Cheslea retain title hopes After Reebok romp January 24, 2011 BOLTON 0 vs CHELSEA 4 CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti believes his side can still retain their Premier League title following last night’s comfortable win over Bolton. A moving tribute to Wanderers’ legend Nat Lofthouse, who passed away 10 days ago, preceded the match, but Chelsea were in far from sympathetic mood as goals from Didier [...]
Levy: Stadium decision must be head over heart January 23, 2011 TOTTENHAM chairman Daniel Levy has urged London 2012 legacy chiefs to ignore “emotive” rhetoric and focus on facts as they prepare to decide between bids from Spurs and West Ham for the Olympic Stadium. Levy spoke out yesterday as West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady compared Tottenham’s proposals to bulldozing 100 primary schools, and Lord Coe [...]
United rebuff talk of £2bn takeover by Qatar Holding January 23, 2011 MANCHESTER UNITED insist the club is not for sale and have denied suggestions that the Glazer family, which owns the club, has held talks with a Qatari consortium over a potential £2bn takeover. Qatar Holding, the £40bn investment company owned by the Gulf kingdom’s royal family, is thought to have had a £1.5bn offer for [...]
Blackburn boss Kean to praise Robinson January 23, 2011 BLACKBURN moved up to seventh in the Premier League after a 2-0 home win over relegation-haunted West Brom at Ewood Park. An own goal from Gabriel Tamas and a cracker from David Hoilett either side of half-time sealed the points, but former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson was the star of the show with a string [...]
Wolves have the fight to tame Kenny’s Reds January 20, 2011 WOLVES vs LIVERPOOL Tomorrow – 12.45pm Sky Sports 2 KENNY Dalglish hasn’t made the dream return to management that many Liverpool fans would have hoped for, taking just one point from his opening three games. It could have been even worse had Dirk Kuyt not converted a second half penalty against Everton on Sunday. Liverpool [...]
Sullivan backs Grant January 18, 2011 WEST HAM manager Avram Grant has the “100 per cent” backing of the club’s board, according to co-owner David Sullivan, after it was confirmed that the Israeli would remain in the Upton Park hotseat yesterday. The former Portsmouth and Chelsea boss was widely expected to be replaced by Martin O’Neill after Saturday’s 3-0 drubbing at [...]
Boss facing moment of truth January 18, 2011 COMPETENT coach unfairly tarnished by hopeless causes in Portsmouth and now West Ham, or under-qualified charisma-void still dining out on his fleeting association with a great Chelsea side? Whatever you might think of Avram Grant, he certainly divides opinion like few other managers. Grant’s supporters will point to the fact he led Chelsea to the [...]
Cup success is a real possiblity, says Van Persie January 18, 2011 ARSENAL striker Robin van Persie admits Arsenal need a major improvement on their last two cup performances if they are to get the better of Leeds this evening. The Gunners were well below par in their FA Cup third round tie at Emirates Stadium 10 days ago, when they required an 89th minute Cesc Fabregas [...]
Premier League’s January spending set to top £100m January 17, 2011 ASTON VILLA’S club record £24m bid for Sunderland striker Darren Bent looks set to trigger a flurry of transfer window activity that propels top flight spending past the £100m mark. Hard-up Premier League clubs spent just £30m in total last January but Bent’s proposed move would take this month’s total to around £65m with almost [...]
Scudamore has no fear over fair play regulations January 17, 2011 PREMIER LEAGUE chief executive Richard Scudamore insists no English clubs will be banned from European competition for contravening Uefa’s soon to be imposed new financial fair play laws. The rules are being introduced to ensure clubs do not spend more money than they earn and will be introduced gradually. Extreme offences could see teams banned from [...]