Good news for Liverpool fans: BT Sport and YouTube to stream Champions League and Europa League finals for free online May 12, 2016 BT Sport will stream the Champions League and Europa League finals live on YouTube, allowing millions of fans not subscribed to the TV channel to watch the games for free. The decision follows reports that Uefa is concerned with poor viewing figures for the first season of BT Sport's £897m deal which took European football away [...]
Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1: Hiddink anger at late present to Klopp’s Reds May 12, 2016 Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink rued the last-gasp gift his side handed Liverpool which kept the Reds in the hunt for a top-six Premier League finish. Striker Christian Benteke, marginalised for much of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp’s reign, rescued a point for the hosts after seizing on goalkeeper Asmir Begovic’s error and cancelling out Eden [...]
Former West Ham boss Sam Allardyce aims to turn Sunderland into a top-flight force after winning relegation battle and demoting bitter rivals Newcastle May 11, 2016 Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce immediately switched his focus to evolving the Black Cats into a Premier League force after demolishing Everton to secure their top-flight status and relegate bitter rivals Newcastle and Norwich. A free-kick from former Chelsea full-back Patrick van Aanholt set the hosts on their way before a double from an unlikely source, [...]
Ryan Bertrand’s secret second career as a fintech entrepreneur – and John Terry is backing his latest venture May 11, 2016 The history of football’s relationship with technology is a chequered one, from the game’s long resistance to implementing goal-line gadgetry to the tale of former Aston Villa striker Darius Vassell taking a power drill to his toenail in the misguided belief that it would relieve pain. Ryan Bertrand hopes to change that perception. When he is [...]
Selection headache for England boss Roy Hodgson after Arsenal striker Danny Welback ruled out for nine months May 11, 2016 England boss Roy Hodgson faces a selection headache after Arsenal forward Danny Welbeck was ruled out for up to nine months following surgery on his right knee. The 25-year-old will miss this summer’s European Championship in France having suffered significant cartilage damage during the Gunners’ 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Sunday. He may not return [...]
Chelsea and Adidas agree to end partnership six years early May 11, 2016 Chelsea will pay shirt manufacturer Adidas compensation after agreeing to end their partnership six years early. The Blues, whose kits have been supplied by the German sportswear brand since 2006, are free to look for a new partner from 2017 onwards when their £30m-a-year deal with Adidas finishes. The German sportswear brand has boosted its full-year profit [...]
Most valuable football teams: Arsenal, Chelsea and three other Premier League teams worth over £1bn according to new ranking May 11, 2016 Five Premier League clubs are now worth over £500m according to a new ranking of the world's most valuable football teams from Forbes magazine. Spanish giants Real Madrid have been named as the most valuable club in the world for the second successive year with an estimated worth of £2.5bn, closely followed by domestic rivals Barcelona [...]
West Ham United 3, Manchester United 2: Fireworks as Hammers send Boleyn Ground off with a bang May 11, 2016 Emotional West Ham boss Slaven Bilic hailed a fitting farewell to 112 years of football at the Boleyn Ground as his side produced a dramatic fightback to boost their Europa Leagues and dent the top-four aspirations of Manchester United. A goal from defender Winston Reid inside the final 10 minutes settled an enthralling contest after [...]
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney condemns actions of supporters as Football Association vow to probe pre-match attack on team bus May 11, 2016 Manchester United skipper Wayne Rooney condemned the actions of supporters after West Ham’s farewell to the Boleyn Ground threatened to be overshadowed by pre-match attacks on his side’s team bus as it arrived at Upton Park last night. The coach’s tinted windows were broken and damaged after it was pelted with glass bottles as it [...]
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirms midfielder Jordan Henderson will be 100 per cent fit for Euro 2016 May 10, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has declared that midfielder Jordan Henderson will be “100 per cent” fit for England duty during the summer’s European Championship after returning to training this week. Reds skipper Henderson emerged as a serious doubt for Euro 2016 after suffering a knee injury in the first leg of the club’s Europa League quarter-final [...]