Cole is first England star in Italy since 1995 July 7, 2014 LEFT-BACK Ashley Cole last night became the first England international footballer to leave the Premier League for Serie A in 19 years when he completed a free transfer to Roma. The defender, released by Chelsea this summer following a hugely successful eight years at the club, has signed a two-year contract with last season’s Italian [...]
BSkyB CEO Jeremy Darroch is set on change July 7, 2014 Chief executive Jeremy Darroch tells David Hellier how he is bent on encouraging even more people to fall in love with Sky Talking about the way BSkyB has changed over the years, its chief executive Jeremy Darroch says: “You don’t keep being successful by doing things in the same way.” As he speaks, [...]
Hands off Rodriguez, say Monaco, as he gets set to ruin Brazil’s party July 3, 2014 COLOMBIA playmaker James Rodriguez’s suitors have been warned to forget about signing the World Cup’s breakout star, as he plots an end to Brazilian hopes of a first home triumph in the tournament. Monaco say they have no intention of cashing in on Rodriguez just one year after they flexed their newfound financial muscle by [...]
F1 hasn’t worked: QPR owner Tony Fernandes quits formula one with Caterham sale July 3, 2014 QPR owner Tony Fernandes has sold his struggling Caterham Formula One team, bringing to an end to the Malaysian millionaire's failed foray into motor racing. The Oxfordshire-based F1 team has been sold to an unnamed consortium of Swiss and Middle Eastern investors, it was announced yesterday, with retired Dutch driver Christijan Albers taking over its [...]
Liverpool sign up Carillion for Anfield revamp July 2, 2014 SUPPORT services and construction firm Carillion yesterday said it had been named preferred bidder for the £75m expansion of Liverpool’s Anfield stadium, ahead of the club’s return to the Champions League. The proposals would increase the capacity of a new main stand by around 8,300, taking the overall capacity of the stadium to around 54,000. [...]
How Americans learned to love football July 2, 2014 WE BRITS have long enjoyed looking down our noses at Americans when it comes to football. They call it soccer, they get the terminology wrong, and they are inexplicably obsessed with viewing it through the prism of statistics. Making fun of all this has been a favourite pastime within our favourite pastime. Or at least [...]
Adam Lallana relishing first taste of Champions League at Liverpool July 1, 2014 Liverpool’s new £25m midfielder Adam Lallana says he is relishing the opportunity to play in the Champions League just three years after plying his trade in League One. Lallana helped Southampton gain promotion from English football’s second tier to a top-half finish in the Premier League. He said: “I’m grateful that Southampton accepted the offer [...]
Premier League chairman steps down June 30, 2014 ANTHONY Fry has been forced to step down as chairman of the English Premier League after a year in the role due to illness. The 59 year-old, who has spent his career in finance working for banks including Rothschild, said yesterday that he needed to scale back his business activities after suffering a stroke in [...]
Suarez bites bullet and sets up £80m Barca switch June 30, 2014 LIVERPOOL and Uruguay forward Luis Suarez last night paved the way for a big-money transfer to Barcelona by finally issuing an apology for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. Six days after the incident that shocked the World Cup and earned him a four-month ban from all football activity, Suarez spoke of “deep regret” and promised [...]
Premier League chief steps down June 30, 2014 FOOTBALL: Premier League chairman Anthony Fry has stepped down on medical grounds three months after suffering a stroke. Fry, who only succeeded Dave Richards last summer, plans to “scale back” his commitments and said it “would not be fair” to stay on. He plans to continue as a non-executive director at Dairy Crest.