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Chelsea end of season stats: How do Eden Hazard, Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa compare against each other? May 25, 2015 In the end, they made it look easy. Chelsea cantered to the Premier League title with three games of the season remaining and finished off with a 3-1 cruise against Sunderland. The successful season was defined by Jose Mourinho’s consistent selection policy that rendered the identity of the Blues’ starting XI on the Stamford Bridge [...]
Could Liverpool legally let Raheem Sterling “rot in the reserves” in response to contract dispute? May 22, 2015 When a 20-year-old footballer publicly declares he wants to leave a club and his agent hurls insults at one of its legendary players, you can forgive fans for reacting emotionally. Raheem Sterling's all-too-public wrangling over a new contract with Liverpool has turned ugly in recent days, with many fans calling on the club to come [...]
Football League Championship attendance makes it the fourth most-watched league in Europe May 22, 2015 The Championship looks set to once again be named the fourth most-watched league in Europe, following a seven per cent increase in attendance. Read more: How Bournemouth's promotion push was funded by a Russian millionaire English football's second tier achieved a total audience of 9.9m, with an average attendance of 17,847. According to the Football League, [...]
Attack proves tonic as Root leads revival May 21, 2015 RUN-MACHINE Joe Root insisted it was imperative that attack became England’s primary form of defence after a shaky start on the opening day of the first Test at Lord’s yesterday. The hosts were in disarray at 30-4 before newly-appointed vice-captain Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes joined forces to kickstart England’s revival with a stand of [...]
England move closer to luring coach Gillespie May 21, 2015 ENGLAND moved a step closer to appointing Yorkshire boss Jason Gillespie to their vacant head coach’s position after director of cricket Andrew Strauss held talks with the former Australian seamer yesterday. While no formal offer has been made, it is understood that Strauss has persuaded Gillespie to take the job and an announcement on Peter [...]
FFP opponents demand Platini showdown May 21, 2015 A FANS’ group currently fighting financial fair play (FFP) through the French courts has demanded a summit with Michel Platini, the president of European governing body Uefa and the man credited with ushering in the controversial rules. City A.M. revealed yesterday that the alliance of Paris Saint-Germain supporters would consider dropping their legal action if [...]
Richest match is worth £130m May 21, 2015 MIDDLESBROUGH stand to bank £50m more than Norwich if they win football’s richest match, the Championship play-off final, at Wembley on Monday. Promotion to the Premier League is worth £130m in extra revenue and, in the event of relegation, guaranteed payouts to cope with readjusting to life outside the elite division. But, say Deloitte, Norwich [...]
Hodgson explains Austin and Vardy call-ups May 21, 2015 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has admitted he only called up former non-league pair Charlie Austin and Jamie Vardy because his best young strikers are on Under-21 duty. QPR target man Austin and versatile Leicester forward Vardy joined Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton among three uncapped call-ups for next month’s matches against the Republic of Ireland and [...]
McIlroy: Mental fatigue a factor in PGA showing May 21, 2015 WORLD No1 Rory McIlroy admitted the mental strain caused by a hectic schedule had impacted upon his opening round of the PGA Championship at Wentworth yesterday. McIlroy began his title defence by carding a one-under-par 71 to lie six shots adrift of Italy’s Francesco Molinari, who headed the leaderboard. The 26-year-old is bidding to claim [...]
22 May on this day… May 21, 2015 1999: TEDDY Sheringham celebrates his goal as Manchester United complete the second leg of a famous treble with a 2-0 win over Newcastle in the FA Cup final. He had come on just moments earlier as a replacement for the injured Roy Keane and, four days later, repeated the trick in the 91st minute before [...]