Villarreal 1, Liverpool 0: Klopp fumes at dozy Reds defending but shrugs off overall significance of stoppage-time goal April 29, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp refused to hide his irritation at conceding a last-gasp winner but shrugged off the overall significance of Villarreal’s stoppage-time strike in last night’s Europa League semi-final first leg. A tactical contest appeared to be meandering towards a goalless draw until dozy defending allowed former Manchester City youngster Denis Suarez to evade [...]
Football betting: Leicester to keep the champagne on ice in tricky Manchester United test April 28, 2016 There's nothing unusual in the Premier League title being sealed at Old Trafford. But if Leicester do it on Sunday it will arguably be the most remarkable moment in top-flight history. The Foxes take on Manchester United needing three points from their final three games to claim the trophy. Famously, Claudio Ranieri’s men were 5,000/1 [...]
Football betting: Alan Pardew can be pardoned for prioritising Palace’s precious trip to Wembley April 28, 2016 Alan Pardew will have plenty to smile about when he returns to Newcastle this weekend. His Crystal Palace side’s Premier League safety is virtually guaranteed, with 39 points, and they have a first FA Cup final in a generation to look forward to. And that makes Newcastle a very attractive bet, at 19/20 with Betway. Until [...]
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli’s season brought to an end by three-match suspension April 28, 2016 TOTTENHAM midfielder Dele Alli has vowed to learn from his spat with West Brom’s Claudio Yacob after his season was brought to a premature end by a three-match suspension. Alli accepted the Football Association charge of violent conduct after television replays showed the 20-year-old punch Yacob in the stomach during the first half of Tottenham’s [...]
Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho out for the season – and maybe longer – after failed drug test April 28, 2016 Liverpool and France defender Mamadou Sakho is set to miss the rest of the season – and could yet be ruled out of Euro 2016 – following his failed drug test. European governing body Uefa today confirmed that it has opened disciplinary proceedings against Sakho and accordingly issued him with a provisional 30-day suspension. If [...]
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew enlists helps of England’s Grand Slam-winning boss Eddie Jones in bid to avoid relegation and land FA Cup April 28, 2016 Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has tapped into the management blueprint of England’s Grand Slam-winning rugby union head coach Eddie Jones as he bids to secure the first major trophy in the club’s history. The Eagles have reached the FA Cup final and will face Manchester United at Wembley on Saturday 21 May, although a [...]
AC Milan who? Alibaba’s Jack Ma laughs off takeover talk April 28, 2016 Alibaba founder Jack Ma has scoffed at reports he is on the verge of buying a controlling stake in Italian football giants AC Milan. Reports had suggested Ma, Asia’s richest man with a net worth of $33.3bn (£22.7bn), was leading a consortium looking to buy a 70 per cent stake in the club currently owned [...]
It’s a squeaky bum bank holiday as titles, Champions League places, promotions and relegations can all be decided April 28, 2016 The run-in; the business end; squeaky-bum time, as Sir Alex Ferguson dubbed it. Whatever you call it, this is it: the time of the season when clubs’ fates are decided and dreams take shape – or wither and die. Titles, promotions, Champions League places, play-off spots and relegation across English football’s top four divisions could [...]
Liverpool’s name not on Europa League trophy, insists Reds boss Jurgen Klopp despite Dortmund fightback April 27, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has shrugged off any notion that his side’s name is on the Europa League trophy after their stunning quarter-final second-leg comeback against former club Dortmund. The Reds face La Liga outfit Villarreal at the Estadio El Madrigal in the first leg of their semi-final clash on Thursday with memories of their stirring [...]
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli set to miss rest of season after accepting violent conduct charge April 27, 2016 Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli is set to miss the remainder of the domestic season after accepting a Football Association charge of violent conduct. The charge, which usually carries a three-game suspension, relates to an incident during Monday night’s 1-1 draw with West Brom at White Hart Lane where the 20-year-old appeared to punch Claudio Yacob in [...]