Leyton Orient appoint former West Ham and Newcastle midfielder Kevin Nolan as player-manager January 21, 2016 Former West Ham and Newcastle captain Kevin Nolan has been named player-manager of Leyton Orient. The East London League Two sid have signed the midfielder to a two-and-a-half-year deal as a replacement for Ian Hendon who was sacked on Sunday. Nolan appeared in the Premier League for West Ham last season but has been without [...]
World’s richest football clubs 2016 revealed: Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea lead way as Premier League tightens its stranglehold on Deloitte’s Football Money League January 21, 2016 [custom id=”125″] All 20 English Premier League clubs could feature among the world’s 30 richest football teams once bumper new television contracts worth £8bn kick in next season. Read more: Man Utd poised to replace Real Madrid at top of rich list That forecast, which underlines the financial superiority enjoyed by even modest English sides [...]
World’s highest earning football clubs 2016: Arsenal overtake Chelsea as Tottenham, West Ham and Crystal Palace make Deloitte Money League’s top 30 January 21, 2016 They may have swept all before them in a Premier League title-winning campaign of rare dominance last season, but that was not enough to make Chelsea the money-making kings of the capital. Read more: All Premier League teams set to make rich list top 30 The Blues have been eclipsed by London rivals Arsenal in [...]
Top 20 richest football clubs in the world: Manchester United poised to reclaim top spot but Real Madrid stay No1 for now January 21, 2016 Manchester United are poised to reclaim the title of the world’s richest club – a status enjoyed by Real Madrid for the past 11 seasons – despite their turbulent recent on-field fortunes. United have fallen one place to third in the latest Deloitte Football Money League – the annual ranking of the world’s top revenue-generating [...]
Leicester City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 2: Pochettino boasts of squad depth as Spurs eye assault on three fronts January 20, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino revelled in the depth of squad at his disposal after a much-changed Spurs side disposed of Premier League high-flyers Leicester in their FA Cup third-round replay last night. A stunning strike from Son Heung-Min and second-half finish from Nacer Chadli booked Tottenham’s place in round four, where League One strugglers Colchester [...]
Tottenham move to Milton Keynes would be good, says Mauricio Pochettino, amid talk of sharing Wembley with Chelsea January 19, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino insists he would be happy for the club to relocate 50 miles to Milton Keynes while a new 61,000-capacity stadium is completed in north London. The controversial proposal, which would see Spurs stage their home fixtures at MK Dons’ Stadium mk for the 2017-18 season, is under consideration as an alternative [...]
Swansea City 1, Watford 0: Swans right to dilute my role and bring in experienced boss, admits Curtis January 18, 2016 Interim boss Alan Curtis admitted that the club were right to bring in an experienced manager and dilute his role after guiding Swansea to a priceless victory in his final game in sole command last night. Centre-half Ashley Williams proved the match-winner with a first-half header in front of the watching Francesco Guidolin, who starts [...]
Wenger condemns Stoke fans for mocking Ramsey over leg break January 17, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has condemned Stoke City supporters who directed tasteless chants at midfielder Aaron Ramsey during his side’s goalless draw yesterday. Sections of the home crowd taunted the Welsh midfielder by singing “Aaron Ramsey, he walks with a limp”, referring to the horrific broken leg the 25-year-old suffered under a challenge from Stoke [...]
Manchester United can still win title, says Louis van Gaal, after Wayne Rooney goal sinks Liverpool January 17, 2016 Liverpool 0, Manchester United 1 Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists his team could still snatch the Premier League title after they pilfered an unlikely three points at Liverpool on Sunday. A 78th-minute volley from striker Wayne Rooney – United’s only shot on target – earned Van Gaal’s third victory in four matches since [...]
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reveals he turned down approach to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager January 16, 2016 Jurgen Klopp has revealed he passed on the oppportunity to become Manchester United manager after being approached by Sir Alex Ferguson. Klopp and Ferguson held discussions as the latter was preparing to bring his 27-year reign at Old Trafford to an end, but no formal offer was tabled as the German was unprepared to leave Borussia Dortmund at [...]