Catania returned to contention for a European place by edging a third consecutive home victory in Serie A as they beat struggling Bologna 1-0. Sergio Almiron, who played on despite suffering an early knock, broke the deadlock just before half-time and the Elefanti held on to wrest seventh place back from Roma. Bologna had won the reverse fixture 4-0 in September but failed to take their chance...Full Story »

An 87th-minute goal by Valter Birsa guided Torino to a 2-1 victory over Atalanta as they won for the first time in four Serie A games. Torino entered the game with two draws and a defeat in their last three matches while Atalanta were on a poor run with just one win in nine games. The hosts had a great chance to go ahead after quarter of an hour when Paulo Barreto found himself unmarked in fro...Full Story »

Udinese lost ground in the race for Europe after two gilt-edged chances to force a draw went begging at the end of a 1-0 defeat at Genoa. Davide Ballardini earned his second win since replacing Luigi Del Neri as Genoa boss when Juraj Kucka nodded the hosts ahead in the first half. Udinese had won four games from six to finally reach seventh spot last week but Mehdi Benatia and Alexander Merkel...Full Story »

Napoli missed a golden opportunity to cut the gap on Serie A leaders Juventus to just two points as plucky Sampdoria forced a goalless draw at the San Paolo. Goalkeeper Sergio Romero was in particularly inspired form as Delio Rossi's men claimed another valuable point in their mission to book a second season in Serie A, with Samp spurning several chances to win through young striker Mauro Icard...Full Story »

Two goals from Marco Sau lifted Cagliari away from the Serie A relegation zone and left Pescara in real danger as the Sardinians won 2-0 at the Stadio Adriatico. After a tight first half in which both sides took a cautious approach, understandably given the stakes, Cagliari emerged with more conviction and Sau struck twice early in the second half to earn the points. Pescara ended the game wit...Full Story »

The 2011 winners bounced back from a disappointing Premier League defeat at Southampton with an authoritative display against a lacklustre performance from Neil Warnock's men Manchester City cruised through to the last eight of the FA Cup with a classy display as they registered a comfortable 4-0 victory over Leeds United at the Etihad Stadium. Yaya Toure opened the scoring early on after a ...Full Story »

The hosts struggled to break Uwe Rosler's men down in a goalless first half but the floodgates opened in the second, with Oscar, Frank Lampard and John Terry also scoring Chelsea, eventually, had too much for Brentford as they cruised into the FA Cup fifth round with a 4-0 victory at Stamford Bridge. After a goalless first half, Juan Mata broke the deadlock before Oscar and Frank Lampard hit...Full Story »

Real Sociedad missed a chance to gain ground in their bid to qualify for the Europa League by failing to beat Levante at home in the Primera Division after having to settle for a 1-1 draw. Both goals came from penalties in the first half, scored by Carlos Vela for the hosts and Michel for the visitors, who played most of the second half with 10 men after left-back Nikos Karabelas was sent off f...Full Story »

Pedro Obiang: Sampdoria midfielder flattered by Manchester City link Sampdoria youngster Pedro Obiang admits he is flattered to be linked with a move to Manchester City. According to reports in Italy, the Spanish midfielder is a summer target for the current Premier League champions. And the Spain Under 21 international of Equatoguinean descent claims it is good to be linked with a switch to ...Full Story »

Oldham striker Matt Smith scored a priceless FA Cup fifth round equaliser against Everton that could secure the club’s future for years to come. The League One giantkillers, who knocked out Liverpool in the last round, earned a money-spinning replay at Goodison Park when 6ft 6in Smith headed an injury-time equaliser to force a 2-2 draw. The significance of the goal goes way beyond footba...Full Story »