Jose Mourinho has the Manchester United job, suggests Inter Milan director February 20, 2016 Jose Mourinho is joining Manchester United, so says Inter Milan director Bedy Moratti. The former Inter manager was in Italy this week, sparking speculation he could be heading for a move back to the club he won the treble with in 2010. But Moratti, sister of former president and Mourinho employer Massimo, dismissed the possibility [...]
Liverpool hoping for £90m Anfield main stand sponsorship from Chinese firms February 20, 2016 Liverpool are looking to the cash-rich Chinese market for a potential buyer of the naming rights to Anfield's new main stand, valued up to £9m a season by the Reds. The club's chief commercial officer Billy Hogan has reportedly travelled to China to meet firms interested in having their branding on the expanded main stand, which [...]
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger tells Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham to forget about loaning his players February 19, 2016 Arsene Wenger has warned Arsenal's rivals at the top of the Premier League they can forget about taking any of his players on loan. The Arsenal boss admitted he blocked a loan move for right-back Mathieu Debuchy to Manchester United last month, and suggested he would never lend one of his players to a direct [...]
Manchester United players face wage cut as Midtjylland loss dents Champions League qualification hopes February 19, 2016 Manchester United's squad could face a 25 per cent wage cut if they fail to turn around their stuttering form and qualify for the Champions League. Louis Van Gaal's side crashed to a 2-1 defeat to Danish champions FC Midtjylland in the Europa League on Thursday night and are six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City [...]
Fiorentina 1, Tottenham Hotspur 1: Pochettino warns Alli to cool it and learn self-control February 18, 2016 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino insists teenage midfielder Dele Alli must learn to curb his devilish streak after escaping with a yellow card following a petulant kick at defender Nenad Tomovic during his side’s draw with Fiorentina last night. Spurs will take a potentially critical away goal into next week’s second leg after midfielder Nacer Chadli [...]
Augsburg 0, Liverpool 0: Klopp demands more from Reds after dour draw on return home February 18, 2016 Inpatient Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp refused to conceal his frustration at his side’s failure to beat relegation-threatened Bundesliga outfit Augsburg on his return to Germany in last night’s Europa League last-32 first leg. Striker Daniel Sturridge wasted Liverpool’s best effort on goal in a largely dour contest, while former Sunderland striker Ji Dong-won flirted with winning [...]
FC Midtjylland 2, Manchester United 1: Van Gaal blames Murphy’s Law for Old Trafford avalanche of woe February 18, 2016 Beleaguered Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal hid behind the adage of Murphy’s Law after the avalanche of woe at Old Trafford intensified with defeat at Danish champions FC Midtjylland last night. A strike from £31m forward Memphis Depay gave United a crucial away goal before Midtjylland, who were only formed in 1999, stormed back [...]
Leicester City’s owner will be able to sell club for more than 10 times what he paid for it if Foxes win the Premier League February 18, 2016 A debt-laden, second tier club who had never won the top-flight title may have not appeared to be the most failsafe investment when Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha bought Leicester City for £39m in 2010. But if the Foxes, who have provided the story of the season so far with an unlikely charge to the top of the [...]
Gareth Bale’s Real Madrid transfer faces European probe after British MEP Daniel Dalton demands investigation into possible use of taxpayers’ money in world record £86m transfer February 18, 2016 Real Madrid’s world record £86m signing of Gareth Bale from Tottenham could come under investigation from the European Commission after concerns were raised over the role of bailed-out Spanish banks. Conservative Daniel Dalton and two fellow MEPs have formally asked the Commission to probe the 2013 deal in light of leaked documents purporting to relate [...]
Manchester City join forces with Israeli web-building firm Wix.com in bid to expand digital operation February 17, 2016 Manchester City owners City Football Group (CFG) have joined forces with Israeli web development company Wix.com in a bid to boost digital fan engagement across its various platforms. CFG, who also own New York City FC, Melbourne City FC and a 20 per cent stake in Japanese club Yokohama F. Marinos, will first collaborate with Wix.com [...]