The champions were looking to improve their patchy away form at their local rivals and stay hard on the heels ofReal, who thrashedGranada5-1 on Saturday. A gritty Espanyol had prepared

The main story on the back page of Saturday’sIndependentsaid the “Christmas bust-up between Rooney and Ferguson has run so deep that it could lead to the player’s departure as early

Former Mexico and Costa Rica coach Ricardo La Volpe claims he is still in charge, while the club appointed Uruguayan Jorge da Silva last month as his successor. La Volpe,

The document detailed the reasons for Suarez’s eight-match ban, handed out earlier this month for abusing France defender Evra in a 1-1 Premier League draw at Anfield on October 15.

Gerrard, who said he was looking forward to seeing the back of 2011 after missing several months with a groin injury and an ankle infection, was introduced as a 59th-minute

“I have always asked myself why, when an agent is representing a player and he comes to negotiate his contract with the club, why is the club paying the agency

Marchisio’s six league goals have helped the Bianconeri to a 16-match unbeaten start to the season and they head into the new year joint top of Serie A with champions

Berbatov scored twice and converted a late penalty, with Park Ji-Sung and Antonio Valencia adding United’s other goals against the visitors who had Conor Sammon sent off late in the

The 28-year-old finished ahead of Mali’s Seydou Keita and Ghanaian Andre ‘Dede’ Ayew in polling by national coaches of the 53-member associations of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The

On a night of last-32, second leg upsets, Atletico’s struggling La Liga rivalsVillarrealalso suffered the ignominy of being eliminated by third-tier opposition when they fell 2-0 at home toMirandesto exit