You trolling, Mark? It’s the sporting tweets of the week
An ill-advised tweet from a snooker world champion and another boring, boring day in the life of Rory McIlroy.
View ArticleOpen thread: Is this the end of the Barca era?
Pep Guardiola’s men suffered a significant setback tonight. Will the so-called best team in the world recover?
View Article39 days to Euro 2012: Russia burn oh so brightly before fading out
Andrey Arshavin and Roman Pavlyuchenko arrived like two beach balls on the radar after stunning the Dutch 3-1.
View ArticleSpain v Ireland countdown: 3 key battles in tonight’s match
We break down the areas in which this evening’s game is likely to be won and lost.
View ArticleMatch report: Spain run riot over hapless Ireland
The Irish are the first team eliminated from the tournament after a night to forget in Gdansk.
View ArticleTrapattoni: We didn’t learn our lessons from Croatia game
The Italian admitted his side made life easy for one of the best team’s to ever lace up football boots tonight in Gdansk.
View ArticleFive past meetings between Spain and Portugal
Tonight’s Euro 2012 semi-final in Donetsk will be the 36th time the sides have faced off.
View ArticleAs it happened: Portugal v Spain, Euro 2012 semi-final
We went minute-by-minute Portugal and Spain pushed each other every step of the way.
View ArticleBarcelona take control in Super Cup first leg
Goals from Pedro, Messi and Xavi gave Barcelona a slender 3-2 lead in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa.
View ArticleEl Clasico: Whatever happens, tomorrow’s Clasico is not decisive, says Xavi
“Whatever happens Sunday, there will still be a long way to go,” says the Nou Camp playmaker.
View ArticleMes que une Liga? Catalan vote could see Barca in French league
Barcelona City mayor Javier Trias says that the European giants could be travelling north for every domestic fixture.
View ArticleFile under obvious: Messi favourite for record fourth Ballon d’Or
FIFA and France Football announce the three finalists for the prestigious award in Sao Paulo today.
View ArticleRoad to nowhere: Messi re-signs with Barca until 2018
Oh, new deals for Puyol and Xavi too.
View ArticleVIDEO: 2012 rampage of Leo Messi ends at 91 goals
You can relax now Godfrey Chitalu, your record is safe.
View ArticleNow and then: Famous athletes playing their sports as kids
Rory McIlroy and company were destined for stardom from an early age.
View ArticleAll bow before Xavi, who had a 100% pass completion rate against PSG
Imagine playing for 90 minutes and not giving the ball away once.
View Article5 talking points ahead of tonight’s Barcelona-Man City encounter
Will Pellegrini’s side play with two up front? How will the referee cope with the added pressure?
View ArticleCheck out Spain’s incredible pre-World Cup tiki-taka training
This shows why they’re the current world champions!
View Article5 reasons why Spain will win the World Cup
Strength in depth, a recent history of success and more factors in the Spanish side’s favour.
View Article‘We will win or die by tiki-taka,’ says Xavi on the eve of Holland rematch
The 34-year-old Spanish midfielder was in bullish form ahead of their Group B opener against the Dutch.
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