It’s not exactly grevious bodily harm but Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘kick’ at Gabi was enough to earn him a straight red in Friday night’s fiesty Copa Del Rey final. The Atletico captain’s gone down quicker than Tulisa as Madrid’s second side beat their more fashionable rivals 2-1 in extra time – but not before, CR7, Jose […]
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Amy Eustace: Moyes to be merrier without moody Rooney
This week @AmyEustace ponders Wayne Rooney’s Old Trafford future following David Moyes’ appointment as Alex Ferguson’s successor. If, like me, you’re one of the many football fans who have never known a world in which Fergie doesn’t stalk the Old Trafford touchline, chomping gum, chewing out referees and dictating the ebb and flow of injury […]
Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund: 5 Bets Still Worth Having
This tie looks deader than Rolf Harris’ children’s party business but even if Real Madrid fail to score the goals they need at the Bernabeu to overturn the 4-1 deficit and Borussia Dortmund go through as expected, there’s still some betting to be done. Plus as Aidan discusses in his preview of the game, that […]
CR7 equaliser: Ronaldo gif-ted his 50th Champions League goal
You’ve seen your German rivals knock ‘unbeatable’ Barcelona for four. You’re one up against a Spanish side who have had less than a handful of shots on goal. What you don’t want to do Mats Hummels is under-hit a back pass for Gonzalo Higuain to latch onto before squaring to CR7 who taps in for his 50th […]
[VIDEO] Graham Hunter exclusive: Dortmund, Madrid, La Liga pride and Mesut Ozil rising to the occasion
European football expert Graham Hunter (@bumpergraham) is predicting Real Madrid’s experience and composure will prove key in getting a positive result in tonight’s Champions League semi-final with Borussia Dortmund in Germany. If it’s not to be a complete Bundesliga domination of this week’s Champions League semi finals then, ironically, Real Madrid might depend on a […]
Andy Carroll, Fernando Torres and seven other players more prolific than Robin van Persie
By Josh Powell | Sports writer Ok so the headline might be a little misleading. Robin van Persie has 23 goals in 38 games wearing the ‘picnic-table’ red of Manchester United so implying he isn’t prolific makes as much sense as Made In Chelsea winning a BAFTA. There is a healthy element of truth in […]
Graham Hunter exclusive: Find out who is Real Madrid’s most important player (Hint: It ain’t Ronaldo!)
European football expert Graham Hunter thinks Real Madrid will struggle without their most influential player, but they should still make the Champions League semi-finals. Galatasaray v Real Madrid Although there are some who, incorrectly and unfairly, judge him harshly because of his naked desire to win everything all the time and because his match-face shows every emotion in […]
Ronal-Doh! Paddy Power pays out €750k after Real Madrid’s comeback
The ref might have cost Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United the Champions League but luckily his poor decision-making won’t cost Paddy Power punters. Cuneyt Cakr is the referee who sent Nani off with Manchester United 1-0 up and arguably in control. It was a cruel injustice but thanks to Paddy Power’s Money-Back Special punters […]
FourFour Tom: Gareth Bale is good but he’s not great
by Four Four Tom In my eyes, Gareth Bale is an anomaly. On his day he makes a strong case that he’s among the top 20 players in the world, but over the course of a season I’m less impressed than I know I should be. Personally I believe a top class player has to […]
Barcelona v Real Madrid: Lionel Messi can break yet another record in the El Clasico
By Andrew Robinson | Barcelona v Real Madrid Tonight sees the latest instalment of El Clasico take place, with the differing styles of Real Madrid and Barcelona set to go head to head again. They have played each other four times already this season and familiarity definitely breeds contempt. But with a place in the […]
Lionel Messi will score four goals a game in 2017: Here are the stats to prove it!
By Josh Powell | AC Milan v Barcelona Cleaning up every individual award in world football. Breaking goal-scoring records left, right and centre at Barcelona. Making Cristiano Ronaldo cry into his pillow every night before he goes to sleep. Lionel Messi is a pretty busy man, and if our flawless logic is anything to go by […]
Who to blame for your busted weekend accums
by Rob Dore With Aidan absent today it has been laid upon my shoulders to remind you of some of the high-profile odds-on selections which failed you over the weekend. France – 1/10 Opposition: Italy in Rome (Six Nations) What went wrong? Before Sunday’s trip to Rome France were 2/1 to win this year’s Six Nations […]
Real Madrid v Barcelona: Swapping Ronaldo and Messi for Emile Heskey
By Josh Powell | El Clasico Real Madrid v Barcelona, Copa Del Rey, semi-final first leg, 8.00pm, Sky Sports 3 Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the two greatest footballers on the planet today, regardless of what Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Nani or Mario Balotelli would have you believe. But what would happen if you replaced either man […]
Life of Pies: Is Wayne Rooney past his peak?
By Josh Powell | Sports writer #LifeofPies ‘I am very excited. I think we have got the best young player this country has seen in the past 30 years’. Sir Alex Ferguson on signing Wayne Rooney in September 2004 The day 18-year-old superstar Wayne Rooney left his boy-hood club Everton to join the Red Devils, […]
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Manchester United v Real Madrid: As it happened
by Josh on March 5, 2013 in Champions League, Football, Latest football news
Manchester United v Real Madrid | Live text commentary It’s the game that Jose Mourinho believes the world will stop to watch. Two giants of English football come head-to-head and battle for a place in the Champions League Quarter-finals. Manchester United take on Real Madrid at Old Trafford in a match people believe deserves to be the final. It has more […]