Ferguson happy after United start with a win September 19, 2012 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 vs GALATASARAY 0 MANCHESTER United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes last night’s victory over Galatasaray will be crucial if they are to avoid a repeat of last year’s elimination at the Champions League group stage. Michael Carrick’s early goal failed to settle United’s apparent nerves but regardless proved enough to secure victory [...]
Rodgers rides Europa luck September 19, 2012 LIVERPOOL manager Brendan Rodgers has admitted he will use his squad’s younger players in the Europa League because of his Premier League priorities. “There is no doubt the Premier League is our number one priority, I’ve made that clear from the off,” he said on the eve of tonight’s fixture at Swiss side Old Boys. [...]
Mancini: It was our fault that Real beat us September 19, 2012 REAL MADRID 3 vs MANCHESTER CITY 2 MANCHESTER City manager Roberto Mancini admitted errors from his side cost them a famous victory away to Real Madrid and insists that a lack of Champions League experience is no longer an excuse for the failings. Goals from substitutes Edin Dzeko and Aleksander Kolarov meant the Premier League [...]
Manchester United takes a dive on profit but remains upbeat September 18, 2012 MANCHESTER United paid the price for its lack of trophies last season with a £14.9m operational loss in the three months to the end of June. And for the year to 30 June, the recently-floated football club reported pre-tax profit that fell by 16.5 per cent to £91.6m while total revenues dropped three per cent [...]
BT opens wallet to sign Beeb’s Jake Humphrey September 18, 2012 A FTER a breakthrough 2012 that saw him shine as one of the lead anchors of the BBC’s Olympic coverage, the Beeb’s Formula 1 frontman Jake Humphrey has been snapped up by BT to present its Premier League offering from next season. Humphrey’s signing is the latest big money move from BT, after it shelled [...]
Mourinho: City WILL become kings of Europe September 18, 2012 REAL Madrid manager Jose Mourinho believes tonight’s opponents Manchester City are certain to win a first Champions League title and that the only true question concerns when. It is at the Bernabeu that Mourinho’s men will attempt to defeat the wealthy Premier League champions but regardless of if they do so, the Portuguese, winner of [...]
Moyes believes official errors cost Everton September 18, 2012 EVERTON manager David Moyes blamed the officials’ poor decisions for his side’s 2-2 Premier League draw at home to Newcastle last night. After Nikica Jelavic had an early effort correctly disallowed for offside, Marouane Fellaini later had another disallowed before Victor Anichebe’s header crossed the line without being given to leave Moyes’s men vulnerable to [...]
2015 RWC wants Olympic Stadium September 18, 2012 LONDON 2012’s Olympic Stadium is in contention for use at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, even though the stadium’s future remains uncertain. A list of 10 to 12 venues needs to be submitted by the World Cup’s organising committee at the start of 2013 and should the Olympic Stadium by then have a tenant, it [...]
Real and City in derby of the big spenders September 18, 2012 MANCHESTER City’s skirmish with Real Madrid tonight at the Santiago Bernabeu is more than just another big Champions League fixture; it is a clash of football’s financial titans. The Group D rivals are among a select clutch of teams who rival each other for the cream of the world’s talent, along with Barcelona, Manchester United, [...]
Knee injury likely to end Johnson’s season with QPR September 18, 2012 QPR forward Andy Johnson is to miss the majority of the season after suffering a serious cruciate ligament injury in Saturday’s draw against Chelsea. Johnson limped off after 32 minutes of only his fourth appearance since signing in the summer from Fulham and scans have revealed that he has an anterior cruciate ligament injury which [...]