Football: West Ham defeat shows long way to go for Chelsea, admits Lampard

LONDON (AFP) – Frank Lampard said Chelsea’s capitulation to lose 3-2 at relegation threatened West Ham on Wednesday (July 1) is a sign of how much work he still has to do to make the Blues title contenders once more. Chelsea were on course to move third in the Premier League when Willian’s penalty gave … More Football: West Ham defeat shows long way to go for Chelsea, admits Lampard

Football: An expensive mistake? No place for Griezmann as Barcelona title hopes fade

MADRID (AFP) – Barcelona’s hopes of retaining the Spanish title look to be slipping away after Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Atletico Madrid, and the decision to leave Antoine Griezmann on the bench for almost the whole game appeared to sum up the malaise which has taken hold in the Catalan capital. Twice Barcelona led against … More Football: An expensive mistake? No place for Griezmann as Barcelona title hopes fade

Football: Tottenham don’t need much strengthening, says Mourinho

LONDON (REUTERS) – Tottenham Hotspur’s squad does not need huge investment according to manager Jose Mourinho, despite looking like they will miss out on next season’s Champions League. The north London club have enjoyed four successive seasons in Europe’s premier club competition and reached last year’s final, losing 2-0 to Liverpool in Madrid. Ahead of … More Football: Tottenham don’t need much strengthening, says Mourinho

Football: La Liga to seek criminal action against selfie-seeking pitch invader

MALLORCA, Spain (REUTERS) – La Liga’s organising body has said it is filing for criminal action against the man who ran on to the pitch during Real Mallorca’s behind-closed-doors match against Barcelona on Saturday (June 13) to try to get a photo with Lionel Messi. The fan, wearing an Argentina shirt with Messi’s name and … More Football: La Liga to seek criminal action against selfie-seeking pitch invader

Coronavirus: Lionel Messi back in Barcelona training ahead of Mallorca restart

MADRID (AFP) – Lionel Messi trained again with his teammates on Monday (June 8) to give Barcelona a massive boost ahead of their La Liga return against Mallorca on Saturday. Messi has been suffering from tightness in his right thigh and had not trained fully since last Tuesday. He sat out sessions on Wednesday and Friday before … More Coronavirus: Lionel Messi back in Barcelona training ahead of Mallorca restart