Premier League: Carroll injury recurrence blights West Ham’s stoic defensive show February 11, 2015 SOUTHAMPTON 0 WEST HAM UNITED 0 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce bemoaned his growing injury woe after Andy Carroll limped though the final stages of his side’s stalemate with high-flying Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium last night. The eighth-placed Hammers defended resolutely and salvaged a well-earned point following the dismissal of Spanish keeper Adrian on [...]
Premier League: Spurs rue slip up in race for top-four spot February 10, 2015 LIVERPOOL 3 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino insisted his side warranted at least a point after the much-maligned Mario Balotelli climbed off the bench to dent Spurs’ Champions League aspirations at Anfield last night. Goal-shy Balotelli proved Liverpool’s match-winner with his first Premier League goal of the season after the Reds had twice [...]
Diarra set to bolster West Ham midfield February 10, 2015 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed the Hammers are close to agreeing a short-term deal with former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra. Diarra, who has also played Premier League football for Arsenal, Chelsea and Portsmouth, is currently a free agent having seen his contract at Lokomotiv Moscow terminated last August. Allardyce insisted the 29-year-old [...]
Leicester forced to deny Pearson sacking February 8, 2015 LEICESTER were last night forced to deny that manager Nigel Pearson had been sacked after hours of speculation suggesting the Foxes boss was set to be fired. The news of his departure came a day after a bizarre touchline altercation in which the 51-year-old held Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur by the throat during his [...]
Football Comment: Spurs role makes Kane ready for England – unlike other hopefuls February 8, 2015 TOTTENHAM striker Harry Kane fully deserves to win his first England cap next month but I have a problem with talk of the likes of Saido Berahino, Danny Ings and Charlie Austin gatecrashing the squad too. There is so much to like about Kane. As he showed with both goals in Saturday’s north London derby, [...]
Tottenham hand rising star Kane second wage boost in six months February 2, 2015 TOTTENHAM striker Harry Kane has vowed to stay humble despite landing a second pay rise of a breakthrough season. Kane, who has gone from fringe player to first-team star by scoring 20 goals in 33 games this term, has signed a new contract until summer 2020 believed to be worth around £40,000 per week. It [...]
Premier League: Koeman set to bolster squad as Swansea thwart Southampton February 1, 2015 SOUTHAMPTON 0 SWANSEA 1 SOUTHAMPTON manager Ronald Koeman confirmed his intention to dip into the transfer market and bolster his squad ahead of tonight’s deadline after slipping to defeat against Swansea at St Mary’s Stadium. Former Liverpool and Charlton midfielder Jonjo Shelvey thundered home a 25-yard strike as Swansea inflicted the hosts’ first Premier League [...]
Christian Eriksen stokes Tottenham’s trophy quest January 28, 2015 TOTTENHAM manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted his relief after Spurs navigated a potentially treacherous Sheffield United comeback at Bramall Lane last night to seal their place in the Capital One Cup final. Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen scored late to complete a classy double and secure Tottenham’s progress but not before teenage substitute Che Adams inspired an [...]
Real Madrid stadium could be renamed “Abu Dhabi Bernabeu” due to UAE investment January 28, 2015 Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu may be getting a name change to coincide with its makeover. The European champions could soon be playing at the Abu Dhabi Bernabeu, according to reports in the Spanish press. Madrid-based newspaper AS is reporting that Real’s president Florentino Perez has been caught on camera admitting that the [...]
Diafra Sakho returns to save below-par West Ham January 25, 2015 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce hailed top scorer Diafra Sakho after the striker returned from injury to head the Hammers into the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in four years. Sakho showed few signs of the back problem that controversially precluded him from joining Senegal’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations [...]