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© SportoosNapoli reached their second Coppa Italia final in three years by overturning Roma's first-leg advantage in convincing style at the Stadio San Paolo. The 2012 cup winners, who will meet Italian Serie A rivals Fiorentina in Rome on 3 May, were trailing by one goal before kick-off on Wednesday having lost 3-2 to the Giallorossi in...

© Sportoossportoos's latest stats review is a tale of mixed fortunes, with Wes Brown’s red cards and Hamburg’s defeats featuring alongside the goalscoring exploits of Juan Pablo Angel, Javier Pastore and Adel Taarabt. years and 105 days was the age at which Juan Pablo Angel became the week's oldest...

Having now racked up over 700 appearances for Barcelona, more than any other player in the history of the Catalan giants, Xavi Hernandez has certainly come a long way from the days he had to endure unfavourable comparisons with his midfield predecessor Pep Guardiola.The heartbeat of a Barça side whose football wowed lovers of the beautiful game the world over, the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ winner spoke to Sportoos about...

sportoosArsene Wenger has described Arsenal's 5-1 thrashing at Liverpool as an "accident" and encouraged his players to respond by beating Manchester United on Wednesday.The Gunners lost their hold on first place in the Premier League after their demolition at Anfield on Saturday, but their manager is confident...

© SportoosBarcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has described the upcoming redevelopment of the Camp Nou as "absolutely necessary" to the club's finances.Bartolomeu's predecessor Sandro Rosell announced last month the club will convert the current structure of the Camp Noup into a new 105,000-seat stadium after abandoning plans to...

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sportoos BlogBarcelona coach Gerardo Martino said Lionel Messi had answered his critics in the best way possible as the Argentine scored his first two goals from open play in 10 league games as the Catalan giants won 4-1 at Sevilla on Sunday.Sevilla had gone ahead early on under the torrential rain at the Sanchez Pizjuan,...