Handball – a ref’s-eye-view
On Wednesday Barcelona face Manchester United in the Champions League final to decide who will be crowned kings of Europe this year. But many Chelsea fans think their club, and not the Spanish champions, should be facing the red half of Manchester following several rejected penalty appeals for handball in a tempestuous semi-final.
Here English official [...]
The weekend preview
Germany – Bundesliga: What is now the hottest title race in Europe is going to the wire with Wolfsburg two points ahead of Bayern Munich going into the final day on Saturday.
Bayern are at home to Stuttgart, and Wolfsburg are home to Werder Bremen. All eyes will be on the Wolfsburg front two of Brazilian [...]
Europa League under scrutiny
The UEFA Cup slipped quietly into history on Wednesday night just as Jadson’s extra-time goal slipped excruciatingly through the fingers of Werder Bremen ‘keeper Tim Wiese to make it 2-1 to Shaktar.
It was a slightly-low key final curtain for a cup competition which produced so many thrills and shocks over the years. Not a whimper, [...]