Tottenham fined £12,000 for pitch invasion drama December 11, 2014 TOTTENHAM have been fined almost £12,000 for the multiple pitch invasions that blighted their match against Partizan Belgrade and caused the Europa League fixture to be suspended. European governing body Uefa yesterday ordered Spurs to pay £11,870 for the disturbances, which saw last month’s 1-0 halted for around 10 minutes late in the first half. [...]
Name stadium after Wenger, says Pardew December 11, 2014 NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew believes counterpart Arsene Wenger deserves to have Arsenal’s stadium named in his honour rather than be the target of abuse by a section of the club’s supporters. A banner calling for Wenger’s resignation was unfurled during games against West Brom and Galatasaray while a group of fans harangued the 65-year-old Frenchman [...]
Sport Comment: Arsenal fans calling for Wenger’s head are focusing on wrong man December 11, 2014 ONE OF Fleet Street’s finest had a pop at Arsene Wenger the other day – form an orderly queue, why don’t you – suggesting his recent struggles will taint his considerable legacy when the time comes for him to move on. Well, I’ll go to the bottom of our stairs! Who’d have thought it? Struggling [...]
Caid Du Berlais can maintain Nicholls hot streak December 11, 2014 Bill Esdaile offers his best bets for the weekend’s racing at Cheltenham and Doncaster CHAMPION trainer Paul Nicholls has won three of the last five renewals of tomorrow’s Caspian Caviar Gold Cup (2.00pm) and the Ditcheat maestro can make it four from six with the unexposed CAID DU BERLAIS. Last month’s Paddy Power Gold Cup [...]
12 December on this day… December 11, 2014 1970: Chelsea skipper Ron “Chopper” Harris goes into the referee’s book, despite the protests of (left to right) Keith Weller (Chelsea’s goal-scorer), Harris himself, Marvin Hinton, David Webb and Charlie Cooke during the 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest. Harris, one of football’s renowned hardmen of the 60s and 70s, spent almost two decades at Stamford [...]
Man United can edge battle versus old foes December 11, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THIS WEEKEND’S PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION BOOKMAKERS have missed a trick by not offering odds on both teams losing in Sunday’s clash between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford. The pair have been a shadow of their former selves for much of this season and, perhaps an even bigger surprise [...]
High-flying Magpies capable of ending poor run against Arsenal December 11, 2014 THE PRESSURE on Arsene Wenger from Arsenal fans has subsided slightly after the 4-1 win over Galatasaray in midweek which ensured the Gunners qualified for the last-16 of the Champions league in style. But the Turkish side are really poor and a resurgent Newcastle can cause problems for Arsenal tomorrow at the Emirates. Seeing Stoke [...]
Football specials betting with sporting index December 11, 2014 MANCHESTER United versus Liverpool is arguably the biggest rivalry in English football and Sporting Index have a number of specials markets for Sunday’s massive clash at Old Trafford. Only the 20 red cards in the Merseyside derby betters the 15 recorded in this fixture in the Premier League era. Traders have priced total red cards [...]
Champions League: Pellegrini: City’s progress proves doubters wrong December 10, 2014 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes his side proved a point to their detractors after completing an unlikely Champions League resurrection with victory against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico last night. A blockbuster strike from Samir Nasri and a late Pablo Zabaleta goal secured their progress to the knockout phase as City become only the [...]
Pochettino set to shuffle pack and aim for top spot December 10, 2014 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has acknowledged the significance of securing top spot as his side bid to land a knockout blow to closest rivals Besiktas in their final Europa League group-stage clash at the Ataurk Olympic Stadium tonight. Spurs qualified for the knockout phase after beating Partizan last month and will be seeded in the [...]