The Latics completed one of the biggest shocks in modern FA Cup history by disposing of the strong favourites with a last-minute goal after Pablo Zabaleta had been sent off By Wayne Veysey at Wembley StadiumWigan Athletic secured one of the biggest upsets in modern FA Cup history after beating Manchester City 1-0 in the final.Ben Watson’s exocet header a minute into added time sent the ...Full Story »

Malaga boosted their hopes of a top-four finish in the Primera Division with a narrow victory over mid-table Getafe at La Rosaleda. Goals either side of half time by Roque Santa Cruz and Weligton put the hosts in control, before Juan Valera grabbed a consolation for Getafe with 15 minutes left. Malaga - banned from Europe for next season over unpaid bills - headed into the game on the back of ...Full Story »

Tottenham fans vented their anger at Andre Villas-Boas as their side slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat against strugglers Wigan at White Hart Lane. Spurs had gone into the game having won five of their last six Barclays Premier League matches, but they were desperately poor. The Londoners were lucky that Ben Watson's strike was the only one they conceded after they put in a dire display that cause...Full Story »

Malaga striker Roque Santa Cruz is looking to carry his form from their Copa Del Rey win over Cacereno into this weekend's visit of Rayo Vallecano. The Paraguayan was on target twice as Malaga all but secured their passage into the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with a 4-2 win over their third tier opposition on Wednesday night. The on-loan Manchester City striker has only played a bit part since...Full Story »

Roque Santa Cruz: Joined City from Blackburn Rovers in 2009 for £17million Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz has joined Spanish side Malaga on a season-long loan. The Paraguayan was expected to leave the Etihad Stadium before the transfer deadline having fallen well down the pecking order in Roberto Mancini's plans. Santa Cruz spent the last campaign with Real Betis and will now r...Full Story »

Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz has revealed he would like to remain at Real Betis, after spending last season on loan at the La Liga side. The Paraguay international joined newly-promoted Betis on a temporary deal last summer after finding himself behind the likes of Sergio Aguero, Mario Balotelli, Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko. With John Guidetti also expected to feature in the first-t...Full Story »

Real Betis took an important step towards Primera Division survival with an emphatic 3-1 home win over relegation rivals Villarreal. Quickfire goals from Roque Santa Cruz and Ruben Castro at the end of the first half set Betis on their way before Benat made the points safe on the hour. Villarreal's miserable night got worse when Angel Lopez was harshly given a second caution for handball on 66...Full Story »

Real Betis made it three straight wins with a 2-0 victory at home to nine-man Sporting Gijon in the Primera Division. On-loan striker Roque Santa Cruz scored the opener midway through the first half and substitute Jorge Molina made the points safe in injury time. Sporting played the entire second half a man light after Alberto Lora was sent off a minute before half-time after picking up two ...Full Story »

Ben Watson came off the bench to rescue a valuable point for 10-man Wigan in an ultimately thrilling 2-2 draw with Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. Victor Moses put the struggling Latics ahead on the stroke of half-time, but Gary Caldwell was then sent off for deliberate handball in the 76th minute and Jonathan Walters converted the resulting penalty to draw eighth-placed Stoke level. When subs...Full Story »

Racing Santander were denied their first victory of the season by a Manu del Moral stoppage-time equaliser for Sevilla in midweek, but manager Hector Cuper does not want any excuses from his side when they face Real Betis this weekend. The positive for Cuper from Tuesday night's performance was that Racing scored twice, having found the net only once in their previous seven league games. The A...Full Story »