No room for Courtois and Cech May 21, 2014 FOOTBALL: Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, on loan at Spanish champions Atletico Madrid, believes Stamford Bridge is not big enough for him and regular Blues No1 Petr Cech. Courtois said: “Putting him and me in the same team is not the healthiest thing in the world. The two of us want to play in everything.”
PSG charged with Chelsea fan abuse May 21, 2014 FOOTBALL: Paris Saint-Germain have been charged by European governing body Uefa with “discriminatory conduct” after allegedly directing abuse at disabled Chelsea fans during their Champions League quarter-final.
Johnson-Thompson tipped for gold May 21, 2014 ATHLETICS: Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill has tipped England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson to win Commonwealth gold this summer. Ennis-Hill won Commonwealth bronze in 2006 but is pregnant and will miss this year’s Games. She said: “I think she [Johnson-Thompson] is going to be a real contender.”
Hibs take stride toward survival May 21, 2014 FOOTBALL: Two goals from Jason Cummings look set to preserve Hibernian’s place in the Scottish Premiership next season, after they beat Division One runners-up Hamilton 2-0 in last night’s play-off first leg.
City will risk further FFP sanctions to win trophies May 20, 2014 MANCHESTER City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak insists his club will not compromise their pursuit of glory by altering the way they operate in future, even if it means risking further Financial Fair Play sanctions. The newly-crowned Premier League champions, along with seven others including French giants Paris Saint-Germain, were found to have breached FFP regulations [...]
Allardyce told to turn West Ham into Premier League entertainers May 20, 2014 WEST Ham’s board have ordered manager Sam Allardyce to change his style of football and deliver a top-half finish in next season’s Premier League table. Despite having all-but secured their top flight status by the end of March, the Hammers fans made plain their contempt for Allardyce as they suffered five defeats from their final [...]
Dyke: FA cannot sack Scudamore May 20, 2014 SACKING Premier League chief Richard Scudamore is not a job of the Football Association, chairman Greg Dyke has reiterated. Scudamore, 54, was forced to apologise following the publication of sexist emails sent from a personal account and escaped the sack this week following a meeting with 17 Premier League clubs. Dyke condemned what was written [...]
Suitors form a queue for Cole May 20, 2014 EIGHT clubs are believed to have expressed an interest in signing former England left-back Ashley Cole, after he confirmed his eightyear stay at Stamford Bridge is set to end this summer. The 33-year-old retired from international football last week after being left out of England’s World Cup squad and on Monday night revealed on his [...]
Van Gaal targets instant success May 20, 2014 NEW Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists recapturing the Premier League title is possible next season. United ended the current campaign 22 points behind champions Manchester City in seventh place, their lowest finishing position since 1990. But Van Gaal believes the instant success he experienced at Barcelona and Bayern Munich can be replicated at [...]
Toure quit threat after birthday blues May 20, 2014 MIDFIELDER Yaya Toure’s future at Manchester City was shrouded in doubt last night, after the Ivorian was upset that the club failed to acknowledge his 31st birthday. His agent, Dimitri Seluk, revealed Toure felt the club’s owners had shown him a lack of respect after failing to shake his hand and wish him happy birthday [...]