Spurs and Arsenal wait in wings as Leicester’s Premier League title bid continues without Kante February 29, 2016 While Tottenham and Arsenal’s Premier League title bids resume on Wednesday, leaders Leicester will be without midfielder N’Golo Kante when they face West Brom tomorrow in the next instalment in the race for top-flight supremacy. Frenchman Kante has been an influential presence for the Foxes this season, featuring in every league match and making more tackles [...]
Out-of-sorts Crystal Palace face battle for Premier League survival, admits boss Alan Pardew February 29, 2016 Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew admits his out-of-sorts side face a battle for Premier League survival after a worrying slump in form which has derailed their quest for a top-six finish. The Eagles will bid to end a 10-match winless streak in the league, dating back to December’s victory over Stoke City, when they face [...]
Capital One Cup final: Liverpool 1, Manchester City 1 (AET, City win 3-1 on penalties): Pellegrini basks in glory of his Caballero punt February 28, 2016 Departing Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini insisted the overriding principle of fielding Willy Caballero was stronger than his desire to win the Capital One Cup after his understudy goalkeeper proved the matchwinner at Wembley yesterday. The 34-year-old Argentine repelled spot-kicks from Lucas, Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana in a dramatic penalty shootout after Coutinho had [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 2, Swansea City 1: Rotation key to stoking Premier League title bid, says Pochettino February 28, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino admits that he will need to juggle his resources if his side are to maintain their Premier League title bid after a late fightback earned maximum points against Swansea yesterday. Goals inside the final 20 minutes by substitute Nacer Chadli and full-back Danny Rose cancelled out Italian forward Alberto Paloschi’s first-half [...]
Manchester United 3, Arsenal 2: Marcus Rashford strikes again but Arsene Wenger insists the Gunners are still in title race February 28, 2016 Manchester United 3, Arsenal 2 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists his team are still in the Premier League title race despite seeing their hopes severely dented by Manchester United’s newest hero Marcus Rashford. Eighteen-year-old Rashford took his tally to four goals from his first two senior games with a quickfire first-half brace that laid the [...]
Everton takeover: Farhad Moshiri purchases 49.9 pc of the club after selling stake in Arsenal February 27, 2016 Everton will receive fresh investment after Britisih-Iranian billionaire Farhad Moshiri purchased 49.9 per cent of the Premier League club. The former Arsenal shareholder, who has a net worth of £1.3bn according to Forbes, beat Americans John Jay Moores and Charles Noell to a deal. Moshiri sold his 15 per cent stake in Arsenal to business partner [...]
Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov increases personal stake in the club to signal long-term commitment February 26, 2016 Arsenal minority shareholder Alisher Usmanov has increased his personal stake in the Premier League club after buying out his business partner Farhad Moshiri. Billionaire Usmanov, worth $12.7bn (£9.2bn) according to Forbes, now owns 100 per cent of Red & White Holdings which represents 30.04 per cent of shares in Arsenal, after purchasing Moshiri's share. Read [...]
Arsenal financial accounts reveal that despite only signing Petr Cech, Gunners spent £39.4m on transfer costs in summer window February 26, 2016 Arsenal made a loss of £3.4m after tax in the first half of the fiscal year due to higher than reported transfer costs. Although the club only signed veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech for just over £10m in the summer, clauses triggered in previous deals took Arsenal's total transfer outlay to £39.4m. Read more: Alisher Usmanov increases personal [...]
Louis Saha: Fifa election ignores what football’s governing body really needs – reform led by a truly independent body February 26, 2016 Fifa is hoping that years of corruption scandals and turbulence will finally be brought to an end by the election of a new president. But I’m not the only one of the opinion that Fifa’s problems run deeper than Sepp Blatter – 69% of fans polled in Transparency International’s recent research said they’ve lost all [...]
The FA admits fixture scheduling needs major rethink after Uefa gives go-ahead to Arsenal v Hull replay February 26, 2016 The Football Association (FA) has admitted it needs to re-think the English football fixture list, following criticism from Premier League managers over the number of games their teams are required to play. Uefa had to grant special dispensation to allow Arsenal to play an FA Cup replay against Hull on Tuesday 8 March, on the same night [...]