Wigan poised for £2.5m deadline-day deal for Crystal Palace prodigy Moses January 31, 2010 WIGAN look set to win the race for one of the hottest properties in the British game by signing Victor Moses from Crystal Palace. The Nigerian-born teenager, who can play on the wing or as a striker, is today expected to complete a £2.5m transfer deadline-day switch to the Latics. Moses, 19, has been linked [...]
Arsenal should have the edge in Emirates thriller January 28, 2010 ARSENAL VS MANCHESTER UNITED SUNDAY – 4.00PM, SKY SPORTS 1 THE next few weeks are absolutely crucial for Arsenal in their battle to win the Premier League title for the first time since 2004/05. They were disappointing at Stoke last weekend and although they hit the woodwork twice at Villa Park on Wednesday night, they [...]
Extended ban for Ferdinand January 28, 2010 MANCHESTER United defender Rio Ferdinand has been banned for four matches for violent conduct, meaning he will miss Sunday’s trip to Premier League title rivals Arsenal. Ferdinand received an extra one-game suspension on top of the standard three because the Football Association considered his appeal against the charge frivolous. That appeal allowed the England centre-back [...]
Mutu fails another drug test January 28, 2010 FORMER Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is facing career ruin after failing another drug test, this time for sibutramine, a banned appetite suppressant. The 31-year-old, who served a seven-month worldwide ban for using cocaine while at Stamford Bridge, tested positive after playing for Fiorentina earlier this month. Mutu could be banned for four years if the [...]
Website taken down as Pompey reach new low January 28, 2010 PORTSMOUTH’S season of crisis took another farcical turn yesterday when their official website was taken offline because of an unpaid bill. Juicy, the company that runs the site, only made the site available again later in the day after Pompey had made them a payment. The club’s latest shambolic episode came as it emerged they [...]
Rooney’s late winner gives City deja vu January 27, 2010 MANCHESTER UTD [Man Utd win 4-3 on agg] (3) vs MANCHESTER CITY (1) SIR ALEX FERGUSON heaped praise on his Manchester United troops after they silenced ‘noisy neighbours’ City and clinched a place in the Carling Cup final. Wayne Rooney’s injury-time winner earned the defending champions a Wembley date with Aston Villa on 28 February, [...]
Target Huntelaar is going nowhere, says Milan chief January 27, 2010 AC MILAN have issued a ‘hands-off’ warning to a number of Premier League clubs chasing striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. The Holland international is frustrated at a lack of first-team football and is considering a loan move away from the San Siro to safeguard his World Cup place. Everton boss David Moyes has already expressed an interest [...]
Get set for a transfer scramble January 27, 2010 WE’VE not seen much in the way of transfer activity in this January window, but expect all that to change over the next few days as managers hit the mid-season panic button. Today and tomorrow are potentially massive days in determining the campaign and you can be assured at least one of the genuine title [...]
Manchester United bonds dip in trading January 26, 2010 THE new bonds issued by Manchester United last week are trading below par, it emerged yesterday. The £500m worth of bonds were trading at between 93-94p yesterday afternoon, meaning they were yileding more than 10 per cent. Analysts said that tradional high income investors were wary of the bonds because of the high debts the [...]
Spurs tighten grip on fourth and return to winning ways January 26, 2010 TOTTENHAM (2) vs FULHAM (0) TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp savoured his first Premier League victory of 2010 after goals from Peter Crouch and David Bentley boosted their Champions League aspirations. Spurs came into the match without a win in three but England forward Crouch eased their nerves with a 27th-minute strike. Out-of-favour midfielder Bentley justified [...]