Happy Hammers can outfox Leicester at the Boleyn August 13, 2015 If there was a manager of the week trophy then Slaven Bilic and Claudio Ranieri would have been strong contenders after the first round of matches. Having masterminded the result of the opening weekend with a 2-0 win against Arsenal at the Emirates Bilic would have got my vote, but with Ranieri a close second [...]
Russ wiseman August 13, 2015 THIS is always a really exciting time of year and everything looks set for a fantastic few days of football. Sportingbet are dangling a rather large carrot to punters – we’re going to add 25% to winning football accumulators this weekend. It’s great that we’ve got a Premier League game to get stuck into tonight [...]
Crystal Palace v Arsenal: Gunners to bounce back from surprise opening defeat August 13, 2015 Former glazier Alan Pardew has moved on from installing windows as a part-time player to breaking through glass ceilings as a manager. He might not be everyone’s cup of tea but his CV bears comparison with any other British manager in the Premier League. Pardew led Reading and West Ham to promotions, took Newcastle into [...]
Medics round on Chelsea in Carneiro row August 13, 2015 CHELSEA have suffered a major backlash over the decision to remove club doctor Eva Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn from the bench following criticism from manager Jose Mourinho. The Blues boss complained Carneiro and Fearn had been “impulsive and naive” for rushing onto the field to treat stricken star Eden Hazard during Saturday’s 2-2 Premier [...]
Chelsea doctor row: Medical community round on Blues over Jose Mourinho’s treatment of Eva Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn August 12, 2015 Chelsea have suffered a major backlash over the decision to remove club doctor Eva Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn from the bench following criticism from manager Jose Mourinho. The Blues boss complained Carneiro and Fearn had been “impulsive and naive” for rushing onto the field to treat stricken star Eden Hazard during Saturday’s 2-2 Premier [...]
Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro set for punishment after feeling the wrath of manager Jose Mourinho August 12, 2015 Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro is expected to lose her place on the bench just days after she incurred the wrath of manager Jose Mourinho by rushing onto the field to treat a stricken player. Mourinho criticised his medical staff after the Premier League champions were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Swansea in Saturday’s [...]
Xherdan Shaqiri: Stoke transfer is just latest in European exodus to Premier League’s middle class August 12, 2015 Leading players are increasingly quitting top continental clubs to play for some of the Premier League’s least glamorous outfits as England’s top-flight middle-class flexes its new-found financial muscle. Graphic by Chris Parmenter Stoke’s £12m capture of Switzerland star Xherdan Shaqiri from 18-time Italian champions Inter yesterday is just the latest example of the trend, which [...]
BT and Sky square up in battle to win over Premier League football fans August 12, 2015 The new Premier League season has kicked off to the usual fanfare, but another battle is raging off the pitch, between rival broadcasters Sky and BT. Both companies have launched high profile advertising campaigns in order to win over new subscribers. Sky Sports has opted for a nostalgic look back at seasons gone by, integrating [...]
Newcastle sponsor Wonga named Premier League’s worst for fan engagement while Southampton’s Veho finishes top August 11, 2015 Southampton sponsor Veho is the model to follow for Premier League sponsors "wasting" their investment by failing to engage with fans, while Newcastle United sponsor Wonga is the worst example to follow. Read more: The Saints go marching on to profitability – Southampton’s David Bence is heading for a sustainable business model Veho, the Southampton-based electronics [...]
English clubs spend over £20m on agents’ fees – £7m more than any of the other “big five” European leagues August 11, 2015 English football clubs have spent more on agents' fees this summer than those elsewhere in Europe. Read more: Every Premier League signing in one graph Agents representing players in England have received over £20m from "intermediary commissions", according to data compiled by Fifa's Transfer Matching System (TMS). Between 1 June – when English clubs were first [...]