BSkyB faces “significant risks” over Premier League auction April 3, 2014 HSBC has reiterated its bearish position on BSkyB with an "underweight" rating. The bank expects concerns over the Premier League rights auction will resurface resulting in significant risks to BSkyB. Despite a rise of 8.2 per cent in BSkyB's share price since the beginning of 2014 HSBC believe that once the bidding begins for the [...]
Champions League: Moyes clings onto belief of Euro glory April 1, 2014 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 BAYERN MUNICH 1 MANCHESTER United manager David Moyes is convinced his team can score in Munich to keep their unlikely dream of winning a fourth Champions League crown alive. The Premier League champions put their domestic woes behind them in last night’s quarter-final first leg to draw with the holders after defender [...]
Mourinho probes Paris spending spree April 1, 2014 CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho says Paris Saint-Germain’s £300m, three-year squad investment raises questions about whether they have broken Financial Fair Play rules. Since the Qatari Investment Authority’s acquisition of the club in 2011 some of Europe’s hottest properties, including striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, have arrived helping to secure a first league title in 19 years last [...]
What economics tells us about the next Premier League champion April 1, 2014 THE PREMIER League season is drawing to an exciting close, and it is by no means clear who will be champions or who will gain the coveted top five European qualifying spots. There could even be a surprise. If Liverpool wins, for the first time since 1995 a team from outside Manchester or London will [...]
United always favourites at Old Trafford, says defiant Giggs March 31, 2014 MANCHESTER United midfielder Ryan Giggs insists his club are too big to ever be labelled underdogs, even when Champions League holders Bayern Munich visit Old Trafford tonight. With seven matches to spare the German giants have already been crowned Bundesliga champions and have lost just once in all competitions since Pep Guardiola succeeded Jupp Heynckes [...]
Premier League: Allardyce: Win at Sunderland means West Ham are safe March 31, 2014 SUNDERLAND 1 WEST HAM UNITED 2 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce declared his team safe from relegation last night, following a 2-1 victory that heaped the misery on struggling Sunderland. Goals from Andy Carroll and Mohamed Diame ended a run of three straight defeats, with Sunderland, who netted through Adam Johnson, left languishing in 19th [...]
Premier League: Belief scarce at Spurs, says Sherwood March 30, 2014 LIVERPOOL 4 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 UNDER-FIRE Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood believes his players’ failure to win their own psychological battles has stopped them beating a top-four side this season. Yesterday’s 4-0 hammering at Anfield moved Liverpool a point clear at the top of the Premier League and left Spurs languishing in sixth place, eight points [...]
Premier League: Magath will stay at Fulham even if they go down March 30, 2014 AT CRAVEN COTTAGE FULHAM 1 EVERTON 3 FULHAM boss Felix Magath has pledged to stick by the club even if they are relegated, after a home defeat to Everton yesterday left the west Londoners rooted to the bottom of the Premier League. Magath’s side started brightly and had the best of the opening half, yet [...]
My Gunners have shown they’re up for the fight, insists Wenger March 30, 2014 ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger believes that Saturday’s fightback against Premier League title favourites Manchester City has answered critics who questioned his side’s appetite for a battle. Ex-Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes delivered a withering appraisal of Wenger’s men in midweek, after they followed a 6-0 drubbing at Chelsea with a meek draw at home to [...]
Class of ‘92 buy Salford March 28, 2014 EVERGREEN Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs, together with four former team-mates, have clubbed together to buy non-league Salford City. Giggs, together with former England internationals Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, as well as brothers Gary and Phil Neville, have agreed a deal subject to necessary approval from the Football Association and Northern Premier League. Giggs [...]