Madrid victors in the all Spanish final – Roma chasing Dutch defender

Falcao inspires Atletico to glory

Atletico Madrid Europa League Champions 2011-12

Radamel Falcao scored twice as Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to win the Europa League in Bucharest on Wednesday night.

The Colombia striker produced two moments of magic in the first half before Diego’s late goal put the seal on Atletico’s second title in three years…

Iraizoz insists Bilbao must recover

Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz urged his team-mates to avoid dwelling on their Europa League final loss to Atletico Madrid.

Gorka Iraizoz wants team to forget about Europa Cup loss

The Basque club had high hopes of ending their wait for a first continental title after overcoming Manchester United and Schalke on their way to the decider in Bucharest, but they were outgunned by their La Liga rivals…

Roma prepare summer swoop for Ajax defender Van der Wiel

Roma are preparing a summer swoop for Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel and intend to start the bidding at €5 million (£4m). The Serie A club are in the market for a new right-back this summer and the 24-year-old is their No.1 target…

Serginho: Pato staying in Milan

AC Milan consultant Serginho said the club do not intend to sell striker Alexandre Pato this off-season.

Pato has been plagued by persistent thigh problems this season, and the San Siro club tried to offload the Brazil international to Paris Saint-Germain during the January transfer window only for the player to reject the opportunity to join the Ligue 1 outfit…

PM: Podolski has Prem power

Per Mertesacker believes Lukas Podolski can be a big hit with Arsenal, but whether Yann M’Vila joins him at The Emirates remains to be seen…

Lille boss has title ambitions

Lille coach Rudi Garcia has not given up hope of Les Dogues retaining their Ligue 1 title. Garcia has guided Lille to within five points of leaders Montpellier – albeit with only two games to go.

Granada star hit with ban

Granada winger Dani Benitez has been handed a three-month ban by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).

Giroud swayed by Bayern interest

Bayern Munich target Olivier Giroud has already spoken to his France team-mate Franck Ribery about life with the Bavarian club…

Blackburn Rovers’ deputy CEO Paul Hunt sacked after leak

Blackburn’s deputy chief executive Paul Hunt has been sacked after calling for Steve Kean’s dismissal as manager…