Hazard should be winning player gongs, complains Chelsea chief February 9, 2014 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho believes Eden Hazard should be picking up more individual awards for his match-winning performances, after the Belgian international scored a hat-trick to send the Blues to the top of the Premier League. Hazard’s three goals against Newcastle earned Chelsea a 3-0 home win, allowing the west Londoners to leap-frog rivals Arsenal [...]
Premier League: Risky football will take Spurs fourth, says Sherwood February 9, 2014 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 vs EVERTON 0 TOTTENHAM boss Tim Sherwood revealed he wants to introduce “risky” football to White Hart Lane to boost their aspirations of a top-four finish, after an unconvincing win over one of their nearest rivals. Emmanuel Adebayor’s second-half strike, from the first of just two shots on target Spurs mustered in [...]
West Ham seek legal action over Carroll dismissal February 6, 2014 WEST Ham co-owner David Gold has vowed to pursue a legal challenge to a three-match ban striker Andy Carroll is due to serve, believing their Premier League status has been put in jeopardy. Carroll was shown a straight red card by referee Howard Webb in last weekend’s 2-0 victory over Swansea after appearing to swing [...]
Angry fans count cost of ticket resale platforms February 6, 2014 WOULD you spend £1,000 on 90 minutes of entertainment? That’s the figure Tottenham fans are charging each other for tickets to next month’s derby with Arsenal at White Hart Lane – and it’s all perfectly legal. With demand outstripping supply in Tottenham’s relatively small 36,000-capacity stadium, many are forced to look to the club’s official [...]
City’s expansion plans supported February 6, 2014 FOOTBALL: Manchester City should have plans for a 14,000-seat expansion to their Etihad Stadium approved, a report released yesterday has recommended. City plan to extend their overall capacity to 62,170, work which will create 160 temporary jobs during construction and 110 new jobs on matchdays. The Etihad Stadium would become the second largest Premier League [...]
Liverpool’s SAS can fire Reds to victory tomorrow February 6, 2014 IT’S a massive month for Arsenal as they look to stay top of the Premier League and face big ties in the FA Cup and Champions League. Starting with tomorrow’s game at Liverpool, the Gunners have a horrible run of fixtures which could bring all silverware aspirations to a sudden halt. Chelsea’s defeat of Manchester [...]
Football Comment: Old hands lend edge in drop fight February 5, 2014 Allardyce and Pulis can make the difference WHILE London’s heavyweights fight it out for the title and European places, West Ham, Fulham and Crystal Palace are locked in a relegation battle that could see the capital’s Premier League six-strong population slashed in half by May. It feels tighter than in previous seasons, with only six [...]
Laudrup sacked by Swansea as board seek stable future February 4, 2014 SWANSEA chairman Huw Jenkins sacked manager Michael Laudrup due to doubts over his long-term commitment, the club revealed last night. The 49-year-old helped Swansea win the first trophy in their history when they lifted the Capital One Cup last season, but has since overseen just eight wins from 35 Premier League games. Laudrup was openly [...]
FA Cup: Blunt Fulham dumped out of Cup by Blades February 4, 2014 FULHAM 0 vs SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 (After extra time) FULHAM boss Rene Meulensteen admitted his team’s lack of creativity in last night’s embarrassing FA Cup exit was so alarming they could have played for a month and still not scored. Sheffield United, 23rd in League One and the lowest ranked team left in the competition, [...]
Premier League: Chelsea halt City’s title charge February 3, 2014 MANCHESTER CITY 0 vs CHELSEA 1 Mourinho credits club masseur for inspiring victory CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho revealed a team-talk from masseur Billy McCulloch inspired last night’s victory against their title rivals. Branislav Ivanovic’s first-half strike was enough to move Chelsea level on points with second-placed City, and two behind leaders Arsenal, as Manuel Pellegrini [...]