The weekend round-up
Spain-La Liga: Real Madrid tonked Espanyol 3-0 away at the host’s new stadium thanks to goals from Granero, Guti and Ronaldo as Manuel Pellegrini rested one or two key players but came up trumps in a win which maintain’s Real’s 100 per cent record.
Ironically it was Granero (pictured), a former Real youth team player who [...]
Hear the three lions squeak
England joined the likes of Holland, Brazil, Australia, South Korea and North Korea in qualifying for the World Cup early with a 5-1 victory over Croatia on Wednesday. Here, Chris Harby explains why for him the sound of the ‘Three Lions’ is often more of a squeak than a roar.
I don’t mean to be a [...]
The weekend preview
Back to the domestic scene then after a week of international distraction. More on the World Cup qualifiers so far over the weekend.
Spain – La Liga: Saturday’s early kick-off sees Getafe host Barcelona, while the defending champions Espanyol and ex-player manager Mauricio Pochettino (pictured) welcome Real Madrid to their brand new 40,000-seat stadium at Cornellà-El [...]