United go three points clear in race for title January 4, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED 2 vs STOKE CITY 1 MANCHESTER UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told his players to ignore the criticism and focus on recapturing the Premier League title. Splendid goals from Javier Hernandez and Nani, which came either side of Dean Whitehead’s surprise equaliser, helped United open up a three point lead over Manchester [...]
City stars brawl ahead of Arsenal trip January 4, 2011 FRESH cracks have broken out in Manchester City’s mutinous squad ahead of tonight’s crunch visit to Arsenal after team-mates Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor brawled during training. Yesterday’s skirmish appeared to be sparked by Adebayor’s reaction to a tackle from Toure and had to be broken up by concerned team-mates including Patrick Vieira and Vincent [...]
Hughes sleeps easier as Davies show lifts Fulham January 4, 2011 FULHAM 3 vs WEST BROM 0 FULHAM boss Mark Hughes urged his side to build on their recent revival after an emphatic second win in three games hoisted them out of the Premier League relegation zone and up to the heady heights of 13th. Goals from Simon Davies, Clint Dempsey and Brede Hangeland earned Hughes’s [...]
Ancelotti admits he’s lucky January 4, 2011 FOOTBALL: Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti admits he is lucky to have kept his job after presiding over the worst run of form under the reign of owner Roman Abramovich. The Blues have taken just 10 points from their last 10 Premier League matches ahead of tonight’s trip to Wolves. Ancelotti said: “I am a lucky [...]
Bruma: It’s the players not Carlo who should take all of the blame January 3, 2011 CHELSEA defender Jeffrey Bruma insists he and his fellow teammates must take responsibility for their failure to kill off Aston Villa on Sunday. The 19-year-old made his full Premier League debut in the eventful 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge. The Blues, who travel to Wolves tomorrow, trail Manchester United by six points having played a [...]
NINE GAMES Beckham’s Spurs switch set to be a short one January 3, 2011 FORMER England captain David Beckham has edged closer to a sensational loan move to Spurs – but his return to English football looks likely to be limited to just nine games. Beckham’s camp insist any short-term deal would have to fall in line with the start of the Major League Soccer season, which begins on [...]
London’s festive sporting highlights December 22, 2010 WITH the weather having potentially put paid to any pre-planned foreign-based festive frolics, City A.M. has heroically rescued Christmas by pointing you in the direction of some of the sporting highlights the capital will be hosting. FOOTBALL Pivotal games at the top and bottom of the Premier League will be staged in London this weekend. [...]
Usmanov hints at £700m Arsenal offer December 21, 2010 ARSENAL’S second largest shareholder Alisher Usmanov has reignited the battle for ownership at Emirates Stadium by declaring his intention to move to the brink of launching a formal £700m takeover offer. Russian billionaire Usmanov already owns almost 27 per cent of the Premier League outfit, but wants to increase that to 29.9 per cent – [...]
Under-fire Grant set to begin January spending with deal for Villa’s Sidwell December 21, 2010 WEST HAM are poised to bolster their squad for another relegation scrap by completing the signing of tough-tackling Aston Villa midfielder Steven Sidwell. The former Chelsea, Reading and Arsenal player, 28, is out of contract at the end of the season and eager for first-team action, having made just six appearances this term. Under-fire Hammers [...]
Fears over fixture pile-up as more games face axe December 20, 2010 PREMIER LEAGUE chiefs have moved to ease fears of a fixture pile-up as extreme weather threatens to wipe out further fixtures. Heavy snowfall claimed seven of the nine top flight games at the weekend, while some of the Boxing Day schedule is already under threat. Blackpool, who postponed their clash with Tottenham on Sunday, are [...]