Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce: I’ve got a shot at England manager job October 13, 2015 Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce admits he still has an eye on the England job as he embarks on his mission to steer the struggling Black Cats away from Premier League relegation. Allardyce conceded yesterday, as he faced the media for the first time since his appointment last week, that reversing a run of just three [...]
Euro 2016: Arsenal players contribute more minutes to England’s qualifying campaign than any other club October 13, 2015 Arsenal players contributed more time to Roy Hodgson during England's successful qualifying campaign for Euro 2016 than any other club. Hodgson's side booked their place at next year's tournament in France with a spotless record, winning all 10 of their games. Liverpool contributed seven players to the Three Lions' perfect qualifying campaign – more than any other [...]
West Ham Olympic Stadium deal: Taxpayer to fund cleaners, undersoil heating and turnstile operators October 10, 2015 Taxpayers will foot the bill for services at the Olympic Stadium after Premier League club West Ham make it their new home from next season. The publicly-funded London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will be paying for a number of staff including medical staff, cleaners, turnstile operators and stewards, it has been confirmed. West Ham have [...]
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool contract makes him the third highest paid manager in the world October 9, 2015 New Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will become the third highest earning manager in football after signing a lucrative £7m a year contract with the Reds. The German has signed a three-year deal worth £21m. It puts him above Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and below only Chelsea's Jose Mourinho in the Premier League's highest-earning bosses. Read more: Jurgen [...]
Manchester United make David De Gea the highest paid goalkeeper in the world October 9, 2015 Less than two weeks after agreeing to sell him to Real Madrid, Manchester United have handed David De Gea a new four-year contract reportedly worth £200,000 per week. Read more: Why did David de Gea's Manchester United to Real Madrid move collapse? Sports lawyers explain The pay rise is worth £7m a year to the [...]
Euro 2016 qualifiers: England boss Roy Hodgson unwilling to risk club versus country row over Wayne Rooney injury October 8, 2015 England boss Roy Hodgson admitted he was unwilling to risk a club versus country row after ruling out skipper Wayne Rooney for his side’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Estonia at Wembley tonight. Manchester United striker Rooney has been unable to train with his international team-mates at St George’s Park this week having suffered an ankle [...]
Over 30,000 seats left empty at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last season as club “overstate attendance” by 5,000 fans per game October 7, 2015 More than 30,000 seats were left unoccupied at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium last season according to police figures which reveal the club may have exaggerated its overrall attendance by nearly 22,000. Nearly every Premier League fixture at Arsenal's 60,432 capacity home is claimed to be a sell-out, despite the most expensive matchday and season ticket prices [...]
Financial Fair Play: English clubs in spotlight as Uefa acknowledges concerns over super-rich elite October 7, 2015 Europe's biggest clubs, many of them English, could face new restrictions designed to curb their increasing financial might, according to governing body Uefa. Uefa's senior benchmarking manager Perry Sefton said the organisation's latest annual report on the game's financial landscape showed there were now "15 to 16 truly global clubs, five or six them in [...]
Football Comment: Klopp can return Reds to top four October 7, 2015 I WAS a little surprised by Liverpool’s decision to sack Brendan Rodgers but, as the dust begins to settle and the club prepare to appoint his replacement, he can harbour few complaints. None of the numbers show his reign in a very flattering light. Yes, he had to contend with the unavoidable loss of star [...]
Chelsea slump down to Mourinho ruining his players, says Capello October 6, 2015 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho is paying the price for habitually “ruining” his players in the first 18 months of his tenure, according to former England coach Fabio Capello. Blues chiefs this week took the unusual step of issuing a public vote of confidence in Mourinho, who has led the team to just eight points from [...]