This is one the Premier League needs to lose June 3, 2010 THESE are economically straitened times. Times when the Cabinet takes a five per cent pay cut and the governor of the Bank of England refuses a pay rise for this year and even the year after. But in the world of football, for the high-earning players and managers alike, life seems to be going on [...]
Dalglish ideal man to rebuild troubled Reds June 3, 2010 LIVERPOOL legend Phil Thompson believes Kenny Dalglish is the ideal man to take them forward in the wake of Rafael Benitez’s exit. Dalglish, 59, has not managed a side since leaving Celtic 10 years ago, but ex-assistant boss Thompson insists his former Anfield team-mate is the perfect candidate to lead the club through uncertain times [...]
Benitez exit sparks protests June 3, 2010 ANGRY Liverpool fans burned American flags outside Anfield last night in protests against the club’s US owners following the departure of manager Rafael Benitez. Benitez (right) ended his six-year reign on Merseyside by accepting a £6m pay-off to terminate a £4m-a-year contract that still had four years left to run. The Spaniard’s departure comes after [...]
Revenue contests footie debt rule June 2, 2010 Revenue & Customs has filed a writ against the Premier League in a bid to overturn the creditors rule. Under the rule, clubs coming out of administration must first settle football debts in full, while other creditors, such as Revenue, are paid later and often receive only a fraction of the sums they are owed. [...]
Benitez poised to quit Anfield with pay-off June 2, 2010 Liverpool show Spaniard the door – and a cheque for £3m – as Inter Milan prepare to firm up their interest RAFAEL BENITEZ’S six-year reign as Liverpool manager looked to be at an end last night after the club offered him a £3m pay-off to walk away. Benitez would be entitled to around £16m if [...]
Ouch! Walcott shock victim of Capello’s England cull June 1, 2010 ARSENAL winger Theo Walcott’s international career lies in tatters this morning after Fabio Capello ruthlessly axed him from England’s World Cup squad. Walcott, 21, was the shock name among seven victims as manager Capello whittled down his party to the final 23 yesterday. Everton defender Leighton Baines was also culled, as were Sunderland striker Darren [...]
I’m an Arsenal fan but don’t want to invest in club, says Nigerian tycoon May 24, 2010 NIGERIA’S wealthiest man Aliko Dangote has emphatically ruled out buying a stake in Arsenal, following reports he could snap up Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith’s 15.9 per cent shareholding. Dangote, who is estimated to be worth £1.5bn, was said to be interested in acquiring Lady Bracewell-Smith’s shares, which would be expected to fetch around £100m. But while [...]
Inter chief bidding to keep Mourinho May 23, 2010 JOSE MOURINHO may seem bound for Real Madrid, but Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti insists he has not yet given up hope of persuading his manager to stay. Even before Mourinho guided Inter to Champions League glory against Bayern Munich on Saturday evening in the Spanish capital, talk was rife of the Portuguese returning to [...]
Play-off victory earns Blackpool a £95m payday May 23, 2010 BLACKPOOL’S entire squad may be paid less collectively than Chelsea captain John Terry, but all that could be about to change after the unfashionable seaside outfit scooped football’s biggest jackpot of all. The Tangerines’ 3-2 victory over Cardiff in Saturday’s Championship play-off final earned them a return to the top-flight after a 39-year absence and, [...]
Penalties on the agenda for history-making final May 20, 2010 BAYERN MUNICH vs INTER MILAN TOMORROW – 7.45PM ITV1 THE ITV big-wigs must be tearing their hair out in frustration that the first time the Champions League final has been moved to the prime Saturday night slot no English team has managed to get there. England have been represented in all of the last five [...]