Malaga squander chance to go third
MADRID, Spain ● Malaga missed the chance to go third in La Liga when they conceded two late goals to lose 2-1 at Villarreal on Thursday. It seemed that a win was on the cards for the Andalusian side when Santi Cazorla put them ahead on 65 minutes. But it all went wrong on 80 [...]
Gladbach slump continues
HANOVER, Germany • Borussia Moenchengladbach’s slump continued on Sunday as they lost 2-1 at Hanover to leave them 12 points behind German league leaders Borussia Dortmund with six games left. This was Gladbach’s second straight league defeat and they have picked up just six points from a possible 21 in their last seven games. Despite Sunday’s [...]
Bilbao strikes again
ALKMAAR, Netherlands – Athletic Bilbao, conquerors of Manchester United in the previous round, continued their Europa League run by scoring three times in the last 20 minutes to win their quarter-final first leg tie 4-2 at Schalke 04 on Thursday. Atletico Madrid also snatched a late win in a Spain-Germany clash, beating Hanover 96 2-1 [...]
Goetze, not Arsenal but 2 more years Dortmund
Goetze boosts Dortmund with contract extension DORTMUND, Germany — Highly-rated Germany midfielder Mario Goetze gave a huge boost to Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday by signing a two-year extension to his present contract. The 19-year-old – rumoured to be the subject of a rejected 40 million euro bid from Arsenal last summer – has [...]
Del Piero inspires Juve
TURIN, Italy — Antonio Conte admitted he feels powerless to stop AC Milan’s charge to a second straight Serie A title despite his Juventus side beating Inter Milan in convincing fashion. Juve remain four points behind league leaders Milan after a 2-0 win over Inter on Sunday. But Conte admitted that Milan seem to have [...]
PSG fail to regain Ligue 1 top spot
PARIS, France — Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday failed to regain the top spot in Ligue 1, managing only a 1-1 draw at home against mid-table Bordeaux after Montpellier leap-frogged them by beating Saint-Etienne. Carlo Ancelotti’s men had to come from behind after Cheick Diabate beat the offside trap in the 77th minute, leaving the PSG [...]
Dortmund, Bayern fans rush for cup final tickets
BERLIN, Germany — Football fans are scrambling to get tickets for this year’s German Cup final between league leaders Borussia Dortmund and their main rivals Bayern Munich with 328,000 applications already received. Dortmund clash with Bayern at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on May 12 as the top two teams in the Bundesliga go head-to-head in the [...]
Tragedy overshadows Kilmarnock’s victory
GLASGOW, Scotland – Liam Kelly’s father suffered a heart attack and died later after watching his son’s cup-winning performance over Scottish league leaders Celtic. The Kilmarnock midfielder’s dad Jack collapsed at the end of the Scottish Communities League Cup match at Hampden. He was treated by paramedics near the Kilmarnock dugout before being taken to [...]
