China official warns over foreign takeovers as figures show outbound M&A levels have fallen this year March 20, 2017 China’s foreign exchange regulator has issued a warning over foreign takeovers. And Chinese companies appear to have slowed down their foreign takeover ambitions this year, following a bumper 2016. New Dealogic figures show that there has been a fall in the number of outbound Chinese deals, from 162 at this point last year to 134 [...]
“Our model has a bright future” – Manchester City’s owners eye China and India as next outpost for burgeoning football empire March 19, 2017 Last week the Abu Dhabi-owned Manchester City became the first Premier League club to announce an official shirt sleeve sponsor, unveiling a deal with a Korean company at an event attended by their Spanish manager Pep Guardiola and German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan. The multi-year agreement with existing partner Nexen Tire — the first of its [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 2, Southampton 1: Versatile Dele Alli fires Spurs to 10th consecutive home Premier League win March 19, 2017 Tottenham Hotspur 2, Southampton 1 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hailed Dele Alli’s versatility after the attacking midfielder fired the club to a 10th consecutive Premier League home win. Alli’s 18th goal of a prolific season cemented Spurs’ grip on second place, as top-four rivals Manchester City and Liverpool drew, and kept the north Londoners 10 points [...]
Middlesbrough 1, Manchester United 3: Jose Mourinho aims further dig at Chelsea as United win to move above Arsenal March 19, 2017 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho blasted a lack of loyalty in football and aimed a further dig at former club Chelsea after his side beat Middlesbrough to move fifth in the Premier League. In the first Boro match since friend Aitor Karanka’s sacking, United stormed into a two-goal lead thanks to Marouane Fellaini and Jesse [...]
Manchester United 1, FC Rostov 0 (Agg: 2-1): Jose Mourinho predicts United will lose Sunday’s Premier League clash at Middlesbrough March 16, 2017 Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has predicted his side will lose Sunday’s Premier League showdown at Middlesbrough after seeing his side progress to the Europa League quarter-finals with victory over FC Rostov last night. Zlatan Ibrahimovic twice struck the post before Juan Mata settled matters in the second period, although United were indebted to a [...]
Betting: Liverpool can take advantage of shell-shocked Manchester City March 16, 2017 It wasn't meant to be this way for Pep Guardiola. The boss who swept all before him at Barcelona and Bayern Munich was expected to do the same as Manchester City manager – and after winning his first 10 matches in charge, it looked like he was going to. Fast-forward to now, with City 10 [...]
Evergreen Jermain Defoe earns England recall three and half years after his last cap as Gareth Southgate trials Nathan Redmond and James Ward-Prowse March 16, 2017 England manager Gareth Southgate has praised Jermain Defoe’s enduring effectiveness after recalling the evergreen Sunderland striker for next week’s fixtures against Germany and Lithuania. Defoe, 34, is in line for a first cap since November 2013 after his 14 Premier League goals for the struggling Black Cats earned him the nod over the rusty Wayne [...]
Leicester City set for biggest Champions League revenue windfall ever enjoyed by a Premier League club following Sevilla win March 15, 2017 Leicester City are set for the biggest Champions League revenue windfall ever enjoyed by a Premier League club after they booked their place in the quarter-finals. A 2-0 win over Spanish side Sevilla at the King Power stadium on Tuesday night secured a 3-2 aggregate victory and sent the Foxes into the final eight of [...]
Leicester City 2, Sevilla 0: Foxes keep Champions League dream alive with comeback victory March 14, 2017 Leicester City 2, Sevilla 0 (aggregate 3-2) Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare admits he is relishing facing a European giant after keeping their Champions League fairytale alive with a famous victory over Sevilla tonight. Goals in each half from captain Wes Morgan and winger Marc Albrighton saw the Foxes overcome their first-leg deficit and reach the quarter-finals [...]
Tottenham confirm Harry Kane has ankle ligament damage but indicate striker could return for FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea March 14, 2017 Tottenham have indicated that Harry Kane could return from injury in time for next month’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea. Spurs confirmed on Tuesday night that medical tests had shown that their leading scorer suffered ligament damage in Sunday’s 6-0 quarter-final win over Millwall. Kane faces an extended spell of recuperation but Tottenham emphasised that [...]