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Looking to make an immediate return to winning ways on Saturday afternoon, Middlesbrough will welcome Reading to the Riverside.
Starting with the hosts, watching their stellar purple patch come to an abrupt end away at West Brom last weekend, Middlesbrough will be seeking an immediate response here. However, despite eventually getting hit with a 2-0 loss away at the Hawthorns, Michael Carrick s side should still find the mood in their camp at a continued high. Only continuing to shine since appointing the ex-Manchester United coach last year, Boro now find themselves sat in pole position to claim a play-off spot in 2023. Skyrocketing their way up the Championship table since returning from the World Cup s winter break, Carri…
Luis Aragones s tenure as national coach came to a glorious and deserving conclusion here on Sunday with Spain s success over Germany in the Euro 2008 final.
Approaching his 70th birthday he became the oldest coach to win the European title but he must have shed half his years as he watched captain Iker Casillas hold aloft the coveted Cup which Spain has only held in its hands once before in 1964.
Aragones had warned bleakly on the eve of the final that no one remembers who comes second well he needn t have worried as Fernando Torres s first half goal ensured the world and his wife will recall his Spanish team for many a year to come.
Back in the dark days of Spain s early qualifying campaign for Euro 2008 Aragones had tendered his resignation as coach after …
Ronald Koeman claimed he has seen a big change in his Barcelona players compared to the way they started the season in LaLiga.
The Blaugrana made it five wins out of five Champions League matches with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Ferencvaros in Champions League Group G on Wednesday.
Barca will have the chance to win all six of their group games for the first time since the 2002-03 campaign when they face Juventus at Camp Nou next Tuesday.
Koeman s side have struggled in LaLiga this season, though, and are 12 points behind leaders Real Sociedad – albeit with two games in hand – after losing three and drawing two of their opening nine games.
The Dutchman, however, suggested there has been a significant difference in the performances produced by his p…
Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas, who played a key role in Spain s Euro 2008 victory, should win the Ballon d Or award as the world footballer of the year, Spanish legend Emilio Butragueno said Friday.
Tradition dictates that only forwards win the award. But Iker is a special goalkeeper, not just this year, but throughout his career, the former Real Madrid striker and vice-president told the club s website.
The fact that he s a European champion and the role he played in the quarter-finals make him deserve it more than anyone. He must win the Balon d Or, he added.
Casillas, 27, only allowed two regular-time goals in the Euro 2008 tournament, both in the group stage.
The captain became a national hero after he saved two penalty kicks in the quarter-fi…
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With only one Premier League victory in the past two months, Southampton find themselves at the heart of a relegation battle, and after Saturday s results find themselves in the bottom three for the first time this season. The Saints will welcome a free-scoring Tottenham side to St. Mary s on Sunday afternoon.
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For Southampton, the Saints torrid run continued last weekend. With Abdoulaye Doucoure s last minute handball going unnoticed, Mauricio Pellegrino s side were unable to capitalize on their 2-0 lead at Watford. Leaving Vicardigde Road with just a point, Southampton s winless run continues. Without a Premier League win in their last 10 outings, the Saints find themselves firmly involved i…