Ajax captured the top spot in the Dutch Eredivisie by beating PEC Zwolle 3-0, while former league leaders PSV lost 1-2 to SC Heerenveen. ...
02:40 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Madrid remained the better side of the two and did eventually break the deadlock in the 13th minute. ...
03:46 AM, Dec 05, 2012
Jose Mourinho has refused to comment whether or not he will leave Real Madrid at the end of this season. ...
12:34 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Amsterdam: Mario Goetze was involved in all four goals, including two by Robert Lewandowski, as Borussia Dortmund cruised into the knockout stage of the Champions League by outclassing Ajax 4-1 on Wednesday. Dortmund sealed the win before halftime at Amsterdam Arena thanks to its clinical finishing on the break and Goetze's skill and vision. The 20-year-old Germany forward set up Marco Reus for the opener, scored the second, while his...
05:11 AM, Nov 22, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City live to fight another day in the Champions League " just. In reality, the big-spending English champions are unlikely to advance from the group stage for the second successive season after being held to a 2-2 draw by Ajax on Tuesday. "It's not the case that we're not good enough for the Champions League," City captain Vincent Kompany said. City conceded twice in the opening 17 minutes...
03:43 AM, Nov 07, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City's expensive squad is not ready to win the Champions League, manager Roberto Mancini said ahead of his side's must-win encounter with Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday. Despite having several of the world's costliest footballers in their ranks, the Premier League champions have struggled to make an impact in Europe's flagship competition and are bottom of Group D. Defeat at home to the Dutch league champions would torpedo any...
05:05 PM, Nov 05, 2012
London: Manchester City's millions of dollars will count for precious little if they lose to Ajax Amsterdam and crash out of the Champions League at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. Roberto Mancini's expensively-assembled English champions face elimination from the group stages for the second successive season following two defeats and a draw from their opening three Group D matches. Their latest European adventure ended in a conclusive 3-1 defeat in...
02:10 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Amsterdam: Ajax came from behind to stun Manchester City 3-1 after goals from Siem de Jong, Niklas Moisander and Christian Eriksen on Wednesday, leaving the English club last in Group D of the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund lead the group with seven points after beating Real Madrid 2-1 in the other game. Madrid is a point back. Ajax is next with three points, two ahead of Man City. Ajax put...
02:39 AM, Oct 25, 2012
London: Fresh off a first English league title in 44 years, Manchester City was supposed to make its presence felt among Europe's elite this season with its expensively assembled squad. A slip-up in the Champions League this week, however, will leave the English club facing the prospect of another campaign in the Europa League " or worse, dropping out of Europe altogether. Of the continent's top sides, City is under...
09:27 AM, Oct 23, 2012
London: Fresh off a first English league title in 44 years, Manchester City was supposed to make their presence felt among Europe's elite this season with their expensively assembled squad. A slip-up in the Champions League this week, however, will leave the English club facing the prospect of another campaign in the Europa League " or worse, dropping out of Europe altogether. Of the continent's top sides, City are under...
11:48 AM, Oct 22, 2012
Amsterdam: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick and Karim Benzema smashed in a spectacular overhead kick on Wednesday to give Real Madrid a 4-1 victory over Ajax in the Champions League. The win sent Madrid to the top of Group D and left Ajax pointless in its first two European outings this season. "We played a very good match. Benzema, Kaka and Ronaldo all played well," Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said....
03:33 AM, Oct 04, 2012
Piraeus, Greece: Benedikt Hoewedes and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored on Tuesday to give Schalke a 2-1 win against Olympiakos in the group stage opener of the Champions League. Hoewedes headed in a corner from Jefferson Farfan in the 41st minute. That came only moments after Schalke's Greek defender, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, had a similar goal disallowed for a foul on goalkeeper Balazs Megyer. "I'm very happy with the goal and the result....
08:54 AM, Sep 19, 2012
Cape Town: Portuguese winger Bebe scored in injury time to give Manchester United a 1-1 draw against Ajax Cape Town in the Premier League team's second pre-season game. Substitute Bebe arrived at the far post to finish powerfully from a Marnick Vermijl cross at Cape Town Stadium in a game that burst into life in the final five minutes. Alcardo Van Graan gave the home side an 85th-minute lead with...
09:32 AM, Jul 22, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United went through to the last-16 of the Europa League on Thursday despite losing their first ever home game in the competition 2-1 to Ajax. Javier Hernandez stretched United's 2-0 first-leg advantage in the sixth minute before Aras Ozbiliz made it 1-1 with a well-taken half-volley on the night 31 minutes later. Toby Alderweireld scored with three minutes left but Ajax could do no more than scare United,...
03:23 AM, Feb 24, 2012
Real Madrid and Ajax reached an agreement over the transfer of Huntelaar. ...
11:50 PM, Dec 03, 2008
