Bale stakes claim for central role with goal to sink old team Spurs August 5, 2015 FORMER Tottenham hero Gareth Bale is hoping that a goalscoring performance against his former club last night convinces Real Madrid bosses to play him in a central role more often. Bale struck the second goal as Real beat Spurs 2-0 in a friendly match in Munich, after Colombia’s World Cup star James Rodriguez had headed [...]
£20m: Cost of Manchester United’s failed Angel Di Maria gamble August 2, 2015 Manchester United are poised to cut their losses on Angel Di Maria by selling Britain’s most expensive player to Paris Saint-Germain for considerably less than they paid under a year ago. Winger Di Maria, who cost United a record-breaking £59.7m from Real Madrid in late August 2014, was yesterday in the closing stages of [...]
Europa League: Injuries and suspensions mount for Bilic in West Ham Europa surrender July 31, 2015 WEST HAM UNITED 2 ASTRA GIURGIU 2 WEST Ham manager Slaven Bilic admitted there were worrying repercussions from his side’s two-goal Europa League surrender last night other than a European campaign which now hangs in the balance. Goals from strike duo Enner Valencia and Mauro Zarate put the Hammers in cruise control before a James [...]
Real Madrid teams up with Alibaba as European football chases Chinese football market July 28, 2015 While players at Europe's biggest football clubs duke it out in the Champions League, their commercial departments are battling it out for dominance of the lucrative Chinese market. Read more: Real Madrid stadium could be renamed "Abu Dhabi Bernabeu" due to UAE investment Real Madrid are the latest of Europe's giants to lead the charge into [...]
Raheem Sterling stars for Manchester City as Van Gaal considers future July 27, 2015 England's most expensive player Raheem Sterling continued to make his mark at new club Manchester City by netting twice in their 8-1 friendly victory over Vietnam in Hanoi last night. Read more: How Sterling compares to every other Sheikh Mansour signing Former Liverpool forward Sterling, who cost City £49m, bagged a first-half double, having [...]
£32.5m Christian Benteke signing makes Brendan Rodgers the highest spending Liverpool manager in history July 23, 2015 Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has become the highest-spending manager in the club's history by signing Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke. [custom id="40"] Read more: QPR set to make £9m on Liverpool Sterling sale The Reds have made the 24-year-old forward their seventh signing of the summer by meeting the £32.5m release clause written into his [...]
Arsene Wenger: Unlike Arsenal, Manchester United no longer have patience for young players July 23, 2015 Arsene Wenger has accused Manchester United of neglecting their academy by prioritising big money signings, and reiterated Arsenal's commitment to bringing youth into the first team. Read more: This graph of every Wenger transfer shows why Petr Cech is an unprecedented Arsenal signing The Arsenal manager outlined his approach to the transfer market, insisting that buying [...]
West Ham: Bilic admits Europa League life made difficult by poor first leg July 22, 2015 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic admitted that his side have made Europa League progress unnecessarily difficult for themselves after only securing a narrow first-leg lead against Maltese minnows Birkirkara. Read more: Bilic fears long Euro expedition may damage West Ham season The Hammers head into tonight’s Europa League second qualifying round second leg against [...]
Benteke targets silverware after Liverpool move July 22, 2015 Striker Christian Benteke believes he possesses the firepower to rid manager Brendan Rodgers of an unwanted association with a lack of silverware after completing his £32.5m move to Liverpool from Aston Villa last night. Read more: Rodgers becomes highest spending Liverpool manager Belgium hitman Benteke, who scored 49 goals in 101 appearances for Villa, [...]
Premier League pre-season friendlies: Liverpool biggest travellers as clubs cover 177,000 miles on trips abroad July 20, 2015 [custom id="57"] Liverpool are travelling further than any other Premier League club this summer, with Brendan Rodgers' side covering over 24,000 miles in their pre-season expedition. Read more: Premier League pre-season fixture schedule Playing pre-season friendlies abroad has become something of a permanent fixture in the calendar of many Premier League clubs, with just three teams [...]