Casillas Accepts Being Dropped By Mourinho

ESPN Soccernet

Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas said he accepted the decision of coach Jose Mourinho to drop him from the starting lineup against Malaga on Saturday. The 3-2 loss meant that Los Blancos fell to 16 points behind La Liga leader Barcelona, which won 3-1 at home to Real Valladolid. Read the whole story

Marca Readers Fire Mourinho

La Marca

Marca readers, the vast majority of which are Real Madrid fans, have voted resoundingly in favor of firing coach Jose Mourinho, who has led Los Blancos to a 16-point deficit against Barcelona as La Liga heads into the winter break. In a poll of 100,000 readers of the Madrid-based paper, ... Read the whole story

Coaches Divided Over Williams-Van Persie Incident

Guardian

Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson claimed that Swansea City defender Ashley Williams nearly killed Robin van Persie when he kicked a ball into the back of the Dutchman's head after play had already been stopped for a foul during the 1-1 draw between United and Swansea at Liberty Stadium. Read the whole story

Ibra Could Break Records in France

ESPN Soccernet

Paris St. Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic heads into the Ligue 1 winter break on a scoring pace that could break records in France. The 31-year-old has 18 goals in 16 appearances so far, which is the best total at this stage of any season since 1984-1985. Read the whole story

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