Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Paolo Bandini in Italy



Sweet dreams have been hard to come by for the Biancocelesti boss, but victory switched the pressure to his opposite number.

Rome derby delight helps Lazio manager Edy Reja sleep easier at last.

Manchester City's Mario Balotelli admits mistakes over strip bar jaunt



Balotelli emerged from a Liverpool strip bar in the early hours of Friday morning ahead of Saturday's game at home to Bolton Wanderers despite a club curfew. "I didn't do anything wrong at the club," he told Gazzetta dello Sport. "But I understand that if she [his girlfriend Raffaella Fico] had gone with her friends to a strip club, I would have been very angry. "If you love a woman, you can avoid causing that pain. That was my first mistake. The second was to go two days before a game."

The Trawler: Reading festival, Justice for Ipswich


Welcome to The Trawler, your weekly submersion through the teeming waters of life in the Championship, League One and League Two. You might be surprised what you find down there.

Phil Ball in Spain

Although I recognise that it's not the most glamorous of things to do, I always like to reserve one week per season to talk not just about the ocean liner, but about its engine room too. La Liga has settled into a pattern that will always be of interest, and not a week goes by without something newsworthy taking place - but the Second Division is also important, and by this stage of the season the candidates for promotion are usually well established.

Monday, March 05, 2012

Will Ferrell interviewed during Mexico v Colombia match, answers all questions with ‘Chicharito’



During halftime of the Colombia's 2-0 win over Mexico in Miami on Wednesday night, Will Ferrell appeared on the Spanish-language telecast with co-stars Diego Luna and Genesis Rodriguez to promote their upcoming movie, "Casa de mi Padre."

David Moyes' ambition remains strong at Everton after 10 years in charge at Goodison Park



'Project' appears to have replaced the word 'club' in the lexicon of many ambitious young managers, but do not expect David Moyes to bandy around such buzzwords.

England: Premier League Weekend Review, Reports, Analyses, Teams of the Week, Table, Etc.

Manchester United claimed a crucial victory over Tottenham to boost their hopes of defending the Premier League title, while Arsenal took control of the race for fourth thanks to an inspired Robin van Persie. Andre Villas-Boas lost his job as Chelsea manager following defeat at West Brom, the Tyne-Wear derby ended in a draw and Wolves dropped into the relegation zone after being hammered by Fulham.

Review

Liverpool 1 - 2 Arsenal
Paul Wilson at Anfield
Duncan White at Anfield
Andy Hunter at Anfield


West Brom 1 - 0 Chelsea
Dominic Fifield at The Hawthorns


Manchester City 2 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
Paul Doyle at the Etihad Stadium


Tottenham 1 - 3 Manchester United
Kevin Palmer at White Hart Lane
Daniel Taylor at White Hart Lane


Newcastle 1 - 1 Sunderland
Louise Taylor at St. James' Park
Jason Burt at Sports Direct Arena
Sunderland's Lee Cattermole and Stephane Sessegnon banned

Fulham 5 - 0 Wolves
David Hytner at Craven Cottage

Team of the Week
Team of the Week II

Five Things We Learned




Pos.TeamPlWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Manchester City27213369195066
2Manchester United27204366273964
3Tottenham Hotspur27165652331953
4Arsenal27154855381749
5Chelsea27137747321546
6Newcastle United2712873939044
7Liverpool2610973025539
8Fulham279993736136
9Stoke City27106112738-1136
10West Bromwich Albion27105123435-135
11Norwich City2798103844-635
12Sunderland2797113531434
13Everton2697102728-134
14Swansea City2789103034-433
15Aston Villa2761293035-530
16Queens Park Rangers2757152846-1822
17Blackburn Rovers2757153860-2222
18Wolverhampton Wanderers2757153056-2622
19Bolton Wanderers2762192956-2720
20Wigan Athletic2748152352-2920