Messi darts about like boxer trying to find a soft spot May 26, 2011 Former Barcelona and England manager gives his Champions League final verdict BARCELONA are slight favourites and I think that’s fair. Saying that, however, I think everything’s getting stronger and stronger for Manchester United. People have said that they’re not as good as they were or haven’t been at their best. My first reaction was: Crikey, [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 26, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES HSBC EMBROILED IN INTERNSHIP ROW HSBC has been accused of nepotism after its legal department implied it offered work experience only to the sons and daughters of its own executives. Richard Bennett, group general counsel, sent a letter rejecting a young woman who had sought unpaid work in his department. “HSBC does not [...]
Barca aren’t only ones with stars May 26, 2011 Champions League winner with Man Utd says Catalans aren’t in league of their own IHAVE to laugh when I hear people dismissing this Manchester United team as the weakest title-winning group Sir Alex Ferguson has built. There is no such thing as weak Premier League champions and to my mind this is the most underrated [...]
High street morale surges May 26, 2011 MORALE on the British high street took a huge leap in May, recording the second sharpest rise of all time, the GfK NOP consumer confidence index revealed today. People reported a boost to their confidence over personal finances and the general economic outlook. The last time the headline index accelerated this fast was in May [...]
United strike duo are the best Sir Alex has ever had May 26, 2011 Ex-England defender thinks Ferguson’s men have been written off too quickly MANCHESTER United’s chances of winning the final are mixed, because Barcelona are the best team in Europe, and may be about to prove that. However, it’s at Wembley and there are a few things pulling it back towards them like a magnet. Some people [...]
Fed balance sheet hits new high May 26, 2011 The US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet soared to a new record of almost $2.8 trillion (£1.7 trillion) in the past week as it pushed ahead with its QE2 bond-buying programme, its data showed yesterday. The balance sheet data, a sign of the level of its lending to the financial system, was up from $2.74 trillion [...]
Deutsche silent on succession May 26, 2011 Deutsche Bank’s board batted away shareholder questions about who it was lining up to succeed chief executive Josef Ackermann at its annual meeting yesterday. Angry investors told the bank to end speculation over the lack of a successor, which is increasingly seen as a risk to the bank. Ackermann renewed his contract two years ago [...]
Guilty City star Toure out until September for failing drug test May 26, 2011 MANCHESTER CITY defender Kolo Toure has revealed the heartache he suffered at missing out on the climax of the club’s historic campaign after being handed a six-month ban for using a banned substance earlier this season. The suspension is back-dated to 2 March, when Toure’s provisional ban began, and ends on 2 September meaning the [...]
Juncker: IMF could turn off aid to Athens May 26, 2011 PANICKING investors dropped the euro yesterday after comments by Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker sparked a bout of anxiety over the fate of the single currency. Juncker raised the alarm by warning that the IMF might not be able to pay out its next instalment of aid to Greece if the sovereign does not have funding [...]
Fulham’s fair play is rewarded with Europa League place and June start May 26, 2011 FULHAM will be back in action at the end of next month after it was confirmed they will compete in the Europa League next season after securing a place via the Fair Play League. The first qualifying round takes place on 30 June just six weeks before the commencement of the 2011/12 Premier League season. [...]
