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West Ham: Saleven Bilic releases captain Kevin Nolan August 27, 2015 West Ham have dissolved the contract of captain Kevin Nolan and released him on a free transfer after he slipped down the midfield pecking order at Upton Park. New Hammers boss Slaven Bilic had started the 33-year-old, who joined in 2011 and led the club back into the top-flight the next season, in just one [...]
Man City land Kevin De Bruyne in English record £57m transfer August 27, 2015 Manchester City are expected to complete the signing of Belgium attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg for a Premier League record transfer fee in euro terms. The early-season pace-setters are thought to have agreed to pay up to £57m for the 24-year-old former Chelsea player – the equivalent of €78m and slightly more [...]
Maximum excitement with sporting index August 27, 2015 THERE’S eight Premier League games for sports spread bettors to get stuck into tomorrow and Sporting Index have a number of markets that revolve around all the matches. Aggregate total goals is a prediction on how many goals in total will be scored across the eight fixtures. It’s pitched at 22.5-23.3. If you were expecting [...]
Champions League failure would be disaster but I worry for Manchester United August 26, 2015 They’ll be holding their breath in the Manchester United boardroom tonight when a stuttering side look to finish the job against Club Brugge and seal a return to the Champions League. This tie is nothing short of massive for a club of United’s stature. It is fundamental to retaining their standing among the world’s biggest [...]
Chelsea transfers: John Stones pleads with Everton to let him join Premier League champions August 25, 2015 Chelsea target John Stones has increased the pressure on Everton to accept a bid for him by formally asking to leave Merseyside for west London. The Toffees have already rejected three bids – the latest for more than £30m – from the Premier League champions for the 21-year-old, who cost £3m when he joined from [...]
Tottenham and Arsenal set for Capital One Cup third round showdown August 25, 2015 London battle lines will be drawn in the Capital One Cup third round after last night’s draw refused to be shy in exposing the early stages of the competition to rivalries. Tottenham will host Arsenal at White Hart Lane while Crystal Palace, who needed extra time to overcome League Two side Shrewsbury Town 4-1 [...]
Arsene Wenger: Arsenal will find cure to scoring ills August 25, 2015 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he does not need to spend before next week’s transfer deadline to get his team scoring again after they drew a blank for the fifth time in six Premier League home games last night. Wenger conceded that Real Madrid had thwarted his attempts to prise France striker Karim Benzema from [...]
Arsenal v Liverpool: Brendan Rodgers laughs off controversy over offside call August 24, 2015 Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers laughed off controversy over a disallowed Aaron Ramsey goal after his team went toe-to-toe with Arsenal in a pulsating goalless draw in the Premier League last night. Replays appeared to show Ramsey was onside when he ran onto a Santi Cazorla through-ball and slotted past Simon Mignolet at the Reds’ goalkeeper’s [...]
Premier League: Mourinho to Terry defence after red card August 23, 2015 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 CHELSEA 3 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho exonerated John Terry after the captain’s red card left his side clinging on for a first Premier League win of the season yesterday at West Brom. Goals from £21m debutant Pedro, striker Diego Costa and left-back Cesar Azpilicueta proved enough for the champions, despite James [...]
Premier League: Now keep it up, Pellegrini tells irresistible Man City August 23, 2015 Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini hopes his side can marry their attacking flair with the consistency that eluded them last season after they continued their irresistible start to the new campaign. Left-back Aleksandar Kolarov and substitute Samir Nasri scored yesterday as Premier League pace-setters City overcame in-form Everton’s stubborn defence and maintained their 100 [...]