Familiar foes lurk as English sides prepare to learn European fates December 14, 2014 ENGLISH clubs will hope to avoid some familiar foes when the draw for the next rounds of European competitions are made today. Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City are all in the pot for the last 16 of the Champions League, while Tottenham, Liverpool and Everton await their opponents in the last 32 of the Europa [...]
Cech: Evaluate Chelsea in May December 14, 2014 CHELSEA keeper Petr Cech is adamant winning trophies will be the only true measure of comparing the club’s current talent base with previous title-winning sides. Cech started in the absence of Thibaut Courtois as Chelsea maintained their three-point lead at the Premier League summit with victory over Hull on Saturday and is set to retain [...]
Martinez wary of QPR’s form December 14, 2014 EVERTON boss Roberto Martinez is wary of reading too much into QPR’s abysmal away record so far this season as his side prepare to face Harry Redknapp’s charges at Goodison Park tonight. Rangers have failed register a single point from their seven Premier League matches on the road this campaign and will be without eight-goal [...]
Everton and Celtic defeated but through as Europa last 32 settled December 11, 2014 EVERTON crashed to defeat in their final Europa League pool clash against FK Krasnodar at Goodison Park last night but will enter the draw for the last 32 as a seeded team after already guaranteeing top spot in Group H. Colombian Ricardo Laborde took advantage of a mistake by keeper Joel Robles, one of 10 [...]
Name stadium after Wenger, says Pardew December 11, 2014 NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew believes counterpart Arsene Wenger deserves to have Arsenal’s stadium named in his honour rather than be the target of abuse by a section of the club’s supporters. A banner calling for Wenger’s resignation was unfurled during games against West Brom and Galatasaray while a group of fans harangued the 65-year-old Frenchman [...]
Man United can edge battle versus old foes December 11, 2014 BEN CLEMINSON PREVIEWS THE BEST OF THIS WEEKEND’S PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION BOOKMAKERS have missed a trick by not offering odds on both teams losing in Sunday’s clash between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford. The pair have been a shadow of their former selves for much of this season and, perhaps an even bigger surprise [...]
Football specials betting with sporting index December 11, 2014 MANCHESTER United versus Liverpool is arguably the biggest rivalry in English football and Sporting Index have a number of specials markets for Sunday’s massive clash at Old Trafford. Only the 20 red cards in the Merseyside derby betters the 15 recorded in this fixture in the Premier League era. Traders have priced total red cards [...]
Boris Johnson praises Chelsea for becoming first Premier League club to adopt living wage December 11, 2014 London mayor Boris Johnson has praised Chelsea for becoming the first Premier League club to sign up to the living wage. The current league leaders have been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation which advises companies pay staff a minimum of £9.15 per hour in London and £7.85 per hour everywhere else. Workers [...]
Champions League: Pellegrini: City’s progress proves doubters wrong December 10, 2014 MANCHESTER City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes his side proved a point to their detractors after completing an unlikely Champions League resurrection with victory against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico last night. A blockbuster strike from Samir Nasri and a late Pablo Zabaleta goal secured their progress to the knockout phase as City become only the [...]
Champions League: Mourinho backs Blues bid if sharks avoided December 10, 2014 CHELSEA 3 SPORTING LISBON 1 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho believes his team are primed to go even further in the Champions League this season if they can avoid what he called “sharks”, after the Blues crowned their group campaign with a comfortable win last night. Cesc Fabregas’s penalty, a clinical strike from Andre Schurrle and [...]