Plans are now underway for the celebration of the 100th year anniversary of Wembley Stadium in England. April 28 will mark exactly a century since England’s national ground opened its doors and plans have been intensified to celebrate the occasion. Among some of the initiatives to mark the anniversary is calling of fans by the…
Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz will not be in action this weekend after dishing out a flurry of cards in Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Espanyol last Saturday. The Spaniard was widely criticised for his performance in a fiery Catalan derby on New Year’s Eve, where he sent Jordi Alba and Vinicius Souza off and booked another…
Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz will not be in action this weekend after dishing out a flurry of cards in Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Espanyol last Saturday. The Spaniard was widely criticised for his performance in a fiery Catalan derby on New Year’s Eve, where he sent Jordi Alba and Vinicius Souza off and booked another…
Robert Lewandowski will miss Barcelona’s trip to Atletico Madrid on Sunday after his three-game suspension was upheld by Spain’s Sports Administrative Court. The Poland striker was issued the extended ban for a gesture made towards referee Gil Manzano after being shown two yellow cards in November’s 2-1 win at Osasuna. Barcelona had earlier appealed the…
Barcelona were forced to a draw on Saturday in their first post-world cup game leaving them with a goal difference Marcos Alonso was the man of the two ends- breaking the deadlock with an early header and later conceding the spot-kick that Joselu converted 17 minutes to the end of the game. The match will…
Espanyol have expressed their displeasure on the ‘temporary injunction’ secured by Barcelona to put the Robert Lewandowski’s three-match ban on hold. Barcelona said in a statement on Friday: “Lewandowski can play tomorrow against Espanyol after the dispute settlement court in Madrid issued a precautionary measure against the suspension imposed by the court of arbitration for…
Barcelona have secured a temporary injunction from a Madrid court to allow Robert Lewandowski plays against Espanyol in Saturday’s derby. The injunction has now put the striker’s three-match ban handed to the polish striker by the Spanish Football Federation(RFEF) on hold. Poland international Lewandowski was shown two yellow cards in the first half of Barca’s…
The fall out of the divorce between Shakira and Gerard Pique has seen the former taking their two children, Milan and Shasha to celebrate their Christmas far away in Dubai desert. It’s the first time the kids will be spending the dates away from their father. “In the desert looking for serenity this Christmas,”…
Following his dismissal in Barcelona’s final game ahead of the Word Cup break, in a 2-1 defeat away at Osasuna, on November 8, Robert Lewandowski has seen his three match La Liga ban being upheld. The Polish international was shown a second yellow card by referee Jesus Gil Manzano, after just 30 minutes, following a…
Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from international football following Spain’s World Cup exit. Busquet, who is the third-highest appearance maker revealed the development via his instagram page on Friday. The 34-year-old made his debut for La Roja against Turkey in April 2009 and went on to make 143 appearances, behind only Iker Casillas and…
Neymar has been handed a huge relief with his acquittal of fraud and corruption charges stemming from his transfer to Barcelona from Santos. The judgement is coming after a lot of back and forth as regards Neymar’s move to La Liga giants. The trial in October had examined the Brazil international’s move in 2013 after complaints…
Pep Guardiola has signed a two year extension to his contract at Manchester City. Guardiola, who has so far won 11 major trophies, including four of the last five Premier League titles will now remain at the Etihad until the summer of 2025. Confirming the news, Club Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said: “I am delighted…
The Barcelona Coach Monday said the draw against Manchester United has handed them yet another ‘tough rival’. Xavi and his boys dropped to the Europa league after a poor outing at the Champions league group stage, finishing third behind Bayern and Inter Milan respectively. For United, finishing second behind Real Sociedad due to goal difference…
Real Madrid for the second time this season dropped another vital points at home after playing out a 1-1 draw with Girona on Sunday. Madrid had taken the lead through Vinicius Junior after the break but were held back when Marco Asensio handled ball in the penalty area with Cristian Stuani not wasting time to…
Barcelona will be heading to the Europa League for a second consecutive season after Inter Milan on Wednesday thrashed Viktoria Plzen 4-0 in the UEFA Champions League group C encounter. The Catalan needed a huge favour from PIzen to beat and drew Inter Milan and Xavi and his boys would have to come so early…
Lewandowski hits brace as Barcelona returns to winning ways against Villareal After two disappointing results, two goals from Lewandowski and Ansu Fati produce a much-needed win for the Catalans as they returned back to winning ways against Villareal on Thursday’s night. Barcelona scored three goals in the space is Seven minutes and the…
Neymar faces five-year jail-term request over corruption and fraud trial Brazil forward Neymar will on Monday stand a trial on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013. According to Reuters, the complainant, Brazilian investment firm DIS, said last Thursday that it was demanding a five-year jail term…
Ronaldo scores winner against Everton, hits 700th career goal Cristiano Ronaldo has hit another landmark in his illustrious career by scoring his 700th club goal as Manchester United defeated Everton 2-1 on Sunday. The goal, which was the winner against the Tofees took the Portugal forward’s tally to 144 for United in his two…
Lewandowski grabs brace as Barcelona records first win of the season Barcelona has secured their first win of the season after defeating Real Sociedad 4-1 on Sunday in their match week two of the season. While Lewandowski had scored the opener for Barca early in the first minutes , the host got an equalizer five…
Robert Lewandowski pens farewell message to Bayern as he completes Barcelona move The Polish Striker after spending Eight years at Allianz Arena has completed a move to Barcelona with a deal worth €50 million. In a farewell message on his social media handle, Robert Lewandowski thanked the German giants family for the successes and achievements…
