Villarreal CF Soccer News

Ronaldinho scored his 50th and 51st Spanish league goals on Saturday to help FC Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-0 and establish a four-point lead in the standings. The Brazilian opened the scoring with a 35th-minute penalty and rounded off the defending champions' victory with a spectacular overhead kick just before the end for his league-leading 10th goal this season. Striker Eidur Gudjohnsen and midfielder Andres Iniesta also scored. ``It was the goal I dreamed about when I was young,'' Ronaldinho said ...

Villarreal's Turkey forward Nihat Kahveci will miss the rest of the season after tearing knee ligaments. Nihat twisted his left knee in a collision with teammate Javi Venta during training on Wednesday. He is expected to be out of action for between six and seven months, Villarreal said. Nihat is the third Villarreal player to sustain a serious knee injury since August. Midfielder Robert Pires and defender Gonzalo Rodriguez haven't ...

Villarreal has agreed to sign Matias Fernandez from Chilean club Colo Colo. Villarreal said Wednesday that the transfer of the 20-year-old Chile midfielder will soon be completed. Fernandez will join Villarreal on Jan. 1, enabling him to continue to play for Colo Colo in Chile's Clausura championship and the South American Cup. The Argentine-born Fernandez will help Villarreal cover the absence of former France midfielder Robert Pires, who seriously injured his knee before the start of the season. Villarreal, which ...

Joan Capdevila scored twice as Deportivo de La Coruna beat struggling Villarreal 2-0 to rise to the top of the Spanish league on Saturday. Left back Capdevila netted a fierce, angled drive in the fourth minute and doubled his tally in the 67th when he took advantage of slack defensive play by the visitors to control the ball and slide it home. Deportivo, which made 16 acquisitions in the off-season, leads the standings with seven points from three ...

Villarreal has signed Argentine defender Fabricio Fuentes from Atlas of Mexico and French defender Pascal Cygan from Arsenal pending routine medical exams. Fuentes and Cygan will help the Spanish team replace Argentine Gonzalo Rodriguez, who recently seriously injured his knee and will be sidelined most of the season. Villarreal gave no financial details of the acquisitions, although news reports said Arsenal will receive $3.8 million US for Cygan. The 29-year-old Fuentes, who has agreed to a three-year contract, has been ...

Villarreal has signed Argentine defender Fabricio Fuentes from Atlas of Mexico pending a routine medical. Villarreal said Fuentes has agreed to a three-year contract but gave no financial details. Fuentes, 29, is expected to replace compatriot Gonzalo Rodriguez, who recently seriously injured his knee and will be sidelined most of the season. The Argentina international, who has been called up for the team's friendly with Brazil in London on Sunday, ...

Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna will move to Manchester United if the clubs agree to a transfer fee. ``If the offer is good for everyone, the club would allow Marcos to leave,'' Villarreal's general manager Jose Manuel Llaneza was quoted by sports daily Mundo Deportivo on Tuesday. Llaneza said United had declared its interest last week in the Brazilian-born Senna, who appeared for Spain in the World Cup after obtaining dual ...

MADRID, Spain (AP) _ Diego Forlan has extended his contract with Villarreal by a year, tying the Uruguayan international to the club until 2010. Forlan's deal, announced by Villarreal on Sunday, is likely to end speculation that he could join a bigger club before the start of next season. The 26-year-old striker was one of FC Barcelona's options as a replacement for Henrik Larsson, who has returned to Sweden to ...