Fabio Coentrao

Early wins for Croatia, Germany

Croatia beat Serbia 2-0 whereas Germany, playing without any recognised strikers, triumphed 3-0 in Kazakhstan. ...  

Real Madrid held to a 2-2 draw at home by Espanyol

Real Madrid's woes in the Spanish league worsened on Sunday when they were held to a 2-2 home draw by Espanyol. ...  

Injury to Khedira leaves Real in a spot of bother

Madrid: The latest injury to Real Madrid's German midfielder Sami Khedira comes at a tricky time for the La Liga champions with a potential banana skin awaiting at Real Mallorca on Sunday. Khedira was forced off in the 20th minute of Wednesday's 2-1 Champions League defeat at Borussia Dortmund when he aggravated a leg muscle problem and his replacement, Luka Modric, is not as accomplished in the central holding role...  

Defensive worries for Real, Barca as La Liga resumes

Madrid: Deportivo La Coruna and Celta Vigo will look to capitalize on Barcelona and Real Madrid's defensive frailties on Saturday when the Spanish league returns from the international break. Barcelona travels to face Deportivo with an eight-point advantage over Madrid. The Catalan team remains without defenders Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol as it vies to extend its unbeaten start to eight games. Madrid's defense is without backs Alvaro Arbeloa, Marcelo...  

Barcelona to appeal Vilanova dismissal again

Madrid: Barcelona will file a second appeal against the dismissal of coach Tito Vilanova in Sunday's 2-1 win at Osasuna after the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) rejected an initial effort and suspended him for two games on Wednesday. "FC Barcelona's legal department will lodge an appeal in coming days against the decision by the Spanish soccer federation's competition committee to suspend Tito Vilanova for two matches," Barca said in a...  

Real-Barca rivalry re-ignited in Euro semis

It's all about sharing. Spain and Portugal share a border, two coastlines and an entire peninsula. They share a climate, a parallel political past and currently, a crisis. But right now, they also share a dream. The two neighbouring nations come face to face in the semi-finals of Euro 2012 on Wednesday night and only one can progress to the continental competition's Sunday showpiece in Kiev. At 20:45 CET this...