Copa Del Rey semi-finals, second leg: Barca beat Valencia, 2-0 (3-1 agg)
Cesc Fabregas and Xavi guide Barcelona to their 12th Copa Del Rey final. Leo Messi had a hand in both goals. Gol TV's inimitable Ray Hudson, "Messi, like a gazelle through the cheetahs" couldn't have said it better. They...
Manchester United falling behind Spanish clubs in ‘money league’
• Deloitte publishes financial report on the world's richest clubs• Real Madrid top league with Barcelona second and United thirdManchester United are falling behind Barcelona and Real Madrid in the 'money league' of the world's richest clubs, acco...
Barcelona 2-0 Valencia (3-1 agg) | Copa del Rey semi-final match report
• Barcelona 2-0 Valencia (Barcelona win 3-1 agg)The figure just keeps on rising. Barcelona reached the Copa del Rey final with a 2-0 victory over Valencia at the Camp Nou – their third Spanish Cup final in four seasons under Pep Guardiola. It is th...
Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad | La Liga match report
Barcelona responded to Real Madrid's earlier victory with a closer-than-comfortable 2-1 win of their own over Real Sociedad to stay undefeated at Camp Nou stadium this season.Lionel Messi set up youth player Cristian Tello for a ninth-minute opener bef...
United legend names world’s best
Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has revealed who he thinks the best player in the world is – and it’s not a former United great. While many Manchester United fans still name Cristiano Ronaldo as the best and most complete player in the world, Charlton has hailed the qualities of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. “Messi...
Valencia 1-1 Barcelona | Copa del Rey semi-final first leg
Valencia 1-1 BarcelonaLionel Messi had a penalty saved early in the second half as Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Valencia in a hard-fought Copa del Rey semi-final first leg on Wednesday night.Valencia snatched a 27th-minute lead at their Mestall...
Sir Alex talks up defender transfer
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted his regret at selling Ryan Shawcross to Stoke four years ago, conceding that the decision to offload the promising center-half was down to a preference to develop Gerard Pique at Old Trafford. Pique has since returned to native Barcelona, leaving Fergie frustrated at the manner in which...
Lionel Messi misfires as Barcelona fall further behind Real Madrid
Barcelona fell seven points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid after drawing 0-0 at lowly Villarreal on Saturday.Barça's pursuit of a fourth consecutive league title is now an even tougher task as they seek to catch José Mourinho's men after yet anot...
Barcelona’s Andrés Iniesta set to miss three weeks with muscle tear
• Midfielder injured during Copa del Rey game with Real• Alexis Sánchez also injured in quarter-final successBarcelona have said that Andrés Iniesta will be sidelined for three weeks with a muscle tear in his left thigh.The midfielder was injured...
Barcelona v Real Madrid in the Copa Del Rey – in pictures
The best images from the second leg of their quarter-final cup match at Camp NouJonny Weeks
Real Madrid boosted by a draw with Barcelona that tastes of victory | Sid Lowe
Despite being knocked out of the Copa del Rey following a 2-2 draw, José Mourinho's Real Madrid team emerged with much credit and their morale enhancedThey got knocked out but they got up again. For José Mourinho's Real Madrid, the latest clásico wa...
‘Real players think it is impossible to beat Barcelona’
• Real Madrid manager has dig at referee after Clásico• 'I have heard in the dressing room it is impossible to win here'The Real Madrid manager José Mourinho has claimed some of his players believe it is "impossible to win" at Camp Nou after his ...
