DEADLINE DAY DRAMA January 31, 2011 Chelsea land Torres and Luiz for £71m CHELSEA’S newest recruit Fernando Torres toasted his arrival at “one of the top clubs in the world” after completing a £50m move from Liverpool to become the most expensive signing ever by a British club. Torres last night clinched a five-and-a-half-year contract thought to be worth £175,000-a-week as [...]
Deadline day drama January 31, 2011 Reds tie up shock deal for £35m Carroll Liverpool make striker most expensive British footballer of all time and he’s joined by Suarez LIVERPOOL last night made Andy Carroll the most expensive British footballer of all time after they paid Newcastle an astonishing £35m for the services of the England striker. The St James’ Park [...]
Have European financial fair play rules gone out of the window? January 31, 2011 EUROPEAN chiefs may want clubs to start breaking even, but that did not stop a huge Premier League spree yesterday. With so-called Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules on the horizon, City A.M. asked Dan Jones, of Deloitte’s Sport Business Group, to explain. Q: Are clubs ignoring FFP rules? A: Liverpool are shipping out a high-wage earner [...]
Blues lose £68m – and that’s without yesterday January 31, 2011 CHELSEA’S £71m deadline-day splurge came as the club announced losses of more than £68m for last year. The Blues yesterday released their results, which had been expected last month, for the financial year ending June 2010, the season in which they won the Double. Despite their success they made an operating loss of £68.6m, slightly [...]
Coaching itch resurfaces for Murray January 31, 2011 BRITISH No1 Andy Murray is facing fresh calls to overhaul his coaching team after his grand slam final heartbreak continued at the Australian Open. Murray was swept aside by Novak Djokovic on Sunday, earning him the dubious distinction of becoming the first man to play three major finals without winning a set. The Scot has [...]
PLUNKETT JETS TO ENGLAND’S AID January 31, 2011 ENGLAND have called up Liam Plunkett to ease their bowling injury crisis ahead of the remaining one-day internationals in Australia. The Durham paceman is set to leave the Lions’ tour of the Caribbean and fly Down Under, but will not arrive in time for tomorrow’s sixth ODI. England trail 4-1 in the best-of-seven series.
Doran-Jones set for Gloucester January 31, 2011 RUGBY UNION: Northampton have confirmed that England prop Paul Doran-Jones will join them from Premiership rivals Gloucester in the summer. The 25-year-old, who can play on both sides of the scrum, won his only international cap against Argentina during the 2009 autumn internationals.
Southgate lands FA position January 31, 2011 FOOTBALL: Former England defender Gareth Southgate will take on the newly-created role of head of elite development for English football. His main responsibility will be to develop more young players. “As a former England player I’m committed to helping develop a greater number of high-quality international players,” Southgate said.
Bangalore to host England game January 31, 2011 CRICKET: England’s World Cup group match against India will now take place in Bangalore on 27 February. Kolkata’s Eden Gardens had been set to host the fixture, but an ICC inspection team last week said it would not be ready in time.
Clubs smash Jan records January 31, 2011 THE £215m spent by Premier League clubs before last night’s deadline set a new record for the January window – and fulfilled one of City A.M.’s predictions. More than £130m was spent yesterday alone – four times the entire sum shelled out in January 2010 and topping the previous best of 2008. Six deals topped £20m [...]