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The current season’s form the reigning Champions could have easily seen Jose Mourinho lose his job a lot earlier. The Special One was not really able to inject any kind of rhythm into his squad and finally paid the price for his team’s lethargic form. However, the biggest problem for the owners while letting Mourinho […]

The Gunners will face Manchester City on Monday midnight (IST) in one of the most crucial fixtures of the league. Arsenal will aim to march at the top of the table and City will look on to increase their points and go up on the standings of the Premier League. As the league gets tougher […]

Barcelona, Dec 19 (IANS) Barcelona’s talismanic forward Lionel Messi said on Saturday he was inspired by Argentine legend Diego Maradona right from his childhood. The Barcelona star has been compared to his legendary predessesor over the last few years because of their playing styles. “I never followed anyone in particular, although when I started to […]

Ex-Barcelona player Bojan Krkic insists that Stoke City are not trying to play like Barcelona, but readily acknowledges the fact that the team has changed under Mark Hughes. The Spaniard spent his youth career at Barcelona and played 163 times for the club, before moving to Stoke City at the start of last season. He […]

London, Dec 18 (IANS) Manchester City midfielder Jesus Navas believes he will end his 63-match goal drought sooner rather than later. The Spain international has gone almost 15 months without a goal with his last strike coming in a Capital One Cup game against Sheffield Wednesday some 63 matches ago and his last English Premier […]

Lisbon, Dec 18 (IANS) Real Madrid’s football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has said he prefers Madrid to Paris and it feels good to live in the Spanish capital, but joked that “maybe one day things will change”. “Maybe I’ll get myself a girlfriend there and spend more time there,” he said on Thursday, reports Efe. Although […]

Manchester United host Norwich City at Old Trafford this weekend with Louis van Gaal’s men desperate to get back to winning ways after some inconsistent performances. United suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth last Saturday having previously ousted from the Champions league at the group stage; a blow that has left them looking ahead […]

Madrid, Dec 17 (IANS) French football legend Zinedine Zidane, current coach of Real Madrid’s reserve team, has become the centre of attention in Spain amid rumour that he may succeed Rafael Benitez as coach of the first team, if the latter fails to lead the team back onto the right track. Zidane is now focused […]