Diarra set to bolster West Ham midfield February 10, 2015 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed the Hammers are close to agreeing a short-term deal with former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra. Diarra, who has also played Premier League football for Arsenal, Chelsea and Portsmouth, is currently a free agent having seen his contract at Lokomotiv Moscow terminated last August. Allardyce insisted the 29-year-old [...]
Premier League sells TV rights for record £5.14bn to Sky and BT February 10, 2015 Premier League games are worth more money than ever before after the league agreed a new TV rights deal worth an incredible £5.136bn with Sky and BT. The average live Premier League football game will cost £10.2m to screen from the 2016-17 onwards, after Sky and BT shared the 168 games split across [...]
Pearson riles Lineker with pundits jibe February 9, 2015 EMBATTLED Leicester manager Nigel Pearson lurched into a new row with Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker yesterday as he attempted to brush off doubts over his future at the Premier League’s basement club. Pearson failed to explain why the Foxes waited several hours on Sunday evening to deny widespread reports he had been [...]
Beckham backs prolific Kane for England call-up February 9, 2015 FORMER England captain David Beckham has joined the chorus hailing Tottenham striker Harry Kane as an international star in waiting. Kane enhanced his growing reputation further by scoring both goals as Spurs beat Arsenal in Saturday’s north London derby, taking his tally for the season to 22. He is tipped to earn his first senior [...]
Fabregas set for comeback February 9, 2015 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas is set for a return to action when his side host Everton at Stamford Bridge tomorrow evening. The 27-year-old has missed Chelsea’s last two Premier League matches against reigning champions Manchester City and Aston Vila with a hamstring injury after limping out of the [...]
Premier League: Big Sam: United went long-ball to deny us glory February 8, 2015 AT UPTON PARK WEST HAM UNITED 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 WEST Ham boss Sam Allardyce accused Manchester United counterpart Louis van Gaal of resorting to long-ball tactics in a bid to rescue a last-gasp point at Upton Park yesterday. Holland midfielder Daley Blind dragged the visitors level in stoppage time, wiping out emergency centre-half Cheikhou [...]
Leicester forced to deny Pearson sacking February 8, 2015 LEICESTER were last night forced to deny that manager Nigel Pearson had been sacked after hours of speculation suggesting the Foxes boss was set to be fired. The news of his departure came a day after a bizarre touchline altercation in which the 51-year-old held Crystal Palace midfielder James McArthur by the throat during his [...]
Premier League: Ings is ready for England call-up, says boss Dyche February 8, 2015 BURNLEY 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche talked up Danny Ings’ England hopes after the striker helped ease relegation fears, despite West Brom coming from two goals behind to claim a draw yesterday at Turf Moor. Ings scored his eighth of the season and set up the opener for Ashley Barnes, but [...]
Premier League: Referee’s lack of bravery cost us all three points, claims Hughes February 8, 2015 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 STOKE CITY 1 STOKE manager Mark Hughes accused referee Kevin Friend of cowardice after his side snatched a draw at Newcastle through substitute Peter Crouch’s last-minute header. Hughes was angry that Magpies goalscorer Jack Colback avoided a second yellow card for a tackle of Victor Moses moments before firing the hosts into [...]
Premier League set for £4bn in TV auction bids and Sky and BT prepare for battle February 5, 2015 Today marks the closing of the deadline for bids in the multi-billion pound auction for the UK TV broadcast rights of the Premier League. The three seasons to 2019 of the most-watched football league in the world will certainly see BT and Sky battle it out for the coveted rights. But with the added possibility [...]