Premier League: Sherwood wants quick call on Spurs future May 11, 2014 AT WHITE HART LANE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 ASTON VILLA 0 UNDER pressure Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood last night urged chairman Daniel Levy to back him or sack him after attaining a Europa League spot. A close-range strike from Paulinho, a Nathan Baker own goal and an Emmanuel Adebayor penalty ensured Spurs finished sixth, above Manchester [...]
Sport Comment: Football must not brush off Dyke’s plan B May 11, 2014 A QUARTER of a century ago, Silvio Berlusconi gave an interview as AC Milan supremo to a long-since defunct satellite TV company in this country, in which he predicted the creation of a European Super League with global television coverage that would give the clubs involved wealth beyond measure. Presenting that programme, I asked the [...]
Scudamore sorry for sexism row May 11, 2014 FOOTBALL: Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore yesterday apologised for sexist comments he made in emails that were revealed by his former personal assistant. “I accept the contents are inappropriate and apologise for any offence caused, particularly to the former employee. It was an error of judgment that I will not make again,” Scudamore said. [...]
Derby eye return to Premier League May 11, 2014 FOOTBALL: Derby County will discover tonight whether will face QPR or Wigan in the Championship play-off final, after beating Brighton 4-1 yesterday to complete a convincing 6-2 aggregate win. Goals from Will Hughes, Chris Martin, George Thorne and Jeff Hendrick assured the victory, before Kazenga Lua Lua got a late consolation for Brighton. Wigan visit [...]
Magath angered at lack of fight May 11, 2014 FULHAM boss Felix Magath slammed his players for lacking the desire to avoid relegation after yesterday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace brought the curtain down on 13 years in the Premier League. Second-half goals from youngsters Cauley Woodrow and Chris David cancelled out Dwight Gayle’s double to ensure Fulham did not end the season with [...]
Wenger: Run sets us up for Cup final May 11, 2014 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger believes his team’s five straight Premier League wins set them up nicely for Saturday’s FA Cup final against Hull. “We have won 11 games away from home, I think it’s the best in the Premier League,” Wenger said after second-half goals from Aaron Ramsey and Carl Jenkinson earned a 2-0 victory [...]
B-leaguered: Critics round on Dyke plan May 8, 2014 FOOTBALL Association chairman Greg Dyke faces a battle to push through plans for elite clubs to field B teams in a new fifth division after they met with immediate criticism yesterday. Dyke revealed the proposals as part of his blueprint for increasing the number of Englishmen in the top flight, a move designed to help [...]
More Englishmen does not improve England’s results May 8, 2014 PLANS to improve the England team by increasing the number of Englishmen playing in the Premier League are fundamentally flawed and may even damage the national team’s results, according to a new study. Football Association chairman Greg Dyke insists England can win the World Cup by 2022 if his vision for populating the top flight [...]
Football Comment: City and Liverpool deserve trophies but Chelsea don’t May 8, 2014 THEY are the two teams who have played the best football and been the most entertaining to watch, so it only seems right that Manchester City and Liverpool have been neck and neck at the top of the Premier League as the season’s final weekend looms. Surely City will win the title now – it [...]
Derby gain first leg advantage May 8, 2014 DERBY took a giant stride toward the Championship play-off final last night with a 2-1 semi-final first-leg victory at Brighton. Jesse Lingard, on loan from Manchester United, put Brighton in front, but Chris Martin levelled from the penalty spot and goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak was credited with an own goal. Steve McLaren’s side are bidding to [...]