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
