West Ham can end wait for a win over inconsistent Chelsea October 23, 2015 Ben Cleminson previews this weekend’s big London and Manchester derbies AFTER a 3,000-mile round trip to Ukraine this week, Jose Mourinho will be happy his side only have to travel across the capital tomorrow. Not that it’s a match that he’ll be particularly looking forward to. It’s true that the Blues have regularly come out [...]
Anderlecht 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Mauricio Pochettino accuses Spurs of lacking focus during Europa League defeat October 22, 2015 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino accused his side of lacking focus following their surrender of a one-goal advantage for the second consecutive Europa League match against Anderlecht last night. Former Fulham loanee Stefano Okaka was the hosts’ second-half matchwinner after midfielder Guillaume Gillet had cancelled out Christian Eriksen’s early opener. It was Anderlecht’s first victory over [...]
Tottenham Hotspur sponsor Under Armour posts first billion-dollar quarter October 22, 2015 Like many of the athletes who sport its brand, Under Armour has enjoyed a good year after surpassing $1bn in quarterly revenue for the first time. The figures The sportswear retailer posted revenues of $1.2bn (£800m) in its third quarter, a 28 per cent increase on last year's $938m. Under Armour heralded the "game-changing" performance of [...]
‘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 [...]