Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed that Jose Mourinho encouraged him to move to White Hart Lane after failing to make his loan spell at Real Madrid permanent. After spending the second half of last season on loan at the Bernabeu, Adebayor had hoped to move permanently from Manchester City, but instead he moved to Tottenham. Adebayor has revealed that Mourinho said a move to Tott...Full Story »

What a Fab Mess ... Cesc Fabregas celebrages with fellow tormentor Lionel Messi Cesc Fabregas starred in an eight-goal Barcelona super show to remind Arsene Wenger exactly what he is missing. Just hours after Arsenal's disaster at Blackburn, Fabregas teamed up with Lionel Messi to inspire an 8-0 rout of Osasuna in La Liga. Fabregas and Messi have quickly struck up a fantastic understanding si...Full Story »

Promoted Real Betis made it three wins from three at the start of the Primera Division season after seeing off Athletic Bilbao 3-2 in a hugely entertaining encounter at San Mames. Betis stormed into an early 2-0 lead thanks to efforts from Benat Etxebarria and Nacho and, although Athletic pulled a goal back through Oscar De Marcos, Salva Sevilla's penalty on the stoke of half-time restored the ...Full Story »

Radamel Falcao scored a hat-trick as Atletico Madrid swept aside Racing Santander 4-0 at the Vicente Calderon. The Colombian striker, a club-record signing at an initial 40 million euros from Porto over the summer, scored his first goal in Spanish football with an accurate shot on the turn from Jose Reyes' cut-back before slotting away his second from the penalty spot 10 minutes before half-tim...Full Story »

Luis Garcia returned to haunt his former club after netting twice, including a winner deep into stoppage-time, to give new side Real Zaragoza a 2-1 victory over 10-man Espanyol. Garcia, who left Espanyol this summer after six years with the Barcelona-based side, had opened the scoring with a neat header on the half-hour mark but Espanyol improved greatly after the break and were deservedly leve...Full Story »

Luis Garcia scored two goals—including the injury-time winner— as Zaragoza beat Espanyol 2-1 on Sunday in the Spanish league. The Spanish forward, who joined Zaragoza earlier this month after six years with the Barcelona-based Espanyol, headed Zaragoza’s first goal of the season in the 29th. Defender Javi Lopez equalized for the visitors in the 71st, and Espanyol looked set t...Full Story »

An early effort from Miguel Perez Cuesta earned Rayo Vallecano a 1-0 away win against Getafe in an ill-tempered Primera Division clash at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. Cuesta scored the only goal of the match after just four minutes when he headed a cross by Medina Piti into the bottom corner from close range, beating Getafe goalkeeper Miguel Moya. There was a total of eight yellow cards in the ...Full Story »

MADRID, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo was included in Real Madrid’s squad for the trip to Levante in La Liga on Sunday despite having stitches in an ankle injury suffered in the Champions League in midweek. “If he is in the squad it is because he can play… we aren’t going to try and trick anyone,” Mourinho told a news conference on Saturday. Ronaldo rece...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will recommend Jose Mourinho as his successor when he eventually leaves Old Trafford. Ferguson’s decision to back his former rival for the biggest job in football will be critical for The Special One, who has made plenty of enemies during a colourful career with Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and now Real Madrid. Successor: Sir Alex Ferguson wa...Full Story »

Messi: Scored a hat-trick Barcelona produced a rampant performance to thrash overwhelmed Osasuna 8-0 and bounce back from a difficult week at home and abroad. Pep Guardiola's side were eager to make a statement after allowing both Real Sociedad and AC Milan to snatch draws in the last seven days and did so in style in tonight's Primera Division clash at the Nou Camp. Lionel Messi started and ...Full Story »