Five months into his tenure as Manchester United manager and Jose Mourinho has well and truly discovered the scale of the task that faces him. The Portuguese probably thought spending £150 million in the summer would solve his problems, especially so on the world-class likes of Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. However, what's become abundantly clear is that a long road to recovery awa...Full Story »

Tottenham lost 1-0 to Atletico Madrid in their International Champions Cup fixture at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. A first-half goal from Atletico's Diego Godin proved enough to ensure their second defeat from as many games in the competition. They lost their opening fixture 2-1 to Juventus at the same venue. Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino began with both of his new signings...Full Story »

Diego Godin saw a goal ruled out for a foul as the Colchoneros were frustrated in their Champions League match, with all to play for in the return fixture at the Calderon Goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet put in a fine performance to help 10-man PSV to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 encounter versus Atletico Madrid at the Philips Stadion on Wednesday. The Netherlands ...Full Story »

There was a bizarre moment in the Copa America match between Argentina and Uruguay last night, as Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Diego Godin were filmed in perfect synchronisation in the moments after the final whistle. As soon as the game ended, both players - the captains of their respective nations, incidentally - bent over, put their hands on their knees, and bowed their h...Full Story »

Louis van Gaal's side are believed to have taken an interest in the Uruguay international, but the Argentine insists the centre-back will be going nowhere in January Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has rubbished reports that Manchester United could sign Diego Godin in January in a €20 million deal.The Uruguay international, who is reported to have a €30m release clause in his ...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid captain Diego Godin is delighted by the fighting spirit in the camp as the reigning Primera Division champions aim to continue their recent good form. Los Rojiblancos take on promoted and winless Cordoba at the Vicente Calderon stadium on Saturday evening seeking a seventh win in eight games in all competitions. Uruguayan skipper Godin has marshalled an Atletico defence which h...Full Story »

Uruguay's all-time leading goalscorer Luis Suarez could only sit and watch from the sidelines as Costa Rica's shock 3-1 victory in Fortaleza gave England an unexpected boost. The Liverpool forward is still recuperating from keyhole surgery on a knee injury and is being held back for next week's clash with Roy Hodgson's side in Sao Paulo. On this evidence his arrival cannot come too soon for ...Full Story »

LONDON (AP) -- Atletico Madrid has taken team of the week honors in this week's Associated Press global soccer 10 poll after winning the Spanish league for the first time since 1996. Uruguay defender Diego Godin, who equalized for Atletico early in the second half in the 1-1 draw at Barcelona, made it a double by leading the player vote. Udinese striker Antonio Di Natale was second after a hat...Full Story »

Diego Simeone's side lifted the title for the first time since 1996 thanks to the defender's second-half equaliser Diego Godin's second half header saw Atletico Madrid stun Camp Nou and lift La Liga for the first time since 1996 following their 1-1 draw with Barcelona.Injuries to Diego Costa (hamstring) and Arda Turan (pelvis) inside the first 25 minutes looked to have damaged Atletico's hope...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid ground out a 1-1 draw at the Nou Camp to claim their first Primera Division title since 1996. It was not always pretty, but Diego Godin's headed equaliser early in the second half was enough to deny Barca in a tense title decider. The hosts had taken the lead with a stunning strike from Alexis Sanchez but it was a rare sight of goal for the hosts, with Lionel Messi cutting a fr...Full Story »