Football betting: Unreliable Manchester United should keep top four hopes alive March 31, 2016 The Premier League’s most inconsistent pair go head-to-head at Old Trafford on Sunday when Manchester United host Everton. Both have shown themselves capable of picking up results over top sides, but without any reliability. Everton’s fine FA Cup victory over Chelsea was sandwiched by losses to West Ham and Arsenal. Meanwhile, United have beaten the Gunners [...]
Tottenham face fight to keep Mauricio Pochettino and won’t win Premier League, says Sir Alex Ferguson March 31, 2016 Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Tottenham they face a fight to hold onto boss Mauricio Pochettino following his quiet transformation of the club. Ferguson expects Spurs’ most concerted top-flight title challenge for half a century to end in failure, with current leaders Leicester his tip to complete a watershed Premier League [...]
Five top US women footballers have accused US Soccer of wage discrimination March 31, 2016 Five stars of the successful US women's football team have accused US Soccer of wage discrimination. Co-captains Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn, forward Alex Morgan, midfielder Megan Rapinoe and goalkeeper Hope Solo have filed a federal complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination. They intend to [...]
Sunderland cancel Emmanuel Eboue contract after former Arsenal star is banned from football for a year March 31, 2016 Sunderland have cancelled Emmanuel Eboue's contract after he was banned from football for a year by Fifa for not paying money owed to his former agent. The former Arsenal defender will not be allowed to take part in any football activity after former representative Sebastien Boisseau requested Fifa take action over a contractual dispute dating [...]
Manchester City defender charged with betting misconduct by the FA March 30, 2016 Manchester City centre-back Martin Demichelis has been charged for misconduct in relation to betting by the FA. The Argentinean allegedly committed 12 breaches of FA betting rules in a week during football matches in January. Read more: Townsend will not appeal his FA betting ban "It is alleged the player committed 12 breaches of FA [...]
England v Holland player ratings: Liverpool’s Adam Lallana shines but Everton’s John Stones appeared naive March 30, 2016 Fraser Forster Couldn’t blame him for either goal. He was solid enough, aside from a couple of shaky moments in possession. His decision-making is lacking sometimes but wouldn’t let England down if he started at Euro 2016. That said, he’s very much the No2 behind Joe Hart. Kyle Walker Showed with the goal that he has [...]
England 1, Holland 2; Three Lions’ bubble burst as Hodgson rues failure to build on Germany win March 30, 2016 England manager Roy Hodgson admits his team have lost valuable momentum for the European Championship after Holland brought them back down to earth last night. Striker Jamie Vardy enhanced his claims for a place at this summer’s tournament by opening the scoring in the last match before Hodgson names his 23-man squad in May. But [...]
No doubts for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger over his future at Emirates Stadium March 28, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has poured scorn on suggestions that this season will mark the end of his 20-year reign in charge of the north London club. Wenger has been the target of supporter unrest after a downturn in form – The Gunners have won just eight of their last 20 matches in all competitions – [...]
Romelu Lukaku hints at future away from Everton after expressing Champions League ambitions March 26, 2016 Romelu Lukaku has hinted at a desire to leave Everton after expressing his hopes to play Champions League football. Lukaku says he wants to perform in Europe's elite competition as soon as next season, meaning he would need to leave the Toffees. The Belgium international has been in great form this season with 18 goals but [...]
Who are the leading contenders to win Euro 2016? France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Belgium assessed ahead of the international break March 26, 2016 The international break is one of the final opportunities for Euro 2016's leading contenders to prepare for business in France this summer. Heavyweight nations France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Belgium are all expected to duke it out in the latter stages of the tournament – here's the current state of play for each. France [infographic [...]