... and get your Football Weekly fix NOWMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:21PMThe pod squad is suited and booted for your brand new Football Weekly . We start with the FA Cup, where Harry Redknapp could be set for another encounter with Portsmouth, and Aston Villa came from behind against Reading to set up a semi-final with Chelsea – for whom John Terry was the perfect gentleman in his victory celebration and post-match interview . Barry Glendenning gives his thoughts ...
Real's dramatic winner lights up summitMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:20PMAnother late comeback recalls the Capello days as Real take a giant step forward in the title battle with Barcelona The phoney war was over. Xerez, Tenerife and Valladolid had departed broken and battered, so too Zaragoza, Málaga and Racing, 21 goals conceded, two scored, and barely an eyebrow raised. Now, at last, 12 straight victories and a 41‑8 aggregate score later, a half-decent team ...
Belief in Puel is reaping rewards for LyonMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:19PMHaving learned his trade under Arsène Wenger, Claude Puel is now plotting to dump Real Madrid out of the Champions League It is not only players that Arsène Wenger develops. He also cultivates coaches. And, on Wednesday, his most prized protege could eliminate Real Madrid from the Champions League, as Claude Puel takes Lyon to the Bernabéu with a 1-0 first-leg lead. Puel and Wenger have been ...
Liverpool stumbles to 1-0 loss at WiganMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:09PMWIGAN, England (AP) — Liverpool's chances to qualify for next season's Champions League were severely damaged with a its first-ever loss to Wigan, a 1-0 defeat Monday night.
Schumacher's return should reinvigorate Formula OneMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:06PMAfter an anti-climatic championship capped a season of turmoil in 2009, Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One has set the stage for a highly anticipated title fight.
AC Milan, Chelsea step closer to landing Sao Paulo superkid PiazonMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:02PMAC Milan are monitoring Lucas Piazon's contract dispute with Sao Paulo. The teenager, who has been likened to Real Madrid star Kaka , is a confirmed target for Milan, where youth team chief Mauro Pederzoli admitted last week they were keeping tabs on the midfielder. Chelsea have also been linked with Piazon, who is now taking Sao Paulo to a contract tribunal, reports Milannews.it . The youngster ...
RAFA BENITEZ FIRM OVER AQUILANIMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:09AMAlberto Aquilani - waiting for the call. Rafa Benitez insists that Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani will be picked when he thinks it is right.
European Leagues reviewMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:50AMManchester United, Real Madrid and Twente rose into first place in their respective title races on a weekend awash with upsets across the continent.