Capital One Cup: Jol not fearing for Fulham job despite cup exit October 29, 2013 LEICESTER CITY 4 v FULHAM 3 UNDER-FIRE Fulham manager Martin Jol believes his job is not at any immediate risk, despite suffering a fourth round Capital One Cup exit to Championship high-flyers Leicester last night. The Cottagers looked to have forced extra time after fighting back from 3-1 down to level with three minutes to [...]
Capital One Cup: West Ham make Burnley pay penalty to reach quarter-finals October 29, 2013 BURNLEY 0 v WEST HAM UNITED 2 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce conceded his team needed to call on their big guns to see off the challenge of Championship leaders Burnley in the Capital One Cup last night. Successful second-half penalties from Matt Taylor and substitute Jack Collison halted Burnley’s run of eight successive wins. [...]
I’ll thrive on Aussie Ashes abuse, roars defiant Broad October 28, 2013 ENGLAND bowler Stuart Broad insists he remains unrepentant over his refusal to walk during the Ashes and has invited Australian fans to abuse him in the return series, insisting it will only inspire him. Broad sparked controversy by staying at the crease when officials failed to spot an edge during the first Test earlier this [...]
Dembele believes White Hart Lane pitch is hindering Spurs October 28, 2013 THE BELOW average size of the White Hart Lane pitch is contributing to Tottenham’s struggles to break teams down at home, according to midfielder Mousa Dembele. Spurs have won three of their five Premier League home matches this season, though needed penalties from striker Roberto Soldado to see off both Swansea and most recently Hull [...]
Football Comment: Indispensable Torres can make difference in Chelsea title quest October 28, 2013 WHEN I tipped Chelsea for the Premier League back in August, I did not for one moment think that the man to make the difference in the title race would be Fernando Torres. Yet on Sunday, when the next best team in the division visited Stamford Bridge for an excellent contest, he did. And on [...]
Trophy dreams spur Walker to sign new deal October 28, 2013 TOTTENHAM defender Kyle Walker has revealed the pursuit of silverware motivated him to extend his contract at the club until 2019. Walker joined Spurs from Sheffield United in 2008 and has gone on to make 112 first team appearances and cement a regular berth in the England team. And the 23-year-old, named PFA Young Player [...]
Blues reserves good enough to knock out Gunners, says Schurrle October 28, 2013 CHELSEA winger Andre Schurrle insists they can overcome Arsenal in tonight’s Capital One Cup even if manager Jose Mourinho sees through his threat to make wholesale changes for the London derby. Mourinho has railed at the scheduling of the fixture, little more than 48 hours after their Premier League clash with title rivals Manchester City, [...]
Anti-racism chief says British game not reflective of society October 28, 2013 WORLD football’s most prominent anti-discrimination official has added to criticism of the English game for failing to involve enough black people in governance and management. Jeffrey Webb, head of Fifa’s anti-racism task force and tipped as a possible future president of the world governing body, says ethnic minority players in this country are “demoralised” by [...]
The Sky Sports boss who is set to resume the battle with BT October 28, 2013 The TV sports giant’s managing director Barney Francis tells David Hellier that the secret to success is to keep growing in the face of increasing competition WHEN you’re head of sport at a company like Sky, the satellite broadcaster where covering live elite sport is a major driver of the business, there’s barely time to [...]
Premier League: Repentant Mourinho: I did not mean to offend City October 27, 2013 AT STAMFORD BRIDGE CHELSEA 2 vs MANCHESTER CITY 1 CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho sought to defuse a row with his Manchester City counterpart Manuel Pellegrini last night, after appearing to provoke City’s bench with a wild celebration of the Blues’ late winning goal. With the scores level following goals from Andre Schurrle and Sergio Aguero, [...]