This promotion is sweeter because we balanced the books, says Burnley boss Sean Dyche May 2, 2016 Burnley manager Sean Dyche insists his team’s second promotion to the Premier League in three years tastes sweeter than the last because the club achieved it while balancing the books. The Clarets clinched a return to the top-flight at the first attempt on Monday with a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Queens Park Rangers earned [...]
Leicester City Premier League win would put UK bookmakers out by £10m in losses, with William Hill and Ladbrokes losing £3m each May 2, 2016 UK bookmakers will have to pay out £15m if Leicester City are crowned the winners of the Premier League tonight, of which £10m will be in losses, according to William Hill. If Tottenham fail to defeat Chelsea tonight, Leicester City will secure their first top-flight title. Both Ladbrokes and William Hill have said they will be paying out [...]
Leicester star wins player of the year award – but this time it’s not Riyad Mahrez May 2, 2016 Leicester and England striker Jamie Vardy has been rewarded for a record-breaking watershed campaign by being named Player of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA). Vardy scooped 36 per cent of votes to beat Riyad Mahrez, who last week claimed the equivalent award from the Professional Footballers’ Association, and N’Golo Kante in an all-Leicester [...]
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino set to sign new contract keeping him at club until 2021 April 29, 2016 Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he has made a verbal agreement with the club that he will stay for a further two years beyond his existing contract to 2021. The Argentine boss has impressed in his first two years at Spurs and looks set to guide them to their best Premier League finish [...]
No, Arsene, Arsenal aren’t champions away from home — you’d still be fighting for top four April 29, 2016 According to Arsene Wenger, Arsenal are the best away team in the Premier League. In an extraordinary press conference in which the Gunners boss took aim at former players and members of the media, Wenger also argued that "we have to realise that away from home we are championship winners". The Frenchman explained: "We lost [...]
Leicester City: Former Economist editor set to miss out on £100,000 after forgetting to place annual bet on Foxes to win the Premier League April 29, 2016 For 20 years, former Economist editor and current boss of Bloomberg News John Micklethwait placed a throwaway £20 bet on Leicester to win the league at the beginning of every season. Leicester are just one win away from winning the Premier League but unfortunately for Micklethwait, last summer was also the first time in two decades [...]
Leicester City: Claudio Ranieri will receive huge seven-figure bonus for winning the Premier League April 29, 2016 From 5,000/1 rank outsiders to Premier League champions in waiting — Leicester City’s transformation under Claudio Ranieri couldn’t be much more drastic. And the Italian manager, who took over last summer, will be rewarded handsomely should he guide the Foxes to a historic league title that is now just one win from their grasp. Leicester [...]
Football betting: Leicester to keep the champagne on ice in tricky Manchester United test April 28, 2016 There's nothing unusual in the Premier League title being sealed at Old Trafford. But if Leicester do it on Sunday it will arguably be the most remarkable moment in top-flight history. The Foxes take on Manchester United needing three points from their final three games to claim the trophy. Famously, Claudio Ranieri’s men were 5,000/1 [...]
Football betting: Alan Pardew can be pardoned for prioritising Palace’s precious trip to Wembley April 28, 2016 Alan Pardew will have plenty to smile about when he returns to Newcastle this weekend. His Crystal Palace side’s Premier League safety is virtually guaranteed, with 39 points, and they have a first FA Cup final in a generation to look forward to. And that makes Newcastle a very attractive bet, at 19/20 with Betway. Until [...]
Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli’s season brought to an end by three-match suspension April 28, 2016 TOTTENHAM midfielder Dele Alli has vowed to learn from his spat with West Brom’s Claudio Yacob after his season was brought to a premature end by a three-match suspension. Alli accepted the Football Association charge of violent conduct after television replays showed the 20-year-old punch Yacob in the stomach during the first half of Tottenham’s [...]