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Arsenal are just a franchise, Manchester United prioritise profit, Chelsea’s structure is skewed but Manchester City may be on the up – a management expert discusses Premier League clubs May 6, 2016 Build a strong team, win games, lift silverware: the external barometers for a football club are long established, but a new report suggests there is much more to look at when analysing how well a club is run. A new index from Organizational Maturity Services LLP (OMS LLP) judges Premier League clubs on their management [...]
Liverpool 3, Villarreal 0 (Agg: 3-1): Klopp taunts club’s critics as Liverpool torpedo sinks Yellow Submarine May 6, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp taunted the club’s detractors and urged his side to complete their Europa League mission after blitzing Villarreal with a high-octane showing in Thursdays semi-final second leg. An early own goal from Villarreal defender Bruno Soriano wiped out their first-leg arrears, while Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana netted second-half strikes as visiting [...]
Horse racing betting: Don’t Wait For Me to back the Swinton Hurdle winner at Haydock May 5, 2016 Haydock stages a really interesting mixed card on Saturday and National Hunt enthusiasts have their last fix before July’s Galway Festival. Final declarations are made for the Swinton Hurdle (2.15pm) on Friday morning, but the entries suggest this year’s renewal is going to be high quality. Dan Skelton had a fantastic 2015/16 season, culminating in [...]
Horse racing betting: Linguistic looks set to read the script perfectly for Gosden May 5, 2016 There is some decent action at Chester and Ascot on Friday and the highlight on the Roodee is the Ormonde Stakes (3.10pm). This Group Three prize has been won by some top class horses in recent years, but today’s contest doesn’t look that strong with Dartmouth top rated. I don’t have a strong view so [...]
Betting: Ruthless United to push nervous Norwich closer to relegation trap-door May 5, 2016 When Norwich beat Newcastle just over a month ago, the Canaries were six points clear of the Magpies, and four clear of the drop zone. But they welcome Manchester United to Carrow Road on Saturday lunchtime after three successive defeats, and are now two points behind Newcastle and safety. While that win, and another the [...]
Leicester City brand has grown more than any other club this season but Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea still top the list May 5, 2016 Leicester City have been placed above Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in a ranking of the strongest Premier League brands after catching the world’s attention with their historic title triumph. The newly-crowned champions are this season’s biggest risers on the Brandtix rankings of Premier League brand value, which measures both a team’s on-pitch and off-pitch [...]
Football betting: Manchester City and Arsenal can edge closer to Champions League spot with a point May 5, 2016 It wasn't supposed to be this way for either of these two sides. When Manchester City against Arsenal was scheduled for the penultimate weekend of the season, it looked like a mouth-watering clash that could decide the fate of the Premier League. Instead, the Gunners travel to Manchester on Sunday with the trophy already in the [...]
Tottenham in talks to stage next season’s Champions League matches at Wembley, confirms FA chairman Greg Dyke May 5, 2016 Chairman Greg Dyke yesterday confirmed that the Football Association is in negotiations with Tottenham over the north London club playing its Champions League matches at Wembley next season. Spurs later released a statement affirming their intention to consider playing European games away from White Hart Lane in order to comply with Uefa stadium regulations. Next [...]
Amir Khan v Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez purse: British fighter in line for biggest pay cheque of his career to date May 5, 2016 Amir Khan will pick up the biggest purse of any British boxer for five years when he takes on Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on Saturday night. The Bolton boxer will take home around £9m from the Las Vegas bout — the largest pay cheque earned by a Brit fighter since David Haye made £15m from his 2011 defeat [...]
Jenson Button nonplussed as Red Bull axe Daniil Kvyat and replace him with teenager Max Verstappen May 5, 2016 Ruthless Red Bull have axed Daniil Kvyat and promoted 18-year-old Max Verstappen in his place after the Russian caused what team bosses called “a day of disaster” at his home grand prix on Sunday. Kvyat crashed into Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel twice in the first three corners of the race, ending the German’s afternoon and also [...]