Bournemouth breached Financial Fair Play during promotion winning season and could face £10m fine from Football League December 24, 2015 Bournemouth could face a fine of up to £10m from the Football League for breaching its Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations during their promotion-winning campaign to the Premier League last season. The Football League announced that Cherries exceeded the maximum permitted loss for Championship clubs last season of £6m. Bournemouth's financial figures for the season [...]
Ancelotti: Jose paid for failure to inspire Blues December 22, 2015 Former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has cited a failure to motivate his players as the main reason for Jose Mourinho being sacked from the Stamford Bridge hotseat last week. Mourinho was axed after a dismal sequence of results which saw the reigning Premier League champions lose nine of their opening 16 matches, leaving the Blues 16th [...]
Arsenal 2, Manchester City 1: Walcott and Giroud pounce as Gunners stake title claim December 21, 2015 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger revelled in his side’s “exceptional life” after the Gunners bolstered their Premier League title-winning credentials with victory over floundering Manchester City at Emirates Stadium last night. First-half strikes from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud – his 15th goal of the season – powered Arsenal into a commanding lead before the Gunners [...]
Swansea City 0, West Ham United 0: Bilic admits draws are best Hammers can do given injury list December 20, 2015 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic admitted that the depth of the club’s injury list is crucifying their bid to mix it in the upper echelons of the Premier League this season after a goalless draw against managerless Swansea at the Liberty Stadium yesterday. The stalemate was West Ham’s third in succession while the Hammers are [...]
Manchester City favourites to seal deal for departing Bayern boss Pep Guardiola December 20, 2015 Top Premier League clubs were placed on amber alert yesterday after former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola confirmed his intention to step down as Bayern Munich head coach at the end of the season. Manchester City are the bookmakers’ favourites to land the Spaniard’s signature, especially given the strong ex-Barcelona connection already in place at the Etihad [...]
Watford 3, Liverpool 0: Players lost their minds, fumes Klopp December 20, 2015 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp accused his players of losing their minds in the wake of their Premier League horror show against high-flying Watford at Vicarage Road yesterday. A double from prolific hitman Odion Ighalo took the Nigerian’s top-flight tally to 12 for the season after on-loan Chelsea midfielder Nathan Ake had taken full advantage of [...]
Chelsea: Guus Hiddink flies to London but still undecided on replacing Jose Mourinho December 18, 2015 The favourite to replace Jose Mourinho as Chelsea manager has said he needs more information before committing to the club. Guus Hiddink, who successfully managed Chelsea on an interim basis in 2009, has been pictured at Heathrow airport after flying into London for negotiations with Blues owner Roman Abramovich. The Russian billionaire dispensed of Mourinho [...]
Jose Mourinho’s hopes to build a Chelsea dynasty have become outdated and irrelevant in modern football December 18, 2015 When Mourinho returned to Chelsea in the summer of 2013, the Portuguese cut a more compromising figure than the brash and arrogant figure who arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2004. He described himself as “the Happy One” and insisted he aimed to see out a four-year contract which was subsequently extended this summer to 2019. [...]
Jose Mourinho was sacked by Chelsea because there was “palpable discord” between him and players, technical director Michael Emenalo reveals December 17, 2015 Chelsea chiefs have confirmed that friction between manager and players led them to sack Jose Mourinho less than seven months after he steered them to the Premier League title. Technical director Michael Emenalo said owner Roman Abramovich had been forced to act by alarming results and “a palpable discord between manager and players”, adding: “This [...]
High-flying Hornets to be stung by Klopp’s Liverpool December 17, 2015 It must have been beyond a Watford fan’s wildest dreams to go into the week before Christmas ahead of Liverpool in the table. Remarkably, the Hornets go into Sunday’s match against the Reds one point and two places ahead of their illustrious rivals. Watford are only four points off the Champions League places. But for [...]