New Palermo director of sport Nicola Amoruso has rallied fans of the relegated club to throw their support behind concerted efforts to seal an instant return to Serie A. The Sicilians' successful nine-year spell in the top flight comes to an end after Sunday's home meeting with Parma, with a host of star players including Josip Ilicic and Fabrizio Miccoli expected to feature at the Stadio Renzo...Full Story »

Third-placed Olympique Lyon will be pleased to grab one point at fellow Champions League hopefuls Nice in Ligue 1 on Saturday, although victory could secure their return to the competition next season. With leaders Paris St Germain already crowned league champions and Olympique Marseille certain to finish second, the race for the third and final Champions League spot is on with two games to pla...Full Story »

Sandro says he is on course to return to action this summer when he hopes to go back to a Tottenham team who are competing in the Champions League. Last month Tottenham allowed Sandro to return to Brazil to recover from the serious knee injury which he sustained against QPR in January. In his absence, Tottenham have suffered. Scott Parker does not offer the same mobility as the 24-year-old Bra...Full Story »

SANDRO is set to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. The Brazilian midfielder has already had surgery, dealing Tottenham’s Champions League dreams a huge blow. Last night he tweeted: “Sorry guys but this one really got me, the beast is hurt... ” Sandro twisted his right knee in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at QPR but boss Andre Villas-Boas initially said he would be...Full Story »

Tottenham midfielder Sandro has undergone surgery on his knee, the north London club has confirmed on its official website. The Brazilian was forced off midway through the first half of Spurs’ 0-0 draw with QPR on Saturday, with Scott Parker coming on to replace him, and the midfielder's recovery schedule will be assessed over the next few days. Following his operation, Sandro tweeted: "...Full Story »

Two things were mentioned a lot in the build-up to this game. One was Italy’s failure to beat Croatia in the five previous meetings between the countries since Croatia’s independence in 1991. The other concerned who was the better playmaker, Andrea Pirlo or Luka Modric. Level pegging: Mario Mandzukic scores the equaliser After another intriguing Euro 2012 90 minutes, we are wher...Full Story »

SANDRO believes Spurs can win the title if they beat arch-rivals Chelsea at White Hart Lane this week.Harry Redknapp's team climbed to third at the weekend with victory over Sunderland — their sixth home win on the spin. The last time Tottenham finished that high was in 1990 under Terry Venables. But midfielder Sandro believes the present squad can do even better if they overcome fourt...Full Story »

Sandro's new haircut was a bolt from the blue Penalty drama aside, the most eye catching sight at the Britannia Stadium last night was Spurs midfielder Sandro's woeful hairstyle. The Brazilian's team-mates went home with the blues after the Potters dumped them out of the Carling Cup on penalties, but Sandro was clearly feeling blue before kick-off. Could this be a desperate attempt to...Full Story »

Rangers boss Ally McCoist pointed the finger of blame for his side’s Champions League exit at red-card pair Steven Whittaker and Madjid Bougherra. Malmo scored a late equaliser in Sweden last night to secure a 2-1 aggregate victory that will cost the Ibrox club at least £18million in lost Champions League revenue. On his way: Whittaker (2nd R) is given his marching orders Russi...Full Story »

Real Madrid is keeping tabs on defensive midfielder Gueida Fofana from Ligue 2 side Le Havre, news daily Marca claims.The France Under-20 international has been strongly linked with a new challenge after establishing himself as a key member of Le Havre, who finished Ligue 2 in ninth place last season.Lille and Paris Saint-Germain are both understood to be keen to take Fofana to the top tier of F...Full Story »