Premier League talking points: Traore and Jimenez embody Wolves’ spirit, Palace show resilience, Chelsea’s breakdown blues January 19, 2020 Southampton fans would have been forgiven for thinking their brilliant run of form was continuing at half-time against Wolves on Saturday. Holding a 2-0 lead at St Mary’s, a sixth win from seven games looked on the cards. Saints had conceded just three goals in their last five Premier League matches on their charge out [...]
West Ham v Everton preview: David Moyes and Carlo Ancelotti appointments see Premier League underachievers taking alternative routes January 16, 2020 West Ham and Everton meet tomorrow in the Premier League in similar positions. While five places and six points separate them in the table ahead of Saturday’s fixture at the London Stadium there is plenty of common ground between the two sides. The Hammers and the Toffees are the 18th and 19th richest clubs in [...]
Tottenham 2-1 Middlesbrough: Distracted Eriksen outshone by Lo Celso as clean sheet continues to elude Mourinho January 14, 2020 No Premier League manager wants an FA Cup replay, especially around the busy winter period when squads tend to be thinner and those remaining fit players are more prone to injuries. But, after a run of four games without a win, Jose Mourinho can reflect on a third round replay which went against the grain. [...]
Struggling Bournemouth need reinforcements but should stick with Eddie Howe January 14, 2020 Bournemouth looked desperate in their 3-0 defeat to Watford last weekend, which saw them slide into the Premier League relegation zone. In a wholly disappointing performance the Cherries looked disjointed, low on confidence and were overpowered by a physically superior Watford. It feels as though there is a disconnect within the club and they are [...]
Wayne Rooney has given Derby reason for optimism after sluggish start to the season January 14, 2020 It has been a difficult season so far for Derby County. They have been off the pace required to earn promotion to the Premier League, while the drink-driving incident that saw Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett charged by police and former captain Richard Keogh sacked has also cast a shadow. But the New Year has [...]
In politics as in football, a star transfer player isn’t enough to save a struggling club January 14, 2020 As every football fan knows, the start of a new year marks the opening of the January transfer window. A host of Premier League teams, anxiously surveying their position in the table, will be forking out eight-figure sums for new players in order to drag themselves out of the relegation zone or up towards the [...]
How Tottenham overtook Chelsea and Arsenal to become London’s richest football club January 14, 2020 They may have lost out to Liverpool on the night but Tottenham Hotspur’s run to a first ever Champions League final came with a consolation prize: they are now London’s richest club. Spurs’ best ever European campaign helped grow revenue by 21 per cent to £459.3m (€521.1m), taking them above rivals Chelsea and Arsenal to [...]
Manchester United facing threat to status as England’s richest football club from Manchester City and Liverpool January 14, 2020 Just two years ago they were the world’s richest team, their unrivalled commercial operation allowing them to capitalise on a brand built up during two decades dominating English football. Now, however, Manchester United are increasingly being left behind by Spain’s big two clubs and in danger of being eclipsed financially by Premier League rivals Manchester [...]
World’s richest football clubs 2020: Barcelona replace Real Madrid at top of Deloitte Football Money League as Manchester United are left behind January 14, 2020 Barcelona have overtaken Real Madrid to become the world’s richest football club, according to Deloitte’s Football Money League. The Spanish champions saw revenue soar to €840.8m (£741.1m) last year – a record figure for any team and almost 10 per cent more than rivals Real Madrid, who are second. Manchester United, in third, remain the [...]
How English players became the go-to overseas signings for Twenty20 franchises January 13, 2020 It may be hard to imagine now, but once upon a time English cricketers were not fixtures of the Twenty20 franchise circuit. In October England will head to Australia looking to win their second Twenty20 World Cup. Of their probable starting line-up in the first game at the Perth Stadium the vast majority will have [...]