Branded for dismissal, Chelsea's underappreciated trio delivers a Champions League trophy
Didier Drogba, Petr Cech and coach Roberto Di Matteo have all been written off as out the door, but they all came through for the Blues on Saturday.
Branded for dismissal, Chelsea's underappreciated trio deliver a Champions League trophy
Didier Drogba, Petr Cech and coach Roberto Di Matteo have all been written off as out the door, but they all came through for the Blues on Saturday.
Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea: Shelvey goal caps comprehensive victory as Reds make Terry, Turnbull and Co. suffer at Anfield
Some disastrous first-half defending from the Blues precipitated a clear defeat for Roberto Di Matteo's side that confirms a sixth-placed finish as the hosts romp to victory
Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Athletic Bilbao: Capel nets winner as Portuguese side comes from behind to take precious lead into second leg
A fortuitous opener from Jon Aurtenetxe put Marcelo Bielsa's side ahead, but the hosts fought back and turned the match on its head with two quickfire strikes
Schuster: Real Madrid is slight favorites against Bayern Munich
The German coach expects Madrid to go through in the competition, but gave the Bavarian giants the recipe to stop the Spaniards' attacking threat
Brazil says Recife will be ready for Confed Cup
Brazilian organizers say the northeastern city of Recife will be ready to help host next year's Confederations Cup despite concerns with slow preparations. The president of the local 2014 World Cup organizing committee visited the city on Wednesday and said he is confident all the necessary work will be completed in time to host matches in the warmup tournament.
Real Betis’ Ruben Castro celebrates goal by hugging team psychologist
Real Betis beat Malaga 2-0 on Saturday and after Ruben Castro scored the match's first goal in the 39th minute, he ran to the touchline just to hug team psychologist Patricia Ramirez .
It wasn't a typical goal celebration, but Ramirez has become a favorite among the players at Betis since she joined the club from Mallorca last season. She helps the players control their emotions, concentrate better and improve their decision-making.
This isn't the first time Castro has celebrated a goal by hugging Ramirez, so he's either very appreciative of the work she does or he's developed a bit of a crush (or both).
Robinho controversy as Milan held at Catania
* Milan drop precious points after 1-1 draw
Milan drop precious points at Catania
Serie A leaders AC Milan dropped two
precious points by drawing 1-1 at Catania on Saturday, both
teams missing chances to snatch victory in a dramatic finale.
DTotD: Toluca’s Edgar Duenas sent off for retaliatory crotch kick
Before Chivas had to contend with the Copa Libertadores debut of the Busquets Peek , they first had to protect themselves from kick to the junk. In the 89th minute of their 2-0 win over Toluca last weekend, 17-year-old Carlos Fierro (who is somehow allowed to wear No. 104) challenged Edgar Duenas for a ball and hooked his leg inside the Toluca defender's.
Duenas did not appreciate this leg-lock defense, so he pulled off a spinning crotch kick in retaliation. That earned him a straight red card while Fierro came away with a yellow.
Video via Sport Witness
