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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,...

“One thing is for sure: a World Cup without me is not worth watching.” Zlatan Ibrahimovic following Sweden’s failure to reach Brazil 2014 "Individually I think Zidane was better than Messi. Zidane was amazing and the team-mates he played with were not up to the standard of Messi’s – he plays with Xavi and...

"If I could sign one player for Real Madrid, it wouldn't be Messi, I'd rather reinforce another position. We have Cristiano; who needs Messi? God gave [Ronaldo] a special gift." Carlo Ancelotti "He's the kind of player who infuriates me. I was not born a footballer like him. I achieved what I did because of all the hard work I...

Happy Birthday to you!In our regular Sunday feature, SPORTOOS presents you with some of the biggest names in football who will be celebrating their birthdays over the coming week.9. Johan Mjallby (43) played in four matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™, whereSweden reached the Round of 16 before suffering...

Bale: We're enjoying ourselves© Getty ImagesReal Madrid winger Gareth Bale had a perfect return to action after three games out through injury, with a goal and an assist as Los Blancos moved to the top of Spanish La Liga on Saturday. Madrid's 4-2 win over Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu coupled with Atletico Madrid's...