Gerrard: Dyke needs patience October 10, 2013 ENGLAND skipper Steven Gerrard believes Football Association chairman Greg Dyke needs to be granted time to successfully boost the number of English players appearing in the Premier League. Dyke and his commission, which includes former England manager Glenn Hoddle, are discussing methods to try and safeguard the national team’s future. And Gerrard believes Dyke can [...]
Hoddle, Mills and Gradi on Dyke’s panel October 9, 2013 FORMER England manager Glenn Hoddle, ex-player Danny Mills and long-serving Crewe boss Dario Gradi were last night confirmed among the names on Football Association chairman Greg Dyke’s commission. Dyke hopes to add two more appointments, one of whom could be Sir Alex Ferguson, but admitted the Premier League had declined to join the panel tasked [...]
Global chaos warning over winter Qatar World Cup plans October 9, 2013 CONTROVERSIAL proposals to move football’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar from summer to winter would cause “a huge issue” for every country on the planet, leading officials warned yesterday. Premier League chiefs have made their opposition to the mooted change clear, while Sunil Gulati, the president of the US Soccer Federation and a member of [...]
Confidence key to survival, says new boss Poyet October 8, 2013 NEW Sunderland manager Gus Poyet feels his players need to start believing they are good enough to climb off the foot of the Premier League table and successfully stave off relegation. The 45-year-old has penned a two-year contract and succeeds Paolo Di Canio, who left under a cloud last month after falling out with several [...]
Wenger and Ramsey bag awards to complete remarkable turn in fortune October 8, 2013 SIX wins from six matches have earned Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and midfielder Aaron Ramsey the Barclays’ manager and player of the month awards for September respectively. The Gunners are top of the Premier League and enjoyed wins over north London rivals Tottenham, as well as Sunderland, Stoke and Swansea last month. Wenger’s team also [...]
United chop ticket prices October 8, 2013 PREMIER League champions Manchester United have announced plans to subsidise tickets bought by their supporters to attend away matches for the rest of the season. Following consultation with the club’s fans’ forum United have agreed to discount £4 from all tickets for league fixtures, starting with the trip to Fulham’s Craven Cottage on 2 November. [...]
Exclusive: Hoddle: Independent academies can nurture kids better than clubs October 8, 2013 Former England boss tells Josh Richards his academy blueprint FORMER England manager Glenn Hoddle has told new Football Association chairman Greg Dyke that a radical overhaul of professional clubs’ academies can be the solution he is seeking to the shortage of homegrown talent breaking into the top flight. Hoddle is today expected to be added [...]
Real Madrid debt far higher than club admit, claims fans’ group October 8, 2013 REAL Madrid have been accused of misleading their supporters over the club’s debt levels and operating an inefficient business by a group representing the Spanish team’s members. The Asociacion por los Valores del Madridismo (Association for Madrid Values) says the club’s total debt is €541m (£457m), not the €91m (£77m) reported by Real president Florentino [...]
Cole to miss crunch World Cup qualifier with rib injury October 7, 2013 ENGLAND manager Roy Hodgson must prepare his side for their most important qualifying matches in six years without their joint-most experienced squad member Ashley Cole, who was forced to withdraw last night because of a rib problem. Cole, winner of 105 international caps, underwent a scan yesterday on the injury suffered during the second-half of [...]
Poyet ready to succeed Di Canio at league strugglers Sunderland October 7, 2013 FORMER Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder Gus Poyet is expected to be confirmed today as the new manager of Premier League strugglers Sunderland. Black Cats chairman Ellis Short has been on the hunt for a new boss after he sacked Paolo Di Canio last month following a tumultuous six-month tenure, which culminated in a 3-0 defeat [...]