1 October 2014 07:00
Galatasaray coach Cesare Prandelli has urged his side to “be brave” in their UEFA Champions League clash at Arsenal on Wednesday.
The stakes will be high for Arsenal in the Group F match, given their 2-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund on matchday one.
Galatasaray fared slightly better, drawing 1-1 with Anderlecht, but
1 October 2014 06:58
Jorge Jesus has underlined the importance of Benfica’s UEFA Champions League clash with Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.
Both teams lost on matchday one, with Portuguese champions Benfica defeated 2-0 at home by Zenit St Petersburg, while Bundesliga side Leverkusen succumbed 1-0 to Monaco.
A second defeat for either side in...
1 October 2014 06:09
Josef Zinnbauer’s task as new Hamburg boss does not get any easier when he takes the rock-bottom side to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Zinnbauer – the club’s former under-23 coach – replaced Mirko Slomka in the top job at Hamburg last month.
And while Zinnbauer’s arrival coincided with a goalless...
1 October 2014 05:10
Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels re-iterated his desire to remain in Germany, though he is flattered by interest from rival clubs.
Hummels was highly sought-after during the transfer window, with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona reportedly keen on his services.
The World Cup-winning defender with Germany stayed
1 October 2014 04:18
Sao Paulo recorded an overdue win as they edged Huachipato 1-0 in the first leg of their last-16 Copa Sudamericana tie on Tuesday.
Michel Bastos – back in the starting XI after serving a one-match suspension – was on target in the 56th minute as 10-man Sao Paulo ended their four-game winless streak.
Sao Paulo went
1 October 2014 04:00
QPR defender Mauricio Isla believes the Premier League is more competitive than Serie A.
Chile international Isla joined promoted QPR on a season-long loan from Italian champions Juventus before the start of the 2014-15 campaign.
Isla has featured in all but one of QPR’s six Premier League fixtures, only missing their
1 October 2014 03:16
Manchester City fans have been taunted for not filling the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday by ex-Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand.
City announced in June they would expand their stadium to accommodate more than 55,000 fans and that work would be completed in time for the start of the next Premier League season.
But Ferdinand
1 October 2014 02:47
Maribor coach Ante Simundza felt his side could have won at Schalke on Tuesday, but was still pleased with a point.
The Slovenian side claimed a surprise 1-1 UEFA Champions League draw at the Veltins Arena, continuing their impressive Group G start.
Damjan Bohar silenced the Gelsenkirchen crowd with a 37th-minute opener but
1 October 2014 02:16
BATE coach Aleksandr Yermakovich was delighted to see his team make amends in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
The Belarusian champions were trounced 6-0 at Porto on matchday one, but they recovered to kick-start their European campaign with a 2-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in Group H.
Playing in front of their passionate fans
1 October 2014 02:12
APOEL coach Giorgos Donis said his side targeted Ajax’s weakness in their 1-1 UEFA Champions League draw on Tuesday.
Donis felt Ajax were susceptible to direct play and instructed his side to attack them in the air during the clash in Cyprus.
And although Ajax took the lead through Lucas Andersen, their advantage lasted
23 September 2014 06:24
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany talked up the importance of Frank Lampard’s equaliser against Chelsea.
Facing his former club for the first time, Lampard earned a point for 10-man City with a neat 85th-minute equaliser in the 1-1 draw at Etihad Stadium.
It meant Premier League leaders Chelsea failed to take full
23 September 2014 05:43
Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy said the practice of players not celebrating against former clubs is “the biggest load of nonsense”.
McCarthy watched his Ipswich side climb to seventh in the Championship table with a 2-1 win at Wigan Athletic on Monday.
Luke Hyam and former Wigan forward Conor Sammon scored for
23 September 2014 05:22
Valencia coach Nuno Espirito Santo lauded his players after Monday’s comfortable 3-0 La Liga win at Getafe.
Nuno’s men continued their unbeaten start to the season with the victory – aided by goals in the first 20 minutes from Paco Alcacer and Andre Gomes.
Rodrigo wrapped up the win with 18 minutes to play,
23 September 2014 05:15
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists he has no concerns about the form of captain Steven Gerrard.
Like his team, Gerrard, 34, has endured a difficult start to the campaign with Liverpool losing three of their opening five Premier League games.
But Rodgers said the team as a whole needed to take responsibility, including
23 September 2014 04:51
DC United coach Ben Olsen has signed a multi-year contract extension with the high-flying MLS outfit.
The former DC and United States midfielder took charge of the club in 2010 and has led his side to the top of the Eastern Conference this season.
DC United general manager Dave Kasper praised Olsen for the culture and style he
23 September 2014 04:30
River Plate continued their fine form in the Argentine Primera Division with a resounding 4-1 win over Independiente.
Marcelo Gallardo’s men made it six wins in seven league games with the victory in Buenos Aires.
Leonardo Pisculichi and Ariel Rojas struck in the first half before goals from Teofilo Gutierrez and Rodrigo
23 September 2014 04:24
Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann is adamant his old club need to change their game plan if they are to succeed this season.
Brendan Rodgers’ side finished second in the Premier League last term, only losing the title to Manchester City after slipping up late.
But they have made a poor start to the current...
23 September 2014 03:41
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said captain Wayne Rooney is under-performing up forward for the struggling powerhouse.
Rooney, 28, was handed the armband at United when Dutchman Van Gaal took the reins in the close-season, however the club’s fortunes have not changed dramatically after their flop under David...
23 September 2014 03:13
Former Bosnia-Herzegovina captain Emir Spahic has reversed his decision to retire from international football that was made last month.
The 34-year-old Bayer Leverkusen defender skippered Bosnia-Herzegovina at this year’s World Cup – the independent nation’s first appearance on football’s biggest stage.
23 September 2014 02:13
Racing left it late to maintain their Uruguayan Primera Division lead with a 1-0 win over Tacuarembo.
Racing remain one point in front of Nacional atop the Apertura table but were made to work for their latest triumph on Saturday.
Tacuarembo entered the match having lost three of their last four but were resolute in defence,
Domenica pomeriggio il Manchester City ha pareggiato davanti ai propri tifosi contro il Chelsea con il risultato di 1-1.
I Blues sono passati in vantaggio al 26' della seconda frazione di gioco con Schürrle. I campioni d'Inghilterra in carica, in dieci per l'espulsione di Zabaleta, sono riusciti a pareggiare grazie ad un gol dell'ex centrocampista del Chelsea Lampard. Il punto conquistato a Manchester ha permesso al team londinese di rimanere a +5 sui Citizens.
Il manager del City, Manuel Pellegrini, ha dichiarato che il Chelsea ha badato principalmente a difendersi per tutto l'arco della partita: "Sembrava di giocare con lo Stoke, con una grande squadra che giocava contro una piccola con giocatori molto buoni, che provavano a difendere e tenere lo 0-0. Stavano con nove giocatori dietro la linea del pallone. Ho detto la settimana scorsa che sarà molto difficile per noi difendere il titolo perché ogni squadra gioca alla stessa maniera del Chelsea".
Nel prossimo turno di Premier League il Manchester City sarà di scena sul campo dell'Hull.
Sono 6 i punti totalizzati dall'Hull City nelle 5 partite fin qui disputate. Nel turno scorso di campionato la squadra di Steve Bruce ha pareggiato con il risultato di 2-2 sul campo del Newcastle.
Domenica sera al Barbera l'Inter ha pareggiato contro il Palermo con il risultato di 1-1.
I rosanero sono passati in vantaggio dopo appena tre minuti di gioco con Vazqueaz. Kovacic al 42' del primo tempo ha messo a segno il gol dell'1-1. Il pareggio conquistato al Barbera ha permesso all'Inter di portarsi a quota 5 punti in classifica.
Il tecnico dei nerazzurri Walter Mazzarri ha commentato così la prestazione offerta dalla sua squadra contro il Palermo: "Sapevamo che il Palermo avrebbe fatto una partita aggressiva, l'ha preparata bene per tutta la settimana, ma noi ci siamo fatti gol da soli. Dopo due minuti li abbiamo dato ancora più coraggio e abbiamo dovuto affrontare una gara ancora più in salita. Nonostante qualche difficoltà, siamo riusciti a riequilibrare la partita. Nel secondo tempo abbiamo cercato di vincerla e in trenta minuti abbiamo fatto tanto".
Nel prossimo turno di Serie A l'Inter affronterà a San Siro l'Atalanta. La squadra di Stefano Colantuono proverà a riscattare la sconfitta interna subita domenica contro la Fiorentina, che ha avuto la meglio allo stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia per una rete a zero.
22 September 2014 11:58
Ivan Rakitic says Barcelona are not concerned by the form of their rivals and believes they are on the track to success under Luis Enrique.
The Croatia international opened his Barcelona account in the 5-0 victory over 10-man Levante – who had defender Loukas Vyntra sent off after 41 minutes – a win that
22 September 2014 11:54
Sunderland midfielder Jack Rodwell believes he is finally finding match sharpness after playing his first full game for his new club.
Rodwell joined Sunderland from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee last month and has featured in all five Premier League matches for Gus Poyet’s side, but Saturday’s 0-0 with
22 September 2014 11:43
Laurent Blanc wants Paris Saint-Germain to rediscover their killer instinct to kick-start their Ligue 1 title defence.
PSG have surrendered the lead to draw 1-1 in their last three matches in all competitions, with talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic failing to score in all three.
And though Blanc’s men remain undefeated in six...
22 September 2014 11:07
Paris Saint-Germain must work hard to get back to winning ways after a third successive draw, says Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Lyon extended PSG’s unbeaten start to the season in all competitions, but the French champions have not won since thrashing Saint-Etienne 5-0 last month.
Laurent
22 September 2014 10:51
Mark Hughes has revealed that Stoke City have held talks with striker Peter Crouch regarding a new contract.
Crouch was on target in Stoke’s 2-2 draw at QPR on Saturday, the ex-Liverpool and Southampton striker finding the net against another of his former clubs, who were heavily linked with a move for him in the
22 September 2014 10:25
Hugo Sanchez feels Real Madrid’s creativity and style of play will see Javier Hernandez thrive at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Hernandez, who joined Real on a season-long loan from Manchester United on transfer deadline day, scored his first goals for the Spanish giants with a late brace in their 8-2 hammering of
22 September 2014 10:15
Jose Mourinho pinpointed a failure to take chances as the main reason why Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on Sunday.
Chelsea took the lead against 10-man City – who had full-back Pablo Zabaleta sent off in the 66th minute – as Mourinho’s decision to bring on Andre Schurrle for Ramires paid
22 September 2014 09:47
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes his side’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea was their best display of the Premier League campaign.
City looked set to slip to their third defeat in four matches in all competitions when Andre Schurrle turned home Eden Hazard’s low cross in the 71st minute after Pablo Zabaleta
22 September 2014 09:41
Morgan Schneiderlin is wary of a difficult winter period, despite Southampton’s best-ever start to a Premier League season.
Southampton surprisingly sit second in the table with 10 points from five matches after beating Swansea City 1-0 away on Saturday.
The south-coast club were expected to struggle this term following
22 September 2014 09:25
Nigel Pearson said Leicester City have a strike force to trouble any opposition following their famous win over Manchester United.
City came from 2-0 and 3-1 behind to prevail 5-3 at King Power Stadium, with Argentine striker Leonardo Ulloa bagging a brace to take his tally to five goals in as many games.
Fellow front men
22 September 2014 05:43
Deportivo Cali went top in the Colombian Primera A as rivals Once Caldas lost.
Once Caldas were stunned by strugglers La Equidad, conceding two second-half goals to lose 2-0 on Saturday.
While La Equidad climbed off the foot of the table, that result opened the door for Cali, who were 2-0 winners over lowly Fortaleza on Sunday.
22 September 2014 05:17
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville slammed Louis van Gaal’s “soft-centred” side, who he said were bullied at Leicester City.
United – who finished seventh last term – embarked on a lavish spending spree in the transfer window, parting with more than £150million in a desperate...
22 September 2014 05:13
San Jose rose to the top of the Liga del Futbol Profesional Boliviano table after Bolivar were routed by Sport Boys.
Miguel Zahzu’s men were 2-1 victors at Universitario Cobija on Sunday thanks to Wilder Zabala’s 90th-minute winner.
The result was enough for San Jose to top the Apertura standings with 13 points...
22 September 2014 04:51
Barcelona extended their lead atop the Ecuadorian Primera A table with a 2-0 victory at Deportivo Cuenca on Sunday.
Cristian Penilla and Pedro Velasco were on target as league leaders Barcelona accounted for Cuenca at the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar.
Coming into the fixture with a four-game winning streak, Barcelona were
22 September 2014 04:00
Ronaldinho marked his Liga MX debut with a goal as Queretaro routed 10-man Guadalajara, while leaders America returned to winning ways.
The Brazilian icon scored a sixth-minute penalty in Queretaro’s 4-1 demolition of Guadalajara at the Estadio Omnilife on Sunday – ending the club’s four-game winless streak.
A...
22 September 2014 03:53
Victor Nunez continued his outstanding week with a hat-trick in Herediano’s 5-1 Costa Rican Premier Division thrashing of Puma Generalena.
Nunez stole the show in Heredia on Sunday as his side – who have played up to six league games less than other sides due to cup and continental commitments – posted their
22 September 2014 03:39
Sol de America snapped a five-game winless streak with an upset 1-0 win over Nacional Asuncion in the Paraguayan Division Profesional.
Nacional headed into the Clausura game unbeaten in four – with three of them wins – but had no answers for the dogged hosts.
Sol’s only previous league triumph of the season
22 September 2014 03:34
Roma coach Rudi Garcia said the Serie A was not a two-horse race, despite the capital club setting the early pace with champions Juventus.
Both Juve and Roma have maximum points through three fixtures, with Garcia’s men earning a 2-0 win over Cagliari at the Stadio Olimpico.
Garcia was quick to underwrite his side, who...
22 September 2014 03:32
A first-half onslaught sent Deportivo Tachira to a 4-0 thrashing of early title rivals Tucanes in the Venezuelan Primera Division.
Golden boot leader Gelmin Rivas (five goals) opened the scoring in the 19th minute, before three goals in the final 18 minutes of the half put the visitors to the sword in San Cristobal.
Wilker...
22 September 2014 03:06
Cruzeiro suffered late heartbreak, conceding an injury-time goal to lose 3-2 to Atletico Mineiro in the Brazilian Serie A on Sunday.
Mineiro striker Carlos netted his second of the match in the 91st minute to upset the defending champions, who had rallied from two goals down at the Estadio Governador Magalhaes Pinto.
League...
21 September 2014 14:37
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet wants more spark from his players as they go in search of another League Cup run when hosting Stoke City.
The Wearside outfit reached the final of this competition last season before losing to Manchester City, knocking out Chelsea and Manchester United on the road to Wembley.
Poyet’s side...
21 September 2014 13:56
Carlo Ancelotti has called on Real Madrid to add more consistency to their game after Saturday’s 8-2 hammering of Deportivo La Coruna.
Real’s forward ranks combined to devastating effect at the Riazor, as Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick while Gareth Bale and Javier Hernandez struck a brace each.
James
21 September 2014 13:40
Borussia Dortmund’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan faces a spell of up to four weeks out after picking up a foot injury in Saturday’s loss at Mainz.
The Armenian midfielder played the final 25 minutes of Dortmund’s 2-0 loss at the Coface Arena – replacing Shinji Kagawa midway through the second half.
Mkhitaryan was
21 September 2014 13:12
Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi feels his side are closer to Juventus than he previously thought despite Saturday’s defeat to the champions.
Carlos Tevez scored 19 minutes from time at San Siro to ensure maximum points for Juve and Massimiliano Allegri – the coach making his return to Milan having left the club in
21 September 2014 13:03
Garry Monk expects Roy Hodgson to return to the Liberty Stadium, despite Swansea City’s below-par showing on the England boss’ maiden visit.
Much had been made of the fact Hodgson had never been to south Wales during his spell as England manager, despite the likes of Nathan Dyer, Wayne Routledge and Leon Britton
21 September 2014 12:11
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was advised not to select two-goal hero Papiss Cisse for Saturday’s draw with Hull City.
The Senegal international made his first appearance since April at St James’ Park, having been out of action with a fractured kneecap.
However, the substitute marked his return to action...
21 September 2014 11:57
Brendan Rodgers admits huge improvement is needed if Liverpool are to mount another tilt at the Premier League title.
Rodgers’ side were the top-flight’s surprise package last season, rising from a seventh-placed finish in 2012-13 to run Manchester City agonisingly close in the battle for the title.
However,...
21 September 2014 11:17
Paderborn coach Andre Breitenreiter feels his side will go to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich “with confidence” after their superb start.
The newly promoted side – playing in the German top flight for the first time – have hit the ground running brilliantly this term.
And a 2-0 win over Hannover on...
