The first assault for which a footballer went to jail

April 16, 1994. Scotland. Glasgow Rangers vs. Raith Rovers. For the first time in the history of Great Britain, Duncan Ferguson would be sentenced to three months in prison for an assault on a pitch. It remains the only one. The following year, Ferguson was found guilty of assault in Glasgow Sheriff's Court after losing … Read more

“The sensations are much better”

Athletic women returns to the Iberdrola League after last weekend's competitive break. The rojiblancas visit Eibar tomorrow in Unbe from 11 am with the only casualties of Nekane Y Oihane, the latter by penalty. Iraia Iturregi recovers to Erika Y Lucy, without a doubt two very important ‘reinforcements’ for the remainder of the season. The … Read more

Soldier renews until 2022 and asks for Diego's continuity

Roberto Soldado will continue at Granada for one more season. The forward played the first half at Old Trafford and thus completed his 25th game of the season disputing at least 45 minutes. That was the condition that appeared in the automatic renewal clause of his contract, revealed by AS, which will be automatically extended … Read more

Riquelme's penalty as a “thorn” and motivation

The Villarreal will play the semifinal of the Europe League in front of Arsenal Englishman with the historic penalty missed by the Argentine Juan Roman Riquelme fifteen years ago as a thorn in the history of the Castellón club but also as a motivation to reach, this time, its first European final. It was also … Read more

Spain could have 8 teams in Europe next season

Spain could have eight teams playing European competitions next season. It will happen if Villarreal wins the Europa League (it would play the Champions League) and is not classified in the League in the positions that give the right to play in continental competitions. Under normal conditions, LaLiga has seven European places corresponding to its … Read more

The eleven of Athletic who won the last Cup final

Athletic has the opportunity tomorrow to remove a thorn that has lasted 37 years. The period in which they have not won a Cup title. The rojiblancos won their last trophy of the KO tournament in 1984, in the final played against Barça on May 5 at the Santiago Bernabéu. The rojiblanco team led by … Read more

Lewandowski, almost ready to return to the rescue

Forward Robert Lewandowski returned to training this Friday with the ball, although alone, after his ligament injury in his right knee that caused him to miss the quarterfinals of the Champions League and the last games of the Bundesliga. Lewandowski exercised for 30 minutes and had no major problems, according to the Bavarian club. However, … Read more

Defense drama

Zidane has a puzzle to play against Getafe at the Coliseum (Sunday, 9:00 pm), because Madrid's defense is fully in the frame. The French has up to four casualties: Carvajal, Ramos, Varane and Nacho. The first hurries his recovery, the captain has a double reason for absence (muscle injury and coronavirus), the Frenchman is still … Read more