Managers targeting personal triumphs May 13, 2010 FOR both managers there is more than just an FA Cup winner’s medal at stake tomorrow afternoon. Carlo Ancelotti, having already attained hero status at Chelsea, is seeking the immortality that comes with leading the club to its first double. His opponent, Avram Grant, has the incentive of revenge over the team who sacked him, [...]
Deadly Forlan ends Fulham dream May 12, 2010 ATLETICO MADRID (2) vs FULHAM (1) after extra time PROUD boss Roy Hodgson paid tribute to his Fulham bravehearts after Diego Forlan sent them spinning to a cruel defeat in the Europa League final. Forlan, the former Manchester United striker, capitalised on a nervous Fulham start to give the Spanish side the lead before Hodgson’s [...]
Hodgson should feel proud May 12, 2010 WHATEVER the result in Hamburg last night, Fulham’s achievement in reaching the Europa League final should never be underestimated. Let’s be honest here. It wasn’t Manchester United or Chelsea we were watching in a major European final in the middle of May, it was little Fulham, a club who were on the brink of extinction [...]
Terry given all-clear after injury scare May 12, 2010 ENGLAND boss Fabio Capello was last night breathing a huge sigh of relief after key defender John Terry was given the all-clear to resume World Cup duties following an injury scare. The former Three Lions captain was taken to hospital after injuring his foot as he trained with Chelsea ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final [...]
Red Knights will not ‘overpay’ for Man Utd May 10, 2010 THE Red Knights consortium has said that it will not pay over the odds for Manchester United. Businessmen led by Keith Harris have expressed an interest in the Premier league runners-up but have now suggested that they will not pay more than £1bn for the club current. They said in a statement: “We have had [...]
Liverpool granted extension on debt pile after nightmare season May 9, 2010 PREMIER League club Liverpool, put up for sale by its US owners last month, has been granted an extension on its debt pile under a deal brokered by its new chairman. A minimum 12-month extension had been granted on £237m of loans from Royal Bank of Scotland, giving loss-making Liverpool until the end of next [...]
Ancelotti gets in the party spirit as ton-up Chelsea secure title in style May 9, 2010 CHELSEA (8) vs WIGAN ATH (0) JUBILANT Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti extolled his team’s response to a season of off-field scandals after seeing them romp to the Premier League title with a record-breaking victory. A Didier Drogba hat-trick, two from Nicolas Anelka and further goals from Frank Lampard, Salomon Kalou and Ashley Cole buried Wigan [...]
Jose’s ghost has finally been exorcised May 9, 2010 MID-WAY through the second-half of yesterday’s game, Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti waved to fans on all four sides of Stamford Bridge in acknowledgement of their chants. It was a poignant moment. Many Chelsea fans are still in awe of Jose Mourinho, who produced two league titles in successive seasons after a gap of 50 years [...]
Dethroned Ferguson insists: We’ll be back May 9, 2010 MANCHESTER UTD (4) vs STOKE CITY (0) DETHRONED Sir Alex Ferguson congratulated rival Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti after being forced to hand over the Premier League trophy on an afternoon of anti-Glazer protests at Old Trafford. Chelsea’s victory over Wigan at Stamford Bridge denied United a fourth successive title, although Ferguson’s men did their bit [...]
Tevez raises the roof as Hammers make a point May 9, 2010 PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND-UP WEST HAM (1) vs MANCHESTER CITY (1) CARLOS TEVEZ stole the limelight as an emotional return to Upton Park ended in a rather tepid end-of-season stalemate. Tevez came off the substitute’s bench on 73 minutes to the biggest cheer of the day from Hammers fans, who idolised him during his popular spell [...]