Manchester City enjoy flexing their financial muscles but if a title challenge is to materialise teams like Birmingham City, who visit Eastlands on Saturday, must start feeling the force on the field.
Manchester City enjoy flexing their financial muscles but if a title challenge is to materialise teams like Birmingham City, who visit Eastlands on Saturday, must start feeling the force on the field.
BERLIN - Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga fortunes may finally be turning with talismanic winger Franck Ribery and captain Mark van Bommel eyeing a return to action in the Bavarian derby against Nuremberg on Sunday.
PARIS - Olympique Lyon have struggled to make an impact this season but with a tight race unfolding in Ligue 1, keeper Hugo Lloris felt their match against Nice on Sunday could provide the perfect platform to boost their title hopes.
MILAN - AC Milan lock horns with Inter Milan on Sunday (1945 GMT) aiming to prove they are ready to end their rivals’ five-year stranglehold on the Serie A title.
Real Madrid avoided a repeat of last season’s King’s Cup exit to lowly opponents when they crushed third-tier Murcia 5-1 on Wednesday to advance by the same score on aggregate.
Cesar Azpilicueta’s second-half goal earned holders Olympique Marseille a 2-1 home win against Monaco and a place in the French League Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.
AC Milan warmed up for this weekend’s city derby by powering to the top of Serie A with a 3-1 home win over Palermo on Wednesday, laying down a marker to faltering champions Inter Milan.
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti hopes the imminent return of Frank Lampard will fill the hole left by Michael Essien after the Ghana midfielder scored the winner against Fulham then got sent off on Wednesday.
Manchester City and United ground out a tepid 0-0 draw as Michael Essien’s goal earned Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Fulham and a four-point cushion at the top of the Premier League.
DUBAI - The UAE Olympic national team recaptured their form with a resounding 3-0 victory over Bangladesh in the second round of the 16th Asian Games football group stage at the Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, China.