Rafa Benitez will expect boos from Chelsea fans when they host Fulham at Stamford Bridge tonight, but the hostile reception won’t bother the Spaniard a bit as he looks to seal his first win as Blues’ interim manager. Chelsea are without a win in five league games, latest ending in a scoreless draw against champions [...]
Liverpool nearly paid the price for fielding a near second-string side for their Europa League Group A opener with Swiss side Young Boys in Bern on Thursday, but held on to win a thrilling match 5-3. The Merseyside giants were the only winners on the night with Newcastle held 0-0 at Maritimo in Portugal and [...]
Liverpool can look forward to a Battle of Britain showdown against Scottish club Hearts in the play-off round of the Europa League after the draw was made here on Friday. The Premier League club beat Gomel of Belarus 3-0 at Anfield on Thursday to secure a 4-0 aggregate success that set up the clash with [...]
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 [...]
