Arsene Wenger accepts blame as supporter unrest leads to threat of 20,000 empty seats for West Brom match April 20, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits the collapse of his team’s title challenge could lead to a club record low attendance for a Premier League fixture when West Brom visit on Thursday evening. The Gunners have been sucked into a now-traditional scrap for a Champions League place by a dismal run that has yielded just 18 [...]
The four characteristics that make a Leap 100 company April 20, 2016 Each company in the Leap 100 is different. But they all excel in four crucial areas which distinguish them from Britain’s many other innovative and growing companies. In the entrepreneurs, we have looked for leadership and ambition, and in their companies we have looked into their team and money. This is why these qualities are so important. Leadership [...]
Newcastle United 1, Manchester City 1: Pellegrini adopts brave face despite City opening Champions League door to rivals April 19, 2016 Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini brushed off his side’s failure to overcome relegation-haunted Newcastle despite their draw opening the door to rivals Manchester United in the race for a top-four finish. The Magpies recovered their poise following a contentious opener from City’s prolific marksman Sergio Aguero — his 100th Premier League goal — to earn [...]
Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur: this is how to come out on top in a title race – and how to let it slip April 19, 2016 Suddenly pressure is mounting on Leicester in this, the most exciting Premier League season yet, after they dropped points against West Ham on Sunday and Tottenham cut their lead to five points 24 hours later. I can relate to the experience of both teams from my playing days at Everton, where we won the Division One [...]
Euro 2016: Uefa chooses Hawk-Eye technology used at Wimbledon for goal-line technology system April 19, 2016 The Hawk-Eye system used at Wimbledon and in the Premier League will provide goal-line technology at this summer's Euro 2016 tournament and in next season's Champions League. Uefa picked Hawk-Eye ahead of three other technology providers to provide referees with alerts whenever a ball has officially crossed the goal line. Referees in the Premier League, [...]
Stoke City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 4: Spurs will fight until bitter end, two-goal hero Harry Kane warns Premier League leaders Leicester April 18, 2016 Prolific Tottenham marksman Harry Kane vowed that his side will relentlessly pursue Premier League leaders Leicester until the bitter end after ripping Stoke to shreds. Two goals apiece for lethal duo Kane and midfielder Dele Alli not only cut the Foxes’ advantage at the summit to five points but also sounded an ominous warning that Spurs are [...]
Jamie Vardy faces missing two Leicester City games after striker is hit with FA charge for angry reaction to red card against West Ham April 18, 2016 Premier League leaders Leicester could be forced to cope without top scorer Jamie Vardy for the next two games after the England striker was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association. Vardy was charged for his angry reaction to being shown a second yellow card in an incident-filled 2-2 draw at home to West [...]
Mervyn King abdicates from the board of recently relegated Aston Villa after just two months in the role April 18, 2016 When former Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King announced that he would be joining the board at Aston Villa, his task at the football club was likened to battling the fallout from the financial crisis. But now, after just two months in the role, King has abdicated from the club alongside fellow director and ex Football Association chair David Bernstein, [...]
Manchester City’s Champions League progress can help save Newcastle from relegation, says Rafael Benitez April 18, 2016 Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez believes Manchester City’s unprecedented Champions League run could have a beneficial effect on his bid to save the Magpies from relegation. City travel to St James’ Park on Tuesday and Benitez expects some of the visitors to be preoccupied by thoughts of a first ever European semi-final against his former club Real [...]
Spurs out to settle scores against Stoke and set nerves jangling at Leicester’s King Power Stadium April 17, 2016 A first home win over Manchester United since 2001 may have maintained Tottenham’s Premier League title interest last week, but maximum points at Stoke on Monday night could heighten any jangling nerves at Leicester’s King Power Stadium. Victory in the Potteries would trim Leicester’s lead at the summit to five points after the 10-man Foxes required [...]