Tevez reignites City charge November 21, 2010 FULHAM (1) vs MAN CITY (4) MANCHESTER CITY are right back in the Premier League title hunt after a comprehensive 4-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, but manager Roberto Mancini is urging his players to keep a measure of perspective. Goals from Yaya Toure and Pablo Zabaleta were sandwiched between a Carlos Tevez brace – [...]
Van Persie: I advised Arsenal to sign Van der Vaart November 18, 2010 ARSENAL striker Robin van Persie has added further spice to tomorrow’s north London derby by revealing he begged manager Arsene Wenger to sign Rafael van der Vaart. Holland playmaker Van der Vaart has been a revelation at Tottenham since joining in September and will pose the visitors’ biggest threat when they clash at Emirates Stadium. [...]
Capello sure England call will focus Carroll November 16, 2010 ENGLAND v/s FRANCE NEWCASTLE’S Andy Carroll has made as many front page as back page headlines during his fledgling career, but England boss Fabio Capello believes the glare of the international spotlight will help focus the mind of the talented striker. Carroll, 21, the joint leading goalscorer in the Premier League this season, is set [...]
Injured Alex joins Terry on Chelsea’s treatment table November 16, 2010 CHELSEA’S defensive crisis deepened yesterday when the club announced centre-half Alex will miss up to eight weeks with an ongoing knee injury. The Brazilian international has already been absent from the Blues’ last two Premier League fixtures against Fulham and Sunderland because of the problem, although he had linked up with Brazil for this evening’s [...]
Fans hail Glazers’ PIK pay-off but big questions remain November 16, 2010 MANCHESTER UNITED supporters have hailed the Glazer family’s decision to pay off £220m of costly payment-in-kind loans (PIK), removing a potential drain on the indebted club’s resources, as a victory for fans. But they have urged the Glazers to show greater transparency in their running of the Premier League outfit. United said yesterday no money [...]
Bothroyd hopes to avoid being a one cap wonder November 15, 2010 CARDIFF striker Jay Bothroyd is determined to ensure his call up to the England squad ahead of tomorrow’s friendly against France won’t represent the peak of his international career. The 28-year-old is in with a chance of becoming the first player from outside the Premier League to represent England since David Nugent, then of Preston, [...]
Chelsea rocked as captain Terry faces months out injured with nerve injury November 15, 2010 CHELSEA’S Premier League title hopes have been dealt a major blow with the news that captain John Terry faces an indefinite spell on the sidelines with a long-term nerve problem in his right leg. The champions’ lead at the top of the table was cut to just two points on Sunday following their 3-0 defeat by [...]
Carlo plans inquest as Chelsea fall apart November 14, 2010 CHELSEA (0) vs SUNDERLAND (3) CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti will hold an inquest into yesterday’s shock defeat against Sunderland – a result which has blown the Premier League title race wide open again. Captain John Terry had hoped last weekend’s defeat at Liverpool would act as the “kick up the backside” his team needed. A midweek [...]
Gunners revel in scrappy win November 14, 2010 EVERTON (1) vs ARSENAL (2) MANAGER Arsene Wenger put aesthetics to one side and toasted a tooth-and-nail scrap after seeing Arsenal cap a successful week that revived their Premier League title chances. Defender Bacary Sagna was the unlikely source of the Gunners’ opener and captain Cesc Fabregas added a second before the visitors endured an [...]
SPORT | IN BRIEF November 14, 2010 Capello calls up Cole for cover FOOTBALL: West Ham striker Carlton Cole has been called up to the England squad ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against France, amid fears that Newcastle’s Andy Carroll could miss out with a groin injury. Cole has only one Premier League goal to his credit this season but could feature at [...]