Vasco capture maiden Copa
Vasco da Gama won their first Copa do Brasil after beating Coritiba on the away goals rule, following a 3-3 aggregate draw over two legs.Vasco took a 1-0 lead into Wednesday's return match at the…
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Nathan Delfouneso delighted with opportunity
Aston Villa youngster Nathan Delfouneso has spoken of his delight after being handed a role in the first team. With strike partners Emile Heskey, John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor struggling for fitness, the 19-year-old has…
Being benched was the wake up call for De Gea
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has admitted that being dropped from the first team has helped him to find his best form. The Spanish stopper had an inconsistent start to life at Old Trafford…
Batista prepares Plan B
Argentina coach Sergio Batista is prepared to use Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain as back-up for Lionel Messi in the Copa America.Batista is charged with ending Argentina's 18-year barren spell in the South American continental…
Have Tottenham found the man to dethrone the King?
Second chances are at a premium in the cut-throat world of professional football, so Younes Kaboul should count himself lucky. Heavily criticised during his first spell at Tottenham Hotspur, Kaboul returned to White Hart Lane…
Which has the better atmosphere: Liverpool vs Everton or Millwall vs West Ham?
Atmosphere: some grounds have it, some don’t. Some stadiums are over-hyped and others distinctly underplayed. But why is this the case? Perhaps some fans set their expectations too high and are disappointed, or possibly people…
DFB Pokal final: Schalke 5 Duisburg 0
Schalke ended an eventful season on a resounding high with a 5-0 win over Duisburg in the DFB-Pokal final on Saturday.Dutch striker Klaas Jan-Huntelaar struck a brace, with Jose Jurado, Benedikt Howedes and teenager Julian…
The Premier League WAGS Arena just got better
The WAGs of Premier League footballers get just as much attention as the players themselves these days. There was the whole John Terry v Wayne Bridge incident last season, which saw Vanessa Perroncel coming between…
The Top TEN Cases Of ‘Individual Brilliance’ in football
I have successfully emerged, unharmed from a YouTube spiral, which has cost me a solid three hours of my life. I’ve been rummaging around in the depths of my memory trying to compile the very…
Baggio spreads goodwill in Peru
Retired Italian football star Roberto Baggio has visited Peru as part of his work with the United Nations.The 44-year-old, who represented Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan among others in a glittering career, is a…