By: Frank Dalleres

Sports Editor Frank Dalleres is Sports Editor of City AM. He has almost two decades' experience covering the business of sport and has reported from Olympic Games and major international football, rugby union, tennis and golf competitions, both at home and abroad. Get in touch with stories and tip-offs and follow him on X at @frankdalleres

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Jose Mourinho tips Chelsea to thrive as Champions League dark horses

December 10, 2015

CHELSEA 2, PORTO 0 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists his side will relish their underdog status in the Champions League after they secured a place in the knock-out stages with victory over Porto last night. An own goal from Ivan Marcano and a second-half strike from Willian earned the Blues – in the midst of [...]
Olivier Giroud inspires Arsenal Champions League great escape as Gunners pip Olympiacos to place in knockout stage

December 10, 2015

OLYMPIACOS 0, ARSENAL 3 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger toasted one of the greatest European nights of his long tenure after Olivier Giroud scored a hat-trick to complete a Champions League great escape in Greece last night. France striker Giroud’s first treble for the club earned the convincing win over Olympiacos required to snatch second place in [...]
Gary Neville’s Valencia crash out of Champions League against Lyon in former England and Manchester United defender’s managerial debut

December 9, 2015

Former England and Manchester United defender Gary Neville’s managerial career got off to the worst possible start on Wednesday night as his Valencia team lost and crashed out of the Champions League. Lyon’s 2-0 win in Spain, earned by goals either side of half-time by Maxwell Cornet and Alexandre Lacazette, ended Valencia’s slim hopes of [...]
Rejuvenated Cue Card ready to tackle King George and hunt £1m bonus

December 9, 2015

Some National Hunt horses truly capture the hearts of the public and Cue Card is one of them. Colin Tizzard’s nine-year-old appears to have been around forever. A winner of the Champion Bumper at 40/1 on just his second start in 2010, his last trip to Cheltenham was in March 2013 when he demolished his Ryanair [...]
Louis van Gaal and Manchester United suffer Champions League humiliation at hands of Wolfsburg

December 8, 2015

Wolfsburg 3, Manchester United 2 Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal rued a “crazy” match after a dramatic defeat at Wolfsburg condemned his side to a humiliating Champions League group stage elimination on Tuesday night. Defender Naldo’s powerful 84th-minute header stunned United and, coupled with PSV Eindhoven’s late rally to beat CSKA Moscow in Holland, [...]
Gary Neville’s Valencia move is a fascinating gamble but he has a long way to go before he should get the Manchester United or England jobs

December 8, 2015

There is more than just possible Champions League progress on the line on Wednesday night in Valencia, where Gary Neville is due to begin his managerial career in earnest. Everyone agrees Neville has been a brilliant pundit – fluent in football, a clear and creative thinker, and great at detailed analysis – but he is taking [...]
Jose Mourinho: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is loyal and believes I’m still the right man for the job

December 8, 2015

Under-fire Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insists he expects Roman Abramovich to resist growing calls to make him the 10th casualty of the Russian’s spell as owner. The Blues have made a disastrous start to the season and could crash out of the Champions League on Wednesday night against Porto but Mourinho believes that Abramovich is [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson backs Jose Mourinho to solve Chelsea crisis if struggling champions give him more time

December 7, 2015

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has backed his former rival Jose Mourinho to steer Chelsea out of the crisis currently gripping their season. Mourinho is clinging to his job just six months after returning the Premier League title to Stamford Bridge and faces Porto on Wednesday in a match he dare not lose. [...]
Sergio Garcia’s return to form revives hopes of a long-awaited Major title

December 7, 2015

Christmas came early for Sergio Garcia on Sunday, when the Spaniard ended a wait of almost two years for a title by winning Vietnam’s Ho Tram Open on the Asian Tour. He didn’t do it the easy way, squandering a two-shot lead with a double bogey at the 17th hole, but recovered his nerve to [...]
FBI investigating whether Fifa president Sepp Blatter knew about $100m bribery scandal, says new report

December 6, 2015

Embattled world football chief Sepp Blatter’s grip on power faces a new threat after it was alleged that the FBI is investigating the Fifa president’s possible involvement in a $100m bribery scandal. Federal agents are probing illicit payments made by now-defunct sports marketing company ISL to officials, including Blatter’s predecessor Joao Havelange, according to the [...]

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