Manchester United accounts: Incredible growth in club’s financial might revealed in results from 1969 January 28, 2016 No club better symbolises the size and scale of today's football industry than international mega-brand Manchester United – and leaked figures from the club's 1969 accounts reveal just how much they've grown. In Sir Matt Busby's final season as manager, the club paid out £204,028 in "wages and bonuses" to a star-studded squad that included [...]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic salary: New PSG contract boosts earnings to £1.1m and makes him the best-paid player in France January 27, 2016 Zlatan Ibrahimovic has almost doubled his money at Paris Saint-German with a new contract worth more than £1m a month, according to local reports in France. The Swedish superstar's lucrative new salary makes him the best-paid player in France ahead of PSG teammate Thiago Silva. Ibrahimovic's contract with the Qatari-owned club is set to expire [...]
Let me laugh and I will score goals, insists Palace new boy Emmanuel Adebayor January 26, 2016 New signing Emmanuel Adebayor has vowed to score the goals that fire Crystal Palace to a top-six finish — but only if he is allowed to laugh — after joining the Eagles on a free transfer until the end of the season yesterday. The 31-year-old was released by Tottenham in September having failed to impress [...]
Jose Mourinho and Manchester United are the perfect marriage and neither can afford to fail with their next appointment January 26, 2016 It's hard to avoid the conclusion that Louis van Gaal is a dead man walking. The Manchester United manager has made himself unpopular among fans with his brand of football, and the best the club can hope for this season is probably scraping into the Champions League. It’s a question of when, not if, he goes [...]
Out-of-favour Tottenham winger Townsend set for £12m move to Newcastle January 26, 2016 ross mclean Tottenham exile Andros Townsend is poised to complete a move to relegation-threatened Newcastle after the two clubs agreed a £12m fee for his services. The 24-year-old, who has won 10 England caps, has made just three Premier League appearances for Spurs this season and has not featured since their Europa League clash with [...]
Former Arsenal director slams Chelsea striker Diego Costa as a “serial cheat” January 26, 2016 Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been branded "a serial cheat" by former Arsenal director Peter Hill-Wood following the Spaniard's match-winning display at the Emirates this weekend. Costa was at the centre of attention, scoring the game's only goal shortly after he was fouled by Gunners centre-back Per Mertesacker – a challenge which earned the German [...]
Ramires close to shock £25m move to China January 25, 2016 Defending champions Chelsea are on the verge of a hefty windfall after it emerged last night that midfielder Ramires is close to joining Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning for a fee in the region of £25m. The 28-year-old cost the Blues £18m when he joined the Stamford Bridge ranks from Benfica in 2010 and [...]
Arsenal 0, Chelsea 1: Wenger hits back as old foes dent Premier League title bid January 24, 2016 Tetchy Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger defended his decision to sacrifice 18-goal top-scorer Olivier Giroud following Per Mertesacker’s early dismissal after his side’s title bid stuttered against old foes Chelsea yesterday. Wenger’s decision was met with a chorus of boos, while the Gunners registered just one shot on target during the entire clash as they forlornly [...]
Fans’ fury at late Arsenal v Leicester fixture change prompts Premier League response January 22, 2016 Leicester fans are planning to boycott the start of next month's Premier League fixture at Arsenal after it was rescheduled with just 23 days' notice. Read more: Supporters' groups given government backing and extra £1m funding from Premier League The match had originally been planned to go ahead at 3pm on Saturday 13 February – but [...]
Ozil and Sanchez set for return as Arsenal bid for title boost against Chelsea January 21, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are set to be unleashed on old foes Chelsea after returning to full fitness as the Gunners bid to showcase their title credentials at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. A toe injury sidelined World Cup-winner Ozil for Sunday’s stalemate at Stoke – Premier League [...]