Didier Drogba has been diagnosed as suffering from malaria, Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has revealed.
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Virus hits Manchester United squad ahead of derby against City
Manchester United have been hit with a virus ahead of tomorrow's derby against City with Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Dimitar Berbatov and Paul Scholes all believed to be among the victims.
Tim Vickery in South America
A successful and promising relationship has come to a premature end with the news that Marcelo Bielsa will not continue as coach of Chile. There is little point in appointing a foreign coach unless he brings something fresh - which the eccentric, but highly respected Argentine certainly has in the course of his three years in charge.
Americans In The UK: Holding Their Own
Stuart Holden has been a key figure for Bolton this year and continued his solid play on Saturday as his squad defeated Spurs 4-2.
The Rest
Americans On The Continent: Baby Steps
Jermaine Jones and Schalke 04 secured an important win over St. Pauli as they aim to pull themselves out of the Bundesliga relegation zone.
The Rest
Andy Brassell in Portugal
And how it was. Benfica's five-goal mauling has left them deep in shock, and few in Portugal doubting that the title will be heading back to its habitual home in the north after a one-season 'loan' to the capital club, even if November is only just beginning. Porto's win stretched their lead to ten points over the defending champions - their nearest challengers - with just ten games gone, and their unerring form to date (nine wins and a draw) is as ominous for Benfica as their own struggles.
Phil Ball in Spain
Just in case you wanted to know, Atletico Madrid's veterans stuffed Real Madrid's 7-0 on Friday afternoon, and Ricky Carvalho beat Diego Forlan 1-0 in the FIFA 11 (virtual) game in a Madrid hotel the same day. The scorer was Ronaldo, of course. Interestingly, in the real thing on Sunday night, Carvalho opened the scoring and Forlan failed to find the net, but the Uruguayan was at least remaining faithful to tradition. Atletico have now failed to beat their neighbours in the Madrid 'derbi' since the 1999-00 season, and often stand accused of not really going for it, particularly in the Bernabeu.
Monday, November 08, 2010
Liverpool fan with strangest sign of the weekend
As Daniel Sturridge came on for Yuri Zhirkov in the 76th minute of Liverpool's 2-0 win over Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday, the cameraman caught an utterly bizarre sign being held by a Liverpool fan.
Newcastle striker Andy Carroll's stormy start to the season
Six goals, two court appearances, one burnt-out Range Rover - Andy Carroll has had a memorable start to his Premier League career.
Five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend
Andy Carroll could be a Christian Vieri in the making, Mario Balotelli needs to stop fighting it and Fernando Torres is a delicate flower who needs help.
Edgar Davids leaves Crystal Palace
The former Netherlands international made only seven starts for the Eagles.
Davids, who won a Champions League winners medal with Ajax, added: "I want to thank all the people who supported me and gave me one of the greatest experiences of my life."
But he looked so excited when he arrived...
England: Premier League Weekend Review, Reports & Analyses
Liverpool defeated champions Chelsea to maintain the Reds' revival, Arsenal slumped at home against Newcastle United while Manchester United left it typically late to claim the spoils versus Wolverhampton Wanderers. Manchester City returned to winning ways courtesy of Mario Balotelli, who had a mixed outing at West Bromwich Albion. Tottenham Hotspur endured a European hangover after they were beaten 4-2 by Bolton Wanderers. There was controversy at the Stadium of Light as Stoke City were beaten 2-0 by Sunderland courtesy of an Asamoah Gyan double. West Ham United looked set to claim just their second win of the season only for the club to relinquish a two-goal advantage at Birmingham City. Blackpool played out a cracking game with Everton that ended in a 2-2 draw. Fulham left it mighty late to ensure they avoided a third loss of the campaign as Brede Hangeland headed in deep into second-half injury-time. Lastly, Blackburn Rovers secured a much-needed win to lift the club out of the bottom three. Sam Allardyce's men overcame Wigan Athletic at Ewood Park for their first victory in five matches.Review
Liverpool 2 - 0 Chelsea
Phil McNulty at Anfield
Kevin McCarra at Anfield
Richard Jolly at Anfield
Arsenal 0 - 1 Newcastle
Paul Doyle at Emirates Stadium
Adrian Del Monte at Emirates Stadium
West Brom 0 - 2 Manchester City
Daniel Taylor at The Hawthorns
Manchester United 2 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Tim Rich at Old Trafford
Germany: Bundesliga Weekend Review
Borussia Dortmund continued their fine start to the season while champions Bayern Munich's erratic form cost them more points.
Review
Italy: Serie A Weekend Review
Marco Borriello and Mirko Vucinic converted second-half penalties as Roma beat Lazio 2-0. Alessandro del Piero was on target again as Juventus came from behind to beat Cesena 3-1 and register back-to-back league wins. Fiorentina leapt into the top half of the table thanks to a win over Chievo at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.Review
Spain: La Liga Weekend Review
Real Madrid maintained their one-point advantage at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid.
Review
Monday MLS Breakdown
For all of the shortcomings persistently cultivated by its quirky structure, the MLS postseason consistently brings one positive quality to the table.
It is, by and large, never short on drama.
The Fifth Official: This week on Kev and Andy
Few of us like Mondays but The Fifth Official does, for it brings with it a chance for him to point the finger and laugh. Here he pulls out the pretty, the puzzling and the downright pig-ugly from the past week in football.
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