Football – Highlight & Photos

Manchester United confirm signing of David de Gea from Atlético Madrid

Sir Alex Ferguson has acted quickly to replace the outgoing Edwin van der Sar by smashing the British transfer record for a goalkeeper and agreeing the signing this summer of David de Gea from Atlético Madrid for a fee believed to be in the region of £17m.

Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona are Better than Johan Cruyff’s Dream Team

They squeezed on to the balcony carrying the trophy and held it in the air, €20,000 worth of silver glistening. Down below, held back by a phalanx of policemen, a crowd cheered and someone pressed play. With crushing inevitability, We Are The Champions boomed out. The microphone went round, words of gratitude, cheesy jokes, the [...]

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi Powers into the Pantheon of Greats

The redemptive act in a sometimes craven match was dream-like. Both sides surrendered to its power. Re-examine Lionel Messi’s second goal against Real Madrid in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg and you will see José Mourinho’s defenders reduced to helplessness and awe. On the evidence of the preceding 87 minutes, Messi should have been [...]