Celtic play their part in drama
Mon, May 12, 2008Celtic 2 Hibernian 0: SO GORDON Strachan has his wish. For weeks the Celtic manager has expressed his prime desire of seeing the title race go to the season's final matches. It had seemed a forlorn hope at the start of April, but Celtic's impressive recent run means the destination of the SPL trophy will be decided on May 22nd - unless a highly unlikely set of results mean Strachan's team are champions before then anyway. p
Celtic increase lead over Rangers
Sun, May 11, 2008Celtic 2 Rangers 0 : Captain Stephen McManus and top scorer Scott McDonald netted as Celtic beat Hibernian to stretch their lead over Rangers at the top of the Scottish Bank Premier League to four points.
Roma close in as Inter held
Sun, May 11, 2008Inter Milan saw their lead at the top of Italy's Serie A cut to just one point after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Siena at the San Siro today.
Rangers loom large in title race
Sat, May 10, 2008Rangers 3 Dundee United 1 : Rangers slashed Celtic's lead at the summit of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League to a single point thanks to a double from Nacho Novo against Dundee United at Ibrox.
Rangers win keeps pressure on Bhoys
Wed, May 7, 2008Rangers edged a 1-0 victory over Motherwell tonight to close the gap on SPL leaders Celtic to four points.
AC keep title race alive
Mon, May 5, 2008EUROPEAN LEAGUES: AC MILAN KEPT the Italian title race alive with a derby victory that rejuvenated their own hopes of a Champions League spot next season. The 2-1 defeat halved Inter's lead over second-placed Roma - who beat Sampdoria 3-0 - from six to three points with two games to play. p
Rangers to face an old friend in final
Fri, May 2, 2008UEFA CUP Fiorentina 0 Rangers 0 (Rangers win 4-2 on penalties aet): SO THE dream, incredibly, remains alive. Rangers will tackle an old friend in Dick Advocaat, their former manager, when they face Zenit St Petersburg in the Uefa Cup final at the City of Manchester Stadium in 12 days. p
Rangers reach Uefa Cup final
Thu, May 1, 2008Rangers 0-0 Fiorentina (Rangers win 4-2 on penalties) : Nacho Novo and Neil Alexander were the heroes as Rangers booked a place in the Uefa Cup final following their semi-final second leg clash against Fiorentina in Florence tonight.
Petersburg stun Bayern Munich
Thu, May 1, 2008Zenit St Petersburg 4-0 Bayern Munich (Zenit win 5-1 on agg) : Zenit St Petersburg reached their first-ever European final in emphatic fashion after inflicting a humiliating 4-0 defeat on Bayern Munich in their Uefa Cup semi-final second leg clash at the Petrovsky Stadium.
It's third time lucky for Chelsea
Thu, May 1, 2008
SOCCER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2: GOALS BY Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba in west London last night ensured there'll be blue as well as red flags flying over the Moscow's Luzhniki stadium on May 21st. p
Drogba keeps his feet to make a point
Thu, May 1, 2008UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL: Rafael Benitez's pre-match attack was all the incentive the striker needed, says Richard Williams p
Moscow police stuck between Red Devils and Deep Blue C
Thu, May 1, 2008The TV pundits' views on Chelsea v Liverpool p
Puffed-up Ferguson has the final say
Thu, May 1, 2008
ACCUSATIONS THAT they have been too negative over the past week persisted even in the wake of Manchester United's 1-0 win over Barcelona at Old Trafford on Tuesday night but Alex Ferguson's answer was as simple as it was emphatic as he contemplated next month's trip to Moscow. p
Loyal and loved Giggsy may not be invited to the party
Thu, May 1, 2008
Many United fans have been watching Giggs through the latticework of their fingers this year, writes Daniel Taylor p
Smith turns a deaf ear to flair critics
Thu, May 1, 2008UEFA CUP Fiorentina (0) v Rangers (0): WALTER SMITH is perfectly aware that, even if Rangers claim the Uefa Cup at the City of Manchester Stadium in 13 days, the team's style of play will be criticised. Yet the manager made it clear yesterday that he sees little reason to heed dissenting voices. p
Drogba answers his critics
Wed, Apr 30, 2008Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 (Chelsea win 4-3 on aggregate) : Once again Liverpool threatened to pull of another heroic Champions League display against Chelsea but they were ultimately undone by the much-maligned Didier Drogba, whose two goals booked his side's ticket to Moscow to face Manchester United in the first all-English final.
Benitez backs Benayoun ahead of Babel
Wed, Apr 30, 2008Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has opted to start Yossi Benayoun ahead of Ryan Babel on the left wing in tonight's Champions League semi-final second leg with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Dutch club seek Alves payment
Wed, Apr 30, 2008Dutch club AZ Alkmaar have demanded a payment of €7.5 million from Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves after claiming he broke an agreement to join the club from Heerenveen earlier this year.
Drogba hits back at Benitez
Wed, Apr 30, 2008Didier Drogba admits he has lost respect for Rafael Benitez following the Liverpool manager's attack on what he perceives as the Chelsea striker's theatrical behaviour.
