Mikael Silvestre interview: Cut-throat Solskjaer’s neck shouldn’t be on the line November 4, 2021 Under-fire Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s job should not be on the line in Saturday’s derby against Manchester City, says former Old Trafford team-mate Mikael Silvestre. Criticism of Solskjaer reached fever pitch after last month’s 5-0 humiliation at rivals Liverpool, and subsequent results – a win over struggling Tottenham Hotspur and the last-gasp draw [...]
The impossible job? Upgrading manager proving no easy task for Newcastle owners November 3, 2021 Twenty-eight days on from the club’s takeover, Newcastle United are still to make the managerial upgrade that was widely anticipated. Steve Bruce was put out of his misery two weeks ago, yet the club’s new majority owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, have not yet settled on a successor. The wait illustrates the scale of [...]
Cherries on top: Bournemouth and Scott Parker the perfect match November 3, 2021 Tonight on the south coast, AFC Bournemouth will be looking to continue a start to the Championship season that has gone from impressive to record-breaking. Heading into their match against struggling Preston North End, the Cherries have amassed 37 points from their opening 15 games, with a positive goal difference of 18. That’s the best [...]
Tottenham Hotspur ambition excites me, says new manager Antonio Conte November 2, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the appointment of Antonio Conte as their new manager. Former Chelsea boss Conte, who replaces the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo, has signed an initial 18-month contract. “I am extremely happy to return to coaching, and to do so at a Premier League club that has the ambition to be a protagonist [...]
Smart shin guards: the latest weapon in football’s wearable tech arms race November 2, 2021 Football is no stranger to wearables, as evidenced by the ubiquity of GPS vests, but it is about to get a new weapon in the technology arms race: smart shin guards. Italian sports tech and analytics company Soccerment will today launch their pioneering protective gear, which captures data on every run, pass, shot and change [...]
Antonio Conte is a gamble Tottenham Hotspur can’t afford not to take November 1, 2021 “It’s time to stop being so crap,” was Tottenham Hotspur manager-in-waiting Antonio Conte’s rallying cry to the Juventus squad he inherited, according to his former player Andrea Pirlo. A similar sentiment would not be inappropriate at Spurs if, as expected, Conte is named the successor to Nuno Espirito Santo, who was fired after just four [...]
Tottenham sack manager Nuno Espirito Santo after four months in charge November 1, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur have sacked manager Nuno Espirito Santo just four months after appointing him to replace Jose Mourinho. Spurs acted in the wake of Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United, their fourth loss in the last seven Premier League games. Former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is the early favourite with some bookmakers to replace [...]
Daniel Kretinksy: Czech billionaire poised to buy stake in West Ham United October 28, 2021 West Ham United are the subject of takeover interest from Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, according to multiple reports. Kretinsky, who co-owns Sparta Prague and holds major stakes in the Royal Mail and Sainsbury’s, is said to be close to buying a 27 per cent stake in the Premier League club. The deal, first reported by [...]
West Ham v Man City: Irons showing steel under Moyes ahead of EFL Cup tie October 27, 2021 West Ham United could be forgiven for wanting to forget the last time they met Manchester City in the EFL Cup. In a two-legged semi-final played in January 2014, City humiliated Sam Allardyce’s Hammers by an aggregate score of 9-0. The first leg at the Etihad Stadium, which ended 6-0, was notable for defender Roger [...]
Man Utd owning Glazers outbid in Indian Premier League franchise auction October 25, 2021 Manchester United owners the Glazer family suffered another defeat today when they lost out in an auction for one of two new franchises in cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Avram Glazer’s Lancer Capital made a bid for one of the new teams, which will begin competing next year when the high-profile Twenty20 competition expands to [...]