Banned Wenger set to miss Udinese showdown August 22, 2011 EMBATTLED Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s miserable start to the season continued yesterday when he was handed a further two-match touchline ban by European chiefs. Uefa found Wenger guilty of breaking the rules of his original suspension, which applied to last week’s Champions League clash with Udinese. The Frenchman communicated with the bench via coach Boro [...]
Mancini lays down law to Arsenal over Nasri deal August 21, 2011 BOLTON (2) vs MANCHESTER CITY (3) MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini has warned Arsenal he could pull the plug on a £25m move for Samir Nasri if Arsene Wenger plays him in the Champions League against Udinese this week. Mancini saw his team go top of the Premier League with a 3-2 win at Bolton [...]
Wenger obituaries are being penned prematurely August 21, 2011 ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger is a man on the brink. Saturday’s home defeat to Liverpool has detonated the myth that the Gunners were ever likely to finish in the top four and Wenger would be advised to consider jumping before he is pushed. Or so some would have us believe. But it’s hard to escape [...]
Fulham pay for Euro tie August 21, 2011 FULHAM boss Martin Jol admits a Europa League campaign is hampering his team’s competitiveness in the Premier League after losing 2-0 at Wolves. Kevin Doyle and Matt Jarvis scored as Jol’s men succumbed less than 72 hours after beating Dnipro on Thursday night. He said: “We can do well in Europe, but it is probably [...]
Fernandes: I won’t be QPR Abramovich August 18, 2011 AirAsia boss vows to fund signings but insists club will be profit-making in long-term QPR’S new majority shareholder Tony Fernandes has vowed to breathe life into a club he calls a “raw diamond” but warned he will not adopt a Roman Abramovich approach and flood Rangers with cash. AirAsia chief Fernandes, who yesterday completed his [...]
Spurs break Hearts to whet Defoe appetite for top four August 18, 2011 HEARTS (0) vs TOTTENHAM (5) STRIKER Jermain Defoe insists Tottenham can get back into the top four after all but booking their place in the Europa League group stage. Defoe, Rafael van der Vaart, Jake Livermore, Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon all struck as Spurs romped to victory in their first competitive match of the [...]
United float to reduce debt pile August 18, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED have applied for a listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange and are understood to be planning to use some of the proceeds to pay down the club’s debts of £515m. United owners the Glazer family are thought to be preparing to sell off between 25 and 30 per cent of the Premier League [...]
Football tourists flock to UK August 18, 2011 MORE than 750,000 tourists watched a Premier League football match last year, splashing out an eye-watering £595m. Big spending football fans part with an average of £776 each, well above the average for all inbound visitors of £563. Norwegians are most likely to come to watch Premier League football, with one in thirteen of their [...]
Gunners can notch their first win at the Emirates August 18, 2011 ARSENAL vs LIVERPOOL TOMORROW – 12.45PM SKY SPORTS ARSENE Wenger is one of the most experienced managers in the Premier League, but the last few weeks must still have been pretty testing for him. The sale of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona clearly hurt and with Samir Nasri heading off to Manchester City plus a couple [...]
QPR ownership resolution expected today August 17, 2011 FOOTBALL: QPR are expected to make an announcement this morning amid speculation Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes is about to complete his takeover of the Premier League newcomers. AirAsia founder and Lotus F1 boss Fernandes is poised to buy a majority stake from Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone.