City will risk further FFP sanctions to win trophies May 20, 2014 MANCHESTER City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak insists his club will not compromise their pursuit of glory by altering the way they operate in future, even if it means risking further Financial Fair Play sanctions. The newly-crowned Premier League champions, along with seven others including French giants Paris Saint-Germain, were found to have breached FFP regulations [...]
Allardyce told to turn West Ham into Premier League entertainers May 20, 2014 WEST Ham’s board have ordered manager Sam Allardyce to change his style of football and deliver a top-half finish in next season’s Premier League table. Despite having all-but secured their top flight status by the end of March, the Hammers fans made plain their contempt for Allardyce as they suffered five defeats from their final [...]
Dyke: FA cannot sack Scudamore May 20, 2014 SACKING Premier League chief Richard Scudamore is not a job of the Football Association, chairman Greg Dyke has reiterated. Scudamore, 54, was forced to apologise following the publication of sexist emails sent from a personal account and escaped the sack this week following a meeting with 17 Premier League clubs. Dyke condemned what was written [...]
Suitors form a queue for Cole May 20, 2014 EIGHT clubs are believed to have expressed an interest in signing former England left-back Ashley Cole, after he confirmed his eightyear stay at Stamford Bridge is set to end this summer. The 33-year-old retired from international football last week after being left out of England’s World Cup squad and on Monday night revealed on his [...]
Van Gaal targets instant success May 20, 2014 NEW Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists recapturing the Premier League title is possible next season. United ended the current campaign 22 points behind champions Manchester City in seventh place, their lowest finishing position since 1990. But Van Gaal believes the instant success he experienced at Barcelona and Bayern Munich can be replicated at [...]
West Brom swoop for Gardner May 20, 2014 FOOTBALL: Midfielder Craig Gardner is set to join West Brom after being released by Premier League rivals Sunderland. Meanwhile, Marc Albrighton is set to leave Aston Villa for newly-promoted Leicester City. And former Manchester United midfielder Alan Smith, 33, has joined League One side Notts County as a player-coach.
Premier League chief keeps job after club vote May 19, 2014 EMBATTLED Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has vowed to convince his critics he is not sexist after top-flight clubs unanimously spared him the sack yesterday. Representatives of all 17 teams voted not to bring disciplinary action against Scudamore despite mounting pressure following the publication of emails sent from his work account. David Cameron has [...]
Three more years for Wenger May 18, 2014 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger is set to sign a new three-year contract this week that will extend his reign in north London to 21 years. The 64-year-old, who joined the Gunners from Nagoya Grampus in October 1996, is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal, with his current contract expiring next month. [...]
Sport Comment: Cup final thriller proves there is life in the old competition yet May 18, 2014 SOMETIMES it is good to be wrong. Having convinced myself on Saturday morning that this year’s FA Cup final had all the must-see elements of a McBusted concert, I planned a football-free TV day which involved possibly getting home from a long journey in time for the last five minutes to see the trophy lifted, [...]
Lampard lands World Cup role May 18, 2014 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson has described midfielder Frank Lampard as the natural choice to be his World Cup vice-captain. Should Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard become unavailable once the tournament kicks off on 13 June, Lampard will wear the armband, as he has done six times before in 103 England appearances. And Hodgson feels there is no [...]