‘Stupid’ Anthony Martial earns pardon from Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal with Champions League equaliser in Moscow October 22, 2015 CSKA Moscow 1 Manchester United 1 Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal insisted he had forgiven Anthony Martial for a “stupid” blunder after the teenager rescued a point for his side against CSKA Moscow in the Russian capital last night. Returning to the scene of their 2008 Champions League triumph over Premier League rivals Chelsea, [...]
Tottenham striker Harry Kane’s injury scare could hand Clinton Njie Spurs debut in Anderlecht Europa League clash October 22, 2015 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admits he may rest England striker Harry Kane for tonight’s Europa League fixture at Anderlecht for fear of adding to a growing injury list. Pochettino this week saw Nacer Chadli become the latest Spurs forward to be ruled out for more than a month, with £21m summer signing Heung-Min Son a previous [...]
Arsenal generated second highest gate receipts revenue in Europe last season ahead of third placed Manchester United October 22, 2015 Arsenal generated the second-highest revenue from gate receipts in Europe last year, according to new figures released by Uefa. The Gunners raised £88.2m from match days at the Emirates Stadium in 2014 according to Uefa’s annual benchmarking report – over £7.4m more than Bayern Munich and more than double Premier League rivals Liverpool and Tottenham [...]
Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood can’t grumble if he’s fired just nine games into the Premier League season October 21, 2015 Precarious. That’s the only word to describe Tim Sherwood’s position as Aston Villa, just nine games into the Premier League season, after a sequence of seven defeats in their last eight top-flight fixtures. Villa were always taking a gamble when they appointed Sherwood, eight months ago now. He had a good prior spell at [...]
Arsenal v Bayern Munich highlights: Arsene Wenger’s team rekindle Champions League hopes October 21, 2015 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed his team after they reignited their Champions League hopes by halting the Bayern Munich juggernaut last night. Late goals from substitute Olivier Giroud, after an unlikely error by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, and Mesut Ozil earned the Gunners’ first points in Group F and revived hopes of progressing to the [...]
Dynamo Kiev vs Chelsea: Jose Mourinho fumes after penalty claims denied October 21, 2015 Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho risked further sanctions by ripping into referee Damir Skomina after the Slovenian official failed to award his side a penalty during their Champions League stalemate against Dynamo Kiev last night. Reigning Premier League champions Chelsea were unable to unlock the Ukrainians’ defence as the recalled Eden Hazard struck a post [...]
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini unconcerned by City’s lack of European home comforts October 20, 2015 Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed as irrelevant his side’s propensity to suffer Champions League home woes as they prepare for tonight’s showdown with Sevilla. Pellegrini’s side enter the contest on the back of convincing Premier League victories against Newcastle United and Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium, although their European form on home soil [...]
Ballon d’Or 2015 date and nominees shortlist: Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City only Premier League clubs represented on list October 20, 2015 Barcelona have more players on the shortlist for the next Ballon d'Or award than the entire Premier League. In fact, the Premier League has five players represented on the shortlist – the same number as Bayern Munich. Last season's runners-up Manchester City have Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne named on the list, while [...]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho coy on plans to recall playmaker Eden Hazard for Champions League showdown against Dynamo Kiev October 20, 2015 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has chosen to remain tight-lipped on whether playmaker Eden Hazard will earn a recall for their Champions League tussle with group leaders Dynamo Kiev tonight. Hazard was dropped to the bench for Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa at the weekend as the Blues ended a run of three matches, both [...]
Steve McClaren: Newcastle’s six-goal win over Norwich can be a turning point for our season October 18, 2015 Newcastle United 6-2 Norwich City Newcastle manager Steve McClaren has challenged his team to reproduce the display that saw them end their wait for a first Premier League win of the season in spectacular, six-goal fashion. Midfielder Giorginio Wijnaldum scored four and strikers Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ayoze Perez struck the others as the Magpies finally claimed [...]