Chinese stadium company to buy stake in Southampton but current Saints owner indicates she’ll stay on January 26, 2017 Southampton are set to become the latest English football club to be snapped up by Chinese investors after they agreed a deal with stadium construction company Lander Sports Development. Lander announced to the Shenzhen stock exchange on Thursday that it had signed an agreement with Southampton owner Katarina Liebherr to buy a stake in the [...]
Liverpool 0, Southampton 1 (Agg: 0-2): Claude Puel urges Saints to make history as Jurgen Klopp laments misfiring Reds January 25, 2017 Southampton boss Claude Puel has urged his side to make history and seal the club’s first piece of major silverware for 41 years after stunning Liverpool to reach the EFL Cup final. Half-time substitute Shane Long settled matters with a breakaway goal in stoppage-time as Southampton stood firm and became the first ever side to [...]
Burnley steal march on West Ham for £10m winger, while former Hammers and Queens Park Rangers striker joins Watford January 25, 2017 Premier League side Burnley have stolen a march on West Ham in the race to sign Hull winger Robert Snodgrass after a £10m bid for the Scotland international was accepted. The Clarets are believed to have offered an initial £7.5m and up to £2.5m in bonuses for the 29-year-old, who is relegation-threatened Hull’s top goalscorer [...]
Boost for Millwall as Lewisham Council ditch controversial plans for compulsory purchase order January 25, 2017 League One Millwall have received a major boost after Lewisham Council abandoned controversial plans to compulsorily purchase land around the club’s ground, The Den. The Lions feared the order to purchase land for housing redevelopment by offshore registered firm Renewal would place the future of the club in jeopardy and potentially force them to relocate [...]
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka questioned by police after being alleged to have racially abused member of airline staff January 24, 2017 Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has been interviewed under caution by police after he was alleged to have racially abused a member of staff at Heathrow Airport on Monday evening. It is believed that Xhaka was with a friend, German sixth division footballer Leonard Lekaj, who arrived late for his return flight to Germany and was subsequently [...]
Wayne Rooney gets all the credit he deserves within football – and now he has broken Manchester United scoring record he should head to China January 24, 2017 If the outpouring of praise and goodwill that followed Wayne Rooney breaking Sir Bobby Charlton’s Manchester United goal-scoring record on Saturday felt unfamiliar it’s probably because it had been a long time since he was talked about in such glowing terms. It was almost as if the goal woke people up to what he has [...]
Check out the Premier League’s delicious new sponsor January 24, 2017 The Premier League has a new sponsor, and it's sweeter than your average: Cadbury. The chocolate brand has signed a three-year partnership with the league, kicking off from the start of the 2017/18 season. The pair will create a "bespoke" element of the Health for Life community programme, focused on helping 600,000 school children, with [...]
Hull’s former Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason conscious and talking after suffering fractured skull January 23, 2017 Hull's record signing Ryan Mason has been conscious and speaking about the incident which left him lying in a hospital bed with a fractured skull. The 25-year-old former Tottenham midfielder underwent emergency surgery at St Mary’s Hospital in London on Sunday after receiving lengthy on-field treatment following an accidental clash of heads with Chelsea skipper [...]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit with misconduct charge over clash with fourth official January 23, 2017 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is poised to receive a touchline ban after being slapped with a misconduct charge by the Football Association (FA) following his altercation with fourth official Anthony Taylor on Sunday. Wenger, 67, was dismissed from his technical area, having been incensed at the decision of referee Jon Moss to award Burnley a [...]
Chelsea 2, Hull City 0: It’s time for speculation over Diego Costa to stop, says Antonio Conte after Blues move eight points clear at Premier League summit January 22, 2017 Chelsea boss Antonio Conte believes Diego Costa’s goalscoring return will end talk of disharmony at the club after the runaway leaders moved eight points clear at the Premier League summit with victory against Hull. Costa, 28, underlined his importance to Chelsea with his 15th strike of a prolific campaign deep into first-half stoppage time, while [...]