Forbes’ most valuable sports teams in the world 2015: Real Madrid leapfrogged by Dallas Cowboys in top spot September 15, 2015 The Dallas Cowboys have overtaken Real Madrid to become the most valuable sports team in the world, according to estimates from Forbes. Read more: Premier League teams dominate football Deloitte Money League rich list The American football team have been valued at $4bn (£2.6bn) in Forbes' latest valuations of NFL franchises, putting them above Real Madrid [...]
Slaven Bilic: West Ham maestro Dimitri Payet elevates others September 15, 2015 WEST HAM UNITED 2 NEWCASTLE UNITED 0 West Ham manager Slaven Bilic hailed the colossal impact of summer signing Dimitri Payet after the former Marseille playmaker scored twice as the Hammers routinely dispatched a blunt Newcastle at Upon Park last night. Payet proved the hosts’ match-winner as West Ham recorded their first home win of the [...]
Manchester United v PSV: Ashley Young ready to play up front as Wayne Rooney gets left at home September 14, 2015 Manchester United will be without skipper Wayne Rooney for tonight’s Champions League clash at PSV Eindhoven after the striker failed to recover from a hamstring injury which sidelined him for Saturday’s victory over Liverpool. Read more: United make De Gea world's highest-paid goalkeeper Manager Louis van Gaal has left Rooney at home, as United bid to [...]
Young jockeys for striking role as Rooney ruled out of United clash September 14, 2015 Manchester United will be without skipper Wayne Rooney for tonight’s Champions League clash at PSV Eindhoven after the striker failed to recover from a hamstring injury which sidelined him for Saturday’s victory over Liverpool. Manager Louis van Gaal has left Rooney at home, as United bid to make a winning start to this season’s Champions [...]
Everton’s destruction of Chelsea was no fluke: Study reveals clubs chasing Champions League improving at a faster rate than top four September 14, 2015 As Chelsea were reminded at Goodison Park this weekend, finishing in the top four is no given considering the strong performances of those clubs chasing the hallowed Champions League qualifying spots – performances that have improved in recent seasons according to a new academic study. Read more: Stoke's Xherdan Shaqiri transfer is just latest in European [...]
Leicester City loss plunges Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood to new depths September 13, 2015 Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood admitted that Aston Villa’s surrender from a position of strength at high-flying Leicester City yesterday was the most deflating blow of his career. Villa boasted a commanding two-goal lead heading into the final 20 minutes at the King Power Stadium courtesy of impressive strikes from midfield duo Jack Grealish and [...]
Tottenham end Emmanuel Adebayor’s career at White Hart Lane September 13, 2015 Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino admitted that severing ties with Emmanuel Adebayor was inevitable and necessary after the misfit striker was released from his White Hart Lane contract by mutual consent yesterday. The 31-year-old has not played for Tottenham this season and had been training with the reserves, having been left out of both their Premier [...]
Mauricio Pochettino backs goal-shy Harry Kane to end Spurs drought September 13, 2015 Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has backed goal-shy striker Harry Kane to rediscover his goalscoring touch after drawing another blank as his side lifted the burden of a winless start against Sunderland yesterday. The visitors snatched victory through Ryan Mason inside the final 10 minutes, as the midfielder notched the second Premier League goal of his [...]
EU referendum: No, Brexit would not “drive” European Premier League footballers out of the UK September 11, 2015 Today it was claimed that leaving the EU ‘could drive out European Premier League Footballers’. We believe this is a scare story, based on a misrepresentation of the rules and highly dubious assumptions that ignores the fact that, outside an unreformed EU, the UK would be free to set our own policy on migration, visas, [...]
Football’s last chance saloon: The tournament where unemployed players duke it out for a contract September 11, 2015 The lemon-coloured corridors of the Leiden Holiday Inn are dotted with men in matching tracksuits, slouching on lobby couches, flicking through smartphones or making frantic phone calls. They’re unemployed footballers, here in the small Dutch city half an hour south of Amsterdam to compete in the Fifpro summer tournament and find work for the [...]