Berahino vows to repay England as former refugee handed call-up November 6, 2014 BURUNDI-BORN West Brom forward Saido Berahino has vowed to repay the country that gave him “a second chance in life” after being handed a first senior England call-up yesterday. The 21-year-old, who fled the war-torn African country as a child with his family, has been included in a 26-man squad for this month’s internationals against [...]
Championship relaxes financial rules – but no reprieve for QPR November 6, 2014 FOOTBALL clubs in England’s second tier have become the first high-profile league to vote for a relaxation of financial fair play rules designed to restrict their expenditure. At least 18 of 24 Championship teams agreed to increase the amount of money they are allowed to lose from its current limit of £8m per year to [...]
Sport Comment: Return of FA Cup offers hope to football’s have-nots November 6, 2014 ENGLISH football’s calendar hits a milestone this weekend with the FA Cup First Round proper – when the minnows of the Football League and non-league jointly dream of glory; giant-killing in the New Year and making a few bob along the way. It’s a big day for the have-nots of football. Just how big was [...]
Stalemate on the cards for misfiring pair at Anfield November 6, 2014 CHELSEA are four points clear at the top of the Premier League ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Anfield, but there have been recent signs that they are not as invincible as they were earlier in the season. Injuries to Diego Costa and Loic Remy have disrupted their attacking fluency and the 1-1 draw at Old [...]
BT scores key win in battle for Sky Sports November 5, 2014 Britain’s largest pay TV broadcaster BSkyB was left bruised yesterday after a UK court ruled that it must make its flagship sports channels available to its biggest rival, a measure it had resisted for four years. The interim ruling is the latest episode in a four-year legal saga stretching back to an era when Sky [...]
Champions League: City reach crisis point after Euro misery goes on November 5, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 1 CSKA MOSCOW 2 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini admitted his side are suffering a crisis of confidence after defeat to Russian champions CSKA Moscow at the Etihad Stadium last night left their Champions League hopes dangling by a thread. CSKA hitman Seydou Doumbia enhanced his status as the scourge of the Etihad [...]
Champions League: Rodgers backs selection calls after Real loss November 4, 2014 REAL MADRID 1 LIVERPOOL 0 LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers insisted the performance of his much-changed side vindicated team selection despite seeing the Reds slip to a narrow defeat against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu last night. France striker Karim Benzema netted the only goal of the game in the first half, his 41st Champions [...]
Mourinho sorry for condemning Chelsea support November 4, 2014 APOLOGETIC Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has admitted he overstepped the mark in condemning the Stamford Bridge atmosphere at the weekend but insists his motives were borne out of affection for the club. Mourinho angered some of the Chelsea faithful by complaining of a lack of noise from the stands during their narrow 2-1 Premier League [...]
Premier League: Warnock fumes as Palace slump towards danger November 3, 2014 CRYSTAL PALACE 1 SUNDERLAND 3 CRYSTAL Palace boss Neil Warnock blamed poor officiating last night after defeat to fellow strugglers Sunderland pushed his 10 men to within one place of the drop zone. On a night when some Palace fans used the match to protest against Premier League plans to stage games overseas, Warnock was [...]
Chelsea captain phones fan over Mourinho gripe November 3, 2014 CHELSEA skipper John Terry yesterday telephoned a fan to sympathise with the cost of supporting the club in response to an impassioned message on social media following Jose Mourinho’s condemnation of the Stamford Bridge atmosphere. Mourinho angered some of the Chelsea faithful by complaining of a lack of noise during their Premier League victory against [...]