Remy: I’ll be OK for United October 22, 2014 CHELSEA striker Loic Remy is hopeful of recovering from a minor groin injury in time to play in Sunday’s Premier League showdown at Manchester United. Remy scored his second Blues goal in Tuesday’s 6-0 rout of Maribor, but hobbled off moments later to join leading scorer Diego Costa on the injury list and leave boss [...]
Redknapp future uncertain after QPR chairman criticises manager October 21, 2014 QPR manager Harry Redknapp’s future looks increasingly uncertain after chairman Tony Fernandes last night publicly criticised his handling of a spat with out-of-favour midfielder Adel Taarabt. Fernandes also censured Taarabt, but it was his expression of disappointment in Redknapp’s behaviour that raised eyebrows, with the veteran boss already odds-on to be the next top-flight coach [...]
Premier League: Points to prove as van Gaal’s search for away victory goes on October 20, 2014 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 DISGRUNTLED Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal admits his side are some way short of an acceptable points tally after their stuttering away form continued against West Brom at the Hawthorns last night. Holland midfielder Daley Blind struck a late equaliser while Marouane Fellaini also notched his first [...]
CSKA star Musa labels rivals Man City very weak October 20, 2014 CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa has taunted Manchester City on the eve of their Champions League meeting, calling them “very weak” and depicting them as defensively frail. The Nigeria international also criticised his club’s stadium ban, which was imposed for incidents of racism among fans and means tonight’s fixture will be played behind close doors, [...]
Taarabt directs angry response at Redknapp’s unfit assertions October 20, 2014 ANGRY QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt has hit back at manager Harry Redknapp’s assertions he is overweight and unfit to play top-flight football. The 25-year-old was on the end of a stinging rebuke from the former Tottenham boss after failing to make the bench for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool. Redknapp claimed the [...]
Mourinho reopens Spanish feud over Costa hamstring irritation October 20, 2014 FRUSTRATED Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has laid the blame for the loss of star striker Diego Costa squarely at the feet of Spain head coach Vicente del Bosque as his side prepare to host NK Maribor in the Champions League tonight. The £32m former Atletico Madrid hitman, who has scored nine goals in seven Premier [...]
Bale a doubt as prolific Real head to Anfield October 20, 2014 REAL Madrid could be without Gareth Bale for tomorrow’s Champions League trip to Liverpool after confirming that the world’s most expensive player has a muscular injury. The European champions left the former Tottenham winger out of the side for Saturday’s victory over Levante and revealed yesterday that the 25-year-old has an abdominal problem. Real face [...]
How private are my emails? Not as private as you think October 19, 2014 Employers must respect the privacy of employees’ communications, but there are exceptions. You may think that private emails from private accounts, and private messages from private social media accounts, are just that – private. You may also think that your employer cannot discipline you for their contents. You may be wrong. The European Convention [...]
Premier League: Redknapp: I’m the man to lead QPR to survival October 19, 2014 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2 LIVERPOOL 3 QPR manager Harry Redknapp angrily dismissed hovering question marks over job security after his side frittered away a precious point during a frantic finale against below par Liverpool at Loftus Road yesterday. On-loan Napoli forward Eduardo Vargas twice dragged the home side level late on to cancel out a [...]
Football Comment: Allardyce pivotal to West Ham’s form surge October 19, 2014 I bumped into Sam Allardyce last week and I’m really pleased that the players he brought in over the summer have been able to take the club to the next level. Everybody has enjoyed watching the Hammers over the years and it’s good to see a strong West Ham side. West Ham are clearly playing [...]