Spain 2 - Czech Republic 1

Spain 2 - Czech Republic 1

Spain: Casillas; Arbeloa, Segio Ramos, Piqué, Capdevila (Cazorla 57'); Xabi Alonso (Fernando Torres 46'), Busquets, Xavi; Jesús Navas (Marchena 85'), David Villa, Iniesta. 4-3-3. Czech Republic: Cech; Pospech, Sivok, Hubnik, Kadlec; Hübschman, Rosicky; Plasil, Rezek (Necio 84'), Pudil (Hlousek 77'); Baros. 4-2-3-1.

UNITED AFTER SNEIJDER

UNITED AFTER SNEIJDER
 

Manchester United fans have been banging on for some time about getting a suitable replacement for Paul Scholes, and we'd probably say they would be happy if this one came off.

According to The Sunday Mirror, United are set to make an 'audacious' bid to bring Sneijder in from Inter Milan, despite him signing a new contract keeping him in Italy until 2015.

Serie A, Inter v Lecce: press accreditation

Serie A, Inter v Lecce: press accreditation 

 

MILAN - F.C. Internazionale wishes to announce that all accreditation requests from journalists, photographers and TV/radio crew for the Inter v Lecce match (Week 30, Serie A 2010/11) to be played on Sunday 20 March at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (15:00) should be sent by 18:00 on Wednesday 16 March.

CHELSEA AND ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION EXTEND PARTNERSHIP

CHELSEA AND ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION EXTEND PARTNERSHIP

 

Chelsea Football Club is extending our ground-breaking partnership with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), chief executive Ron Gourlay announced in Kuala Lumpur today (Tuesday).

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

Both his manager and his defensive partner have today (Tuesday) praised John Terry's captaincy skills.

The defender has been tipped to be reinstated as England captain by Fabio Capello next week for the European Championship qualifier against Wales and a friendly against Ghana, and his Chelsea colleagues are in full support of the 30-year-old.

Giggs: You make a difference

Ryan Giggs says home advantage gives United a solid foundation from which to secure a Champions League quarter-final spot when the Reds take on Marseille tonight - and he says the support of fans inside Old Trafford could be crucial.

Facts and Figures from Seville

Facts and Figures from Seville

Although it could be argued that the team dropped two points in Seville, Barça also showed their superiority and set yet more new records. Below are some of the facts and figures arising from the game:

- Barça had 75% of the possession.

- The team made 760 passes against just 228 by Seville.

Mourinho: "Real Madrid is the greatest club in the world and we will be much stronger if we all stand together"

Mourinho: "Real Madrid is the greatest club in the world and we will be much stronger if we all stand together"

"We gave a great performance in the second half; we had to win, and we did so in a relaxed manner"

Jose Mourinho earned his 14th straight win in La Liga against Hercules tonight and was very satisfied with the team's performance.

"You don't watch this game, you play it"

"You don't watch this game, you play it"

 

Benzema, Sergio Ramos, Casillas and Cristiano Ronaldo want the bernabeu to become a pressure cooker against Olympique Lyonnais

Real Madrid will play one of the most important games of the season on Wednesday against Olympique Lyonnais: the return leg of the Champions League Last 16 at the Bernabeu. The aggregate currently stands at 1-1, and Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema expect the crowd to pack the stadium and show support worthy of great European nights.