Football Archives: 05/2009

The climax of the Serie A season in Italy saw Bologna manage to beat the drop at Torino’s expense.

Whichever way you look at it, Pep Guardiola’s first season in charge at Barcelona has been a phenomenal success.

Just days after securing a fourth consecutive Serie A title, Inter Milan have announced the extension of manager Jose Mourinho’s contract until 2012.

It’s been a long hard slog for Liverpool this season, with no end reward. A season in which they have shown a vast improvement.

Aston Villa captain Martin Laursen announced on Friday that he has been forced into retirement at the age of 31 after a succession of knee injuries.

Despite another trophy-less season for Arsene Wenger’s team, changes have been occurring behind-the-scenes at the north London club.

After Joey Barton’s dismissal for a reckless lunge on Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso, Alan Shearer declared that the hot-headed midfielder would not play for Newcastle United again.

It may have seemed that after his embarrassing spell as England manager, Steve McClaren’s managerial career was as good as over.

United have never been knocked out of a European competition by an English club. Arsenal have never been knocked out of a European competition in a semi-final.