Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic has extended his contract at the defending Spanish champions by two years through till 2015. The deal was signed Monday and increases his buyout clause from ?80 million ($105 million) to ?100 million ($131 million). Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says “it is great news” as “we have a lot of confidence [...]
Barbados international and former Millwall forward Paul Ifill will miss six weeks of Australian footballs A-League after suffering a serious leg injury while playing for Wellington against Newcastle. Scans showed Ifill suffered a high ankle strain during Wellingtons 4-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday. Ifill is Wellingtons leading goal scorer this season with seven goals. [...]
Lyon and Marseille drew 1-1 in a high-stakes match between two French league title contenders on Sunday. Lille tops the standings on goal difference, level on 31 points with Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes. Lyon dropped to fourth place with 30 points while defending champion Marseille remained in fifth place with 28. “Its a good result, [...]
FC Porto extended its unbeaten run to 37 games on Sunday, beating Pacos de Ferreira 3-0 to stay eight points clear at the top of the Portuguese league. Hulk set up defender Nicolas Otamendi to head home Portos 11th-minute opener, and the Brazilian striker added the second goal in the 90th for his 13th goal [...]
LONDON — Alex Ferguson became Manchester Uniteds longest-serving manager on Sunday with his team topping the Premier League but with heavy snow denying him the chance to mark the milestone with a win over title rival Chelsea. By extending his reign to 8,811 days, the 68-year-old Ferguson surpassed fellow Scotsman Matt Busbys record set during [...]
Results from the 16th round of Spains first-division football league (home teams listed first): Saturdays Games Villarreal 3, Mallorca 1 Levante 1, Athletic Bilbao 2 Deportivo La Coruna 1, Sporting Gijon 1 Espanyol 1, Barcelona 5 Real Sociedad 1, Valencia 2 Sundays Games Almeria 2, Getafe 3 Osasuna 0, Zaragoza 0 Malaga vs. Atletico Madrid [...]