ethics over his stamp on Tottenham’s Scott Parker during a Premier League clash at [...]
Three Spanish clubs will today seek to reach the UEFA Europa League semi-finals and build on the impression that while their country is in a financial crisis their football fortunes are in rude health. Athletic Bilbao should progress at home having won 4-2 away against German side Schalke 04 last week while 2010 winners Atletico [...]
