Cardiff City handed transfer ban for FFP breach, ending hopes of deal for Charlton striker Tony Watt January 15, 2016 Cardiff City have been placed under a transfer embargo the Football League for breaching its financial fair play (FFP) regulation – scotching hopes of signing striker Tony Watt on a permanent deal. The club says it is "extremely disappointed" in the Football League's decision, which bans them from buying players for the remainder of the transfer window, [...]
Football betting: Arsenal face testing trip to bogey team Stoke January 14, 2016 Arsene Wenger’s least favourite trip of the season is on Sunday, as his Arsenal side travel to Stoke. The Gunners haven’t won in their last five attempts at the Britannia and, given Stoke’s recent good form, Wenger could be in for another tough afternoon. Mark Hughes’s men will be fired up to add another scalp [...]
Football betting: Back the draw when Liverpool meet Manchester United in clash of Premier League’s most inconsistent teams January 14, 2016 No two teams embody this unpredictable Premier League season like Liverpool and Manchester United. Liverpool have had eye-catching wins over Manchester City and Chelsea yet desperate defeats against Watford and Newcastle. United topped the table twice in the early stages of the season after a promising start but they have fallen away badly in recent [...]
Chelsea 2, West Brom 2: Home comforts crucial, insists Hiddink January 14, 2016 Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink admitted that his side cannot afford any more slip ups at Stamford Bridge if they are to make an unlikely bid to finish in the Premier League’s top four after failing to conjure victory against West Brom last night. The Blues twice led through full-back Cesar Azpilicueta and a Gareth [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 0, Leicester City 1: Pochettino rues bad luck after Spurs outfoxed January 14, 2016 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino cursed bad luck and his team’s failure to cope with “long ball” Leicester after they slipped to only their third Premier League defeat of the season last night. Foxes defender Robert Huth’s header seven minutes from time earned a first win in five games for the top-flight’s surprise package and sent [...]
Liverpool 3, Arsenal 3: Regrets for Wenger as late equaliser denies Gunners January 14, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger criticised his side’s decision making after a last-gasp equaliser from Liverpool substitute Joe Allen robbed his side of a two-point cushion at the Premier League summit last night. Striker Roberto Firmino twice fired Liverpool into the lead only for Arsenal to retaliate through Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud, who netted what [...]
Instead of God Save the Queen, of course England should have its own national anthem such as Jerusalem or Land of Hope and Glory January 13, 2016 Today a 10-minute rule bill in the House of Commons will see MPs debate whether England should have its own official national anthem. While typically these rule bills seldom end up in the statute books as law, they offer worthwhile debates on often niche subjects. This in turn sparks media interest, allowing the wider population a [...]
MPs to vote on idea of England adopting an official national anthem separate from God Save the Queen January 13, 2016 There's a chance you may find yourself belting out a new anthem as the England football team stand, shoulder to shoulder, chests puffed out with pride, before the final of the 2016 UEFA European Championship in Paris this summer. Okay, that's unlikely to happen, given England's record. But you may be singing a different anthem to their other matches: MPs could to [...]
Premier League’s unpredictable season is a sign of things to come, say football industry experts January 13, 2016 It has been one of the most notable phenomena of this season but the Premier League’s increased competitiveness is here to stay, according to industry experts. English clubs’ financial strength has allowed even modest top-flight teams to beat leading European sides to top talent, as illustrated by Stoke’s summer signing of £12m Switzerland winger Xherdan [...]
Aston Villa 1, Crystal Palace 0: Hennessey error gifts Villa first top-flight win since opening day January 13, 2016 A calamitous error from goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey consigned Crystal Palace to their first Premier League away defeat since October and gifted Aston Villa their first win since the opening game of the season. Hennessey allowed centre-half Joleon Lescott’s header from a corner to squirm from his grasp and tamely trickle over the line as Remi Garde [...]