£25m Oscar signs for Chelsea as spending spree continues July 25, 2012 CHELSEA yesterday confirmed the signing of Brazil playmaker Oscar from Internacional for a fee of £25m as their bid to return to Premier League title contention gathers pace. This summer’s resolute reshaping of the Chelsea squad is the most significant seen at the club since Jose Mourinho’s appointment as manager in 2004, a year after [...]
Terry prepares for D-Day in race row case July 12, 2012 FORMER England captain John Terry will learn today whether he has been found guilty of what was yesterday termed “straightforward racial abuse” of QPR footballer Anton Ferdinand during a match last year. A week-long trial and months of claim and counter-claim, which have already seen Terry stripped of the national armband and Fabio Capello resign [...]
Rodallega in Fulham move July 12, 2012 FULHAM manager Martin Jol has toasted the arrival of striker Hugo Rodallega after signing the Colombian on a free transfer from Premier League rivals Wigan. Jol revealed the 26-year-old, who scored 24 goals in 117 Latics appearances, had turned down suitors at home and abroad in favour of securing a move to Craven Cottage. “I [...]
Premier League deal extended July 12, 2012 FOOTBALL: Barclays has extended its £40m per season title sponsorship of the Premier League for a further three years, until the end of the 2015-16 season.
Old guard run to Terry in court as Mourinho and Cole help defence July 11, 2012 FORMER Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and current team-mate Ashley Cole defended John Terry in court yesterday as the ex-England captain denied racially abusing QPR footballer Anton Ferdinand. Mourinho, now in charge of Real Madrid, did not appear in person on day three of the high-profile trial at Westminster Magistrates Court but submitted a sworn statement [...]
BEST of the BROKERS July 11, 2012 BALFOUR BEATTY UBS has downgraded the construction company from “buy” to “neutral” and cut the target price from 340p to 310p citing a “less compelling” valuation. The brokerage noted that key comps have de-rated, particularly in the US and said that although Balfour Beatty guided to earnings in line with expectations, “the mix is slightly [...]
I’ve been stitched up, says Terry July 10, 2012 FORMER England captain John Terry yesterday said he had been “stitched up right and proper” by allegations of racial abuse, as he took to the witness box for the first time in his high-profile criminal trial. Terry denied he had “snapped” and called Anton Ferdinand a “f****** black c***” in response to being taunted by [...]
I only spotted Terry rant on web, says Ferdinand July 9, 2012 QPR footballer Anton Ferdinand only realised former England captain John Terry had aimed racial abuse at him during a match when he was shown a YouTube clip of it by his girlfriend hours later, a court heard yesterday. Ferdinand had until then not seen or heard Chelsea skipper Terry call him a “f****** black c***”, [...]
United exit not the end for Park July 9, 2012 QPR manager Mark Hughes insists there is absolutely no reason why Ji-Sung Park’s transfer from Manchester United should mark a decline in the midfielder’s career and believes his arrival could prove to be the catalyst for serious success at the west London club. Park, at an initial £2m, is the club’s sixth summer signing yet [...]
Why qualified financiers are in terrific demand July 9, 2012 Recently it occurred to me that if I were to come back in another life I might train to be a Qualified Executive. I had never heard the term before the last few days but people in the City have been telling me that Qualified Executives (or QEs as they are known within the square [...]