Carlos Sanchez was shown the second-fastest red card in World Cup history as Colombia slipped to a 2-1 defeat in their World Cup opener against Japan in Mordovia. The Group H favourites suffered a nightmarish start to their campaign when Sanchez blocked Shinji Kagawa's shot with his arm after just two minutes and 56 seconds, prompting the referee to brandish the first straight red card for ha...Full Story »

Carlos Sanchez marked his full Fiorentina debut with the winner as they beat Chievo 1-0 in Serie A. The Colombia international midfielder, signed on a season-long loan from Aston Villa earlier this month, headed home Josip Ilicic's left-wing corner in the 29th minute at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Sanchez's goal came after a fierce strike from Spanish midfielder Borja Valero was tipped behind ...Full Story »

Aston Villa will be keen to avoid an upset when they welcome League Two outfit Wycombe Wanderers to Villa Park for a FA Cup third-round replay. The Villans were held to a 1-1 draw by the Chairboys in the first leg, and the pressure will be on Remi Garde and his team to get a positive result on Tuesday night. Garde could be tempted to hand a starting berth to midfielder Jack Grealish after the ...Full Story »

Alan Hutton bagged his first Aston Villa goal as they clinched a feisty 2-1 win over 10-man Leicester. The right-back, who had been frozen out by manager Paul Lambert before this season, netted with 20 minutes left to cap their comeback. Leonardo Ulloa ended his drought with his first goal in 10 games to put the Foxes ahead but Ciaran Clark equalised within minutes. And Paul Konchesky was sen...Full Story »

Aston Villa have announced the signing of Colombia defensive midfielder Carlos Sanchez from Elche. Sanchez has joined, subject to international clearance, for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.The 28-year-old, nicknamed "The Rock", played for his country at this summer's World Cup in Brazil." Villa boss Paul Lambert said: "Carlos is a very experienced professional who played a prominent...Full Story »

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti revealed Pepe was sure his side's controversial injury-time penalty was the correct call following their 2-1 win at Elche. The capital club were awarded the spot-kick with time almost expired when Pepe tangled with Carlos Sanchez as a corner was swung in. Pepe appeared to be equally as culpable as the Elche man for contact which sent both players to the turf...Full Story »