Villa plunge into relegation zone January 29, 2013 NEWCASTLE midfielder Yohan Cabaye scored a wondergoal in a 2-1 victory at fellow strugglers Aston Villa last night to complete a nightmare eight days for Paul Lambert’s beleaguered side. Striker Papiss Cisse also netted as the Magpies, who handed debuts to three new signings, won for the first time in seven fixtures and climbed to [...]
Milan agree £20m swoop for Balotelli January 29, 2013 AC MILAN are today expected to bring down the curtain on one of the most controversial careers in Premier League history by completing the £20m signing of Italy forward Mario Balotelli from Manchester City. Balotelli is due to undergo a medical and sign a four-and-a-half-year contract with the bitter rivals of Inter Milan, the club [...]
Al Fayed makes Fulham debt-free January 29, 2013 FOOTBALL: Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed has cleared the club’s debt by converting £212m of loans into equity. The Premier League club yesterday announced an operating profit of £1.2m and revenue of £79.3m for last season, up from £77.1m in 2010-11, but did not reveal full financial results.
Record-breaking United pierce £2bn barrier after share surge January 28, 2013 MANCHESTER United have become the first outfit in world sport to be valued at more than £2bn, according to Forbes, following a surge in the club’s share price. United’s $3.3bn (£2.1bn) enterprise value is 50 per cent greater than their nearest challenger, American football team Dallas Cowboys, who are worth $2.1bn (£1.3bn) according to the [...]
Spurs get their man with £1m deal for Holtby January 28, 2013 TOTTENHAM have moved to mitigate the long-term injury suffered by Sandro by finally persuading Schalke to let Germany midfielder Lewis Holtby join them this week. A bid believed to be around £1.25m proved enough to tempt the Bundesliga club into releasing Holtby, who was out of contract in the summer and due to join Spurs [...]
Hammers recruit former Boro defender Pogatetz on loan January 28, 2013 TOUGH-TACKLING former Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz admits the lure of playing in England again convinced him to join West Ham on loan until the end of the season. The Austria international, 30, completed his short-term move from German side Wolfsburg yesterday and could make his Hammers debut tomorrow at Fulham. “First of all when I [...]
United spend £15m on Palace forward Zaha January 24, 2013 CRYSTAL Palace and England forward Wilfried Zaha is poised to seal a dream £15m transfer to Manchester United, but will remain in south London until the summer to help the Eagles bid for promotion. The Ivory Coast-born 20-year-old, who was handed his first international cap by Roy Hodgson in last year’s friendly defeat in Sweden, [...]
City can edge out Stoke at the Britannia January 24, 2013 A REPEAT of the 2011 final kicks-off tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth round action when Manchester City travel to the lively Britannia Stadium. Roberto Mancini closed the gap at the top of the Premier League to five points last weekend and he’ll be keen to build on a run of five successive victories across all competitions. [...]
History shows financial fair play likely to have teeth, says expert January 23, 2013 ONE of football finance’s leading experts has voiced his surprise at continued scepticism over the willingness of European chiefs Uefa to ban clubs if they break new financial fair play (FFP) rules. Deloitte’s Dan Jones believes Uefa will see through its threat to issue a range of sanctions against teams whose losses exceed allowable FFP [...]
Hammers rout edges Gunners near top four January 23, 2013 ARSENAL 5 vs WEST HAM UNITED 1 WEST HAM boss Sam Allardyce last night denied star midfielder Mohamed Diame is on his way to Arsenal, after watching his team thrashed by the Gunners. Jack Collison gave the Hammers an early lead but Lukas Podolski soon equalised, and four goals in 11 frenetic second-half minutes from [...]