Premier League: Pellegrini won’t give up but City title bid rocked March 1, 2015 LIVERPOOL 2 MANCHESTER CITY 1 MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini insists his team can still retain the Premier League title despite suffering a major setback in their pursuit of Chelsea yesterday. A brilliant curling winner from Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho, after Edin Dzeko had cancelled out Jordan Henderson’s equally fine opener for the home side, [...]
Premier League: Giroud scores as Arsenal hit back after Euro flop March 1, 2015 ARSENAL 2 EVERTON 0 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger hailed Olivier Giroud’s mental fortitude after the striker responded to midweek failure by firing his team back up to third in the Premier League. Giroud, whose misses were blamed for a damaging Champions League defeat to Monaco, put the Gunners ahead against Everton yesterday by steering home [...]
Petition prompts Premier League to advise clubs on living wage February 27, 2015 The Premier League has promised it will speak to its clubs about adopting the living wage, but insists its hands are tied when it comes to enforcement. After a petition for all Premier League staff to paid the living wage was signed over 62,000 times, the group agreed to meet with its creator [...]
Arsenal’s bumper wage bill triggers £13m jump in football costs February 27, 2015 Arsenal’s new sponsorship deal with Puma contributed to a £10m increase in turnover in the six months ended 30 November 2014. Total turnover rose 7.9 per cent from £137.9m to £148.8m thanks to “strong growth in commercial activity” which Arsenal said enabled it to spend more on players and wages. The club says [...]
Chelsea shirt sponsorship revenue to rise 122pc as Premier League brand flexes its muscle February 27, 2015 Chelsea will have the second-biggest shirt sponsorship deal in Premier League history after reaching an agreement with Japanese tyre manufacturers Yokohama Rubber. The deal is thought to be worth around £40m a year for five years, representing a significant jump on their current £18m-a-year deal with Samsung. Only Manchester United earn more [...]
StanChart’s new man lifts FTSE to a record level – London Report February 26, 2015 Britain’s top equity index yesterday hit a record closing high – for the second time this week – helped by a surge in the share price of the Asian-focused bank Standard Chartered. Standard Chartered advanced by 5.4 per cent as traders welcomed its appointment of a new chief executive, former JP Morgan investment bank boss [...]
Oscar out to end Wembley hex in Spurs cup final February 26, 2015 CHELSEA midfielder Oscar is desperate to end his dismal run at Wembley when the Blues meet Tottenham to contest the Capital One Cup final on Sunday. The Brazil playmaker has lost on all three occasions that he has played at the home of English football: for his country in the London 2012 Olympics gold medal [...]
27 February on this day… February 26, 2015 2005: Jose Mourinho won his first trophy with Chelsea, the League Cup, after a 3-2 victory over Liverpool at Wembley 10 years ago today – two days before he and Chelsea are back at Wembley on Sunday. The Blues manager is pictured celebrating with his backroom staff, including current Reading boss Steve Clarke, who is [...]
Sky share price reaches 15-year high of 1,005p on pan-European status February 25, 2015 Despite more cost pressure than ever on European pay TV broadcaster Sky, its shares touched a new high yesterday as investors remained optimistic about the group’s future. Shares rose 3.18 per cent to 1,005p on the London Stock Exchange, even as Sky prepares to swallow a huge £4.2bn bill to hold on to its Premier [...]
Selection dilemma for Pochettino as trophy bid looms for Spurs February 25, 2015 TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has admitted the conundrum of juggling resources is preying on his mind as his side prepare to face Fiorentina in the second leg of their last-32 Europa League tie tonight. Spurs have reached the last 16 in the past two seasons but face a potentially difficult assignment having travelled to Florence [...]