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Swansea City v Wigan Athletic: match preview
Match notes: Roberto Martinez, the Wigan manager, can expect a mixed reaction when he faces his former club for the first time since leaving South Wales in 2009. Swansea suffered at the hands of Manchester City on Monday but, for the first ever Premier League game to be played in Wales, should revert to a more attacking formation. Wigan were punchless against...
FOOTBALL- MARTINEZ READY FOR THE WRATH OF SWANSEA
FORMER Swansea City boss Roberto Martinez (pictured) is ready to take on the chin whatever reception he is given by the home fans on his return to the Liberty Stadium on Saturday with Wigan. The Spaniard made 122 appearances for the Swans as a player and then spent two years in south Wales as manager between 2007 and 2009 before leaving the club for Wigan.
It was a...
Betting favourites Swansea ready to bounce back against Wigan
Brendan Rodgers' men will look to put their Man City defeat behind them against Wigan. Swansea received a baptism of fire in the Premier League on Monday, with substitute Sergio Aguero running riot in a 4-0 victory for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
However, the Welsh side are 11/10 favourites to bounce back with a win against Wigan on Saturday,...
Squad sheets: Swansea City v Wigan Athletic
Swansea never expected to beat Manchester City, but Wigan at home is the sort of fixture from which they need maximum points if they are to stay up. Off the pitch, Brendan Rodgers is calling for a warm welcome for the former Swans manager Roberto Martínez. On it, he is looking for the return of captain Garry Monk and left-back Neil Taylor to stabilise a defence that shipped...
Jordi aims to clip Swans’ wings
JORDI Gomez admits friendships will go out of the window for 90 minutes tomorrow when Latics travel to South Wales to take on top-flight new-boys Swansea.
Latics will make history by taking part in the first Premier League match to be played outside England at the Liberty Stadium.
It’ll be a new experience for all the Latics players apart from Gomez, who spent a hugely-successful...
El Clasico Review & Pictures : Real Madrid 2-2 FC Barcelona (14 August 2011)Supercopa
Despite showing the persistence and huge ambition to win the match, Real Madrid had to satisfy with the 2-2 draw result against Barcelona in the Supercopa clasico last night.
For the big match, Jose Mourinho used the same composition as last season of 4-3-2-1, but he replaced Gonzalo Higuain with Karim Benzema as a single striker. Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola made changes...
Thursday, August 18, 2011
El clasico - FC Barcelona
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El clásico There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as El Clásico. From the start the clubs were seen as representatives...
Barcelona vs Real Madrid El Clasico 2nd Leg
Barcelona vs Real Madrid El Clasico 2nd Leg
If we win the Spanish Super Cup, we will have to play much better said Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola on Tuesday, when referring to Sunday night's below-par performance by FC Barcelona at Santiago Bernabeu. Real Madrid controlled most of the possession and dictated the play in the first half, but Barcelona capitalized on...
Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: Live Updates To El Clasico In SuperCopa
Any time that Spanish footballing giants Barcelona and Real Madrid play against one another, in any competition, that match is referred to breathlessly as "el Clasico."
The first installment of this scintillating matcup during the 2011-12 Spanish campaign comes in today's SuperCopa matchup at the Bernabeu in Madrid.
Barcelona enter the game as the defending champions...
Newcastle duo launch multi-sport initiative
Newcastle United's Shola Ameobi and Haris Vuckic have launched a new multi-sport initiative.
The Toon duo, accompanied by two youngsters from the club's academy, Ben Sayer and Jamie Smith, joined players from Newcastle Eagles at Benfield School in Newcastle on Thursday to launch basketball as part of the Magpie's hugely successful Premier League 4 Sport programme.
The...
Nike has launched their new Nike T90 Seitiro ball for this season's Barclays Premier League.
The T90 Seitiro features NIKE RaDaR (Rapid Decision and Response) technology to give players unrivalled touch and feel and ensure the ball goes exactly where they want it to every time - as Sergio Aguero demonstrated with his stunning long-range strike for Manchester City in...
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Baggies reject Latics' Odemingie bid
West Bromwich Albion have rejected an undisclosed bid from Wigan Athletic for striker Peter Odemwingie.
Odemwingie scored 15 Barclays Premier League goals in his first campaign with the Baggies and played a major role in them staying in the top flight.
The Nigerian international has been linked with several clubs during the summer and is currently in negotiations over...
Liverpool experience made Hodgson stronger
West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson believes his short stay at Liverpool has made him stronger.
The 64-year-old parted company with the Reds in January, just over seven months after taking the job, writes Stewart Coggin.
Hodgson accepts that he was never going to be a fans' favourite, with many Reds supporters in favour of current manager Kenny Dalglish...
Spurs v Everton called off
Tottenham Hotspur's Barclays Premier League match at home to Everton has been postponed.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has confirmed the fixture will not go ahead because the area around White Hart Lane is a crime scene called off in the wake of the London riots.
Civil unrest in and around Tottenham began last weekend and quickly spread to other...
Friday, August 12, 2011
Teddy's return to the Lane
The start of the Premier League season sometimes brings with it the kind of serendipity usually reserved for the silver screen. For the opening fixture on August 10, 1997 the computer saw fit to pair Tottenham with Manchester United, with Spurs having just sold star striker Teddy Sheringham to the Red Devils. The match would be a memorable one for Sheringham as he struggled...
Samurai Blue cut through Korea
"Japan confirm their status as Asia's best" would make a decent headline for this article. After all, it was good enough for newspapers in both Seoul and Tokyo on Thursday morning as media from both nations reacted to Japan's 3-0 win over their rivals in Sapporo.
The friendly started with a minute's silence for recently deceased Japanese football star Naoki Matsuda...
From sublime talent to sullen spectator
The grander the stage, the greater the scope for embarrassment. Wembley has hosted humiliation after humiliation for Dimitar Berbatov, with almost every trip there a chance for fresh indignities. The lame penalty in the shootout against Everton and the glaring misses against Manchester City formed twin disappointments in FA Cup semi-finals.
At least, however, the Bulgarian...
Ramadan, Diouf and island games
What's an Argentine coach doing managing an Indian Ocean team to a competition? His opponents include Madagascar, who may need characters from the Hollywood movie to give tactical advice to the ailing national team. Speaking of advice, should African Muslim players be urged to postpone fasting to improve performance? It's this week's Africa Report.
Diouf shown the door
Senegal's...
Young Pretender takes the stage
As part of a new weekly feature, Premier League Spotlight previews the top-flight weekend fixtures, highlighting the key points to keep an eye on as the action unfolds. Under the microscope this week ahead of the opening round of games: Andres Villas-Boas, a meeting of two clubs in a pickle, and the new boys.
Andre Villas-Boas: The Young Pretender?Chelsea's youthful manager...
Enrique: Ambition behind Reds move
Enrique, 25, sealed his £6 million move to Anfield on Friday after completing a medical at Liverpool's Melwood training ground on Thursday.
"This is one of the happiest days of my life,'' he told Liverpool's official website. "I have come to one of the biggest clubs not just in England, but in the world. I am really, really happy.''
Enrique, who joins Charlie Adam,...
Mancini happy to keep unwanted Tevez
Tevez's protracted departure has been one of the summer's longest-running transfer sagas, with the Argentina striker handing in a transfer request at the beginning of July before a proposed move to former club Corinthians broke down.
Inter Milan have also been strongly linked to Tevez, a position that is sure to intensify if Samuel Eto'o seals his reported €35 million...
