Samu's first-half header proved enough as Malaga claimed a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo at La Rosaleda on Saturday night. Javi Gracia's men made it two wins from two as they built on last weekend's 1-0 triumph at Deportivo La Coruna to condemn their opponents to their fourth-straight Primera Division defeat. The three points moved Malaga up into sixth, while Celta remain two spots further back ...Full Story »

Nigeria's attacking threat fell flat as they were held to the first goalless draw of the 2014 World Cup in their Group F clash with Iran in Curitiba. Stephen Keshi's men started with Barclays Premier League stars including John Obi Mikel and Victor Moses but produced a performance riddled with errors and few clear-cut chances. The Iranians, starting their fourth World Cup as one of the least...Full Story »

Nigeria manager Stephen Keshi believes opposite number Carlos Queiroz is Iran's biggest threat at the World Cup. The sides meet in Curitiba on Monday and, with Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina also awaiting in Group F, it is a game which could provide the best chance for either side to take three points. Iran came into the tournament as perhaps the least fancied of all 32 nations but in Quiero...Full Story »

Ten-man Malaga climbed into the top half of the Primera Division table with a comfortable 2-0 home win over Villarreal. The Yellow Submarine are chasing a Europa League berth but failed to compete properly for any points from La Rosaleda, where Roque Santa Cruz boosted the hosts into an early lead. Sergi Darder put Malaga out of sight with a second goal in the 53rd minute and Bernd Schuster's ...Full Story »

Malaga and Real Valladolid had to settle for a point apiece from their relegation battle as a 1-1 draw left both sides with plenty of work still to do to avoid the drop. Roque Santa Cruz put Malaga ahead after 13 minutes, but Daniel Larsson levelled for the visitors after half an hour. The result kept Malaga three points ahead of their opponents in the fight for survival, but this was a match ...Full Story »

Malaga put daylight between themselves and the Primera Division relegation zone with a narrow but deserved 1-0 win over Getafe. Former Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz headed in the only goal of the game in the 75th minute, shortly after coming on as a substitute. Bernd Schuster's side moved five points clear of the bottom three as a result of the win, leapfrogging Celta Vigo in 14th. ...Full Story »

Malaga striker Roque Santa Cruz is targeting a win against his former club when Real Betis visit La Rosaleda on Sunday. The Paraguay international spent a season on loan at Betis from Manchester City two years ago and wants to put on a winning performance not only for his own personal benefit but to stop the rot for Malaga. Los Boquerones are winless in their last five Primera Division games a...Full Story »

Malaga defender Roberto Chen insists his side are targeting nothing but victory against Celta Vigo on Saturday as they look to halt a run of poor results in the Primera Division. Bernd Schuster's side head into the weekend at 13th place in the table after taking just one point from the last three games. The Blue and Whites have just two wins all season against Rayo Vallecano and Almeria but Ch...Full Story »

The 43-year-old coach was philosophical despite the down-hearted result after his team were beaten comprehensively by the reigning world champions Tahiti boss Eddy Etaeta believes his team can leave the Confederations Cup with a sense of pride having "won over hearts" following Thursday's 10-0 defeat to Spain. The South Pacific islanders, who sit 137 places below their Spanish counterparts i...Full Story »

BELO HORIZONTE, June 17 (Reuters) - Nigeria pounced on some early mistakes on the way to a 6-1 Confederations Cup win over amateurs Tahiti, who claimed a moral victory by scoring on their debut in a major international tournament on Monday Oceania champions Tahiti, with only one professional player in their squad, had a terrible start in Group B when the ball hit the referee and ran to Nige...Full Story »