Betting: Spurs to pile misery on Pep Guardiola’s struggling Man City January 19, 2017 In what is is arguably the game of the weekend, Premier League title hopefuls Manchester City and Tottenham go head-to-head at the Etihad Stadium, with plenty at stake. With the chase at the top of the table beginning to heat up, both these sides will be wary there can be no margin for error if they [...]
Manchester United replace Real Madrid as richest club in the world in Deloitte Football Money League January 19, 2017 Manchester United have been named the world’s richest club after they ended Real Madrid’s 11-year stranglehold on top spot in Deloitte’s Football Money League. United’s 2015-16 revenues of €689.0m (£515.3) – an all-time record for a football team – lifted them ahead of both Real and Barcelona for the first time since 2003-04. Neighbours Manchester [...]
Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and West Ham make London home to more big clubs than all of Spain or Germany January 19, 2017 London’s claim to being football’s leading city has been lent further weight after four its clubs – more than in all of Spain or Germany – ranked among the 20 richest in the world. Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United all feature in Deloitte’s Football Money League, which is published today and orders [...]
Dominance of the big six has led to lack of spending in January transfer window January 18, 2017 Premier League clubs’ relative restraint during the current January transfer window is a result of the increasing dominance of the leading six clubs, according to a leading football finance expert. Flush from a new £8.3bn, three-year television deal, England’s top-flight teams spent a record £1.2bn on new signings in the summer, yet they have invested [...]
Crystal Palace 2, Bolton Wanderers 1: Sam Allardyce urges Eagles to use FA Cup win to stoke Premier League revival January 17, 2017 Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce has urged his side to use their comeback victory over his former club Bolton as fuel to ignite their Premier League survival bid after reaching the FA Cup fourth round. Allardyce earned his first win as Palace manager at the sixth attempt as substitute Christian Benteke, a £27m signing from Liverpool, [...]
West Ham dig their heels in over rebel Dimitri Payet and reject second Marseille bid January 16, 2017 West Ham have underlined their refusal to be bullied into selling Dimitri Payet at a knockdown price by rejecting an improved £20m bid from Marseille for the wantaway midfielder. The offer for Payet, a hike of little more than £1m from the Ligue 1 club’s opening bid, is believed to have been rebuffed by Hammers [...]
Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce not prepared to risk Premier League safety for FA Cup run January 16, 2017 Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce insists he is not prepared to risk his side’s Premier League safety for the sake of an FA Cup run as the Eagles prepare for their third round replay against Bolton. Palace host Allardyce’s former club, who are third in League One but lost at home to Swindon on Saturday, [...]
Everton 4, Manchester City 0: Pep Guardiola accepts Premier League title may be out of reach after landmark defeat January 15, 2017 Everton 4, Manchester City 0 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits his team may be out of the title race after he suffered the heaviest league defeat of his glittering career at Everton on Sunday. Striker Romelu Lukaku and winger Kevin Mirallas put the Toffees in control before young midfielder Tom Davies and £11m debutant Ademola [...]
Chelsea financial results: Exact cost of sacking current Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho revealed January 13, 2017 Sacking Jose Mourinho cost Chelsea £8.3m last season, new financial accounts released by the club have revealed. Yet dismissing the current Manchester United boss following a disastrous start to the season in 2015 proved to be significantly cheaper than the £67m paid to terminate another high-profile deal — the club's kit manufacturing partnership with Adidas. Last [...]
Everton January spending set to reach £45m as Morgan Schneiderlin completes transfer from Manchester United January 12, 2017 Everton manager Ronald Koeman has hailed the signing of Morgan Schneiderlin after completing the £24m signing of his former Southampton midfielder. Schneiderlin’s move from Manchester United takes Everton’s January spending to £35m and they are expected to invest further on £10m Standard Liege forward Ishak Belfodil. “I’m very pleased because I know the player, I know [...]