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Fran Escriba’s men returned to the Spanish top flight after being crowned Segunda Division champions last season. But Monday’s comeback ended in disappointment as an Alberto Perea strike was sandwiched

The Nigerian striker arrived at the club in June and made an immediate impact on his league bow with two second-half strikes that sent new Olhanese manager Abel Xavier to

Aaron Muirhead gave the home side a deserved lead from the penalty spot in the 86th minute, but 20-year-old winger Walker’s superb equaliser two minutes later gave Gary Locke’s men

“I’m always really confident pre-match, but when the whistle blows I go into my shell. What can I do to change this next season?Carl Newton, via email “You have to

Coleman named Bale in his squad to face Giovani Trapattoni’s side on Wednesday and the winger trained with the squad ahead of the match. Bale has been linked with a

Cardiff City’s new signing Gary Medel has previous withFourFourTwo. Even before he waved goodbye to La Liga, even before he waved hello by joining Sevilla in 2011, the combative/psychotic Chilean

Coventry has seen horror and glory, but it won’t see football this season. Layth Yousif looks at the past, present and future of a proud West Midlands city and club

Existence is so utterly dismal for Deportivo right now that playing in La Segunda in the coming season can be seen as some kind of blessing sent from the heavens

David Moyes has spoken bullishly about adding to Manchester United’s squad before the end of the transfer window, insisting that a number of deals will be completed imminently, as soon

There are few things that dismay La Liga Loca more than a footballer blubbering when announcing his departure from one club to another offering more money or a better parking