Fergie and Wenger join forces in poach row September 10, 2009 MANCHESTER UNITED boss Sir Alex Ferguson has joined forces with old foe Arsene Wenger in speaking out against the “poaching” scandal, which has plagued the reputation of English football. International governing bodies, Uefa and FIFA, want to outlaw the overseas transfers of players under the age of 18, following claims from abroad that Premier League [...]
United issue threat over Pogba claims September 7, 2009 MANCHESTER UNITED have threatened to take legal action against Le Havre if they continue to make allegations over the transfer of 16-year-old starlet Paul Pogba. The French club have repeatedly claimed United threw money at Pogba’s family in order to entice him to Old Trafford. The claims come just days after Premier League rivals Chelsea [...]
Beckham eyes English return to fulfil dream September 7, 2009 DAVID BECKHAM has hinted he could make a return to the Premier League in order to fulfil his World Cup dream. The 34-year-old is still half way through a five-year contract with LA Galaxy but could be available on a loan deal when the Major League Soccer season finishes in March. Beckham enjoyed a successful [...]
Lee: Ashley plans don’t ring true September 6, 2009 FORMER Newcastle captain Rob Lee has questioned owner Mike Ashley’s desire to sell the fallen north-east giants and accused him of deliberately stalling on the appointment of Alan Shearer as manager. Ashley put Newcastle up for sale in May after a turbulent season culminated in their relegation from the Premier League. But despite reports of [...]
Prudent Lee learns to leave behind netbusters and focus on net gains September 6, 2009 ROB LEE knows what financial mismanagement looks like. He witnessed the recklessness of England team-mates at the 1998 World Cup, who thought nothing of betting £5,000 a hand on card games. More recently he has seen his beloved Newcastle United relegated from the top flight while embattled owner Mike Ashley runs up personal losses of [...]
CITY MOVES WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS September 6, 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopersThe accountancy firm has appointed Marco Amitrano to lead its UK risk assurance business.Amitrano, 39, joined the firm in 1992, and worked first in Newcastle and then for three years in the Chicago office. Most recently, he has had responsibility for all of the firm’s audit and related services to the UK subsidiaries of global [...]
Our spending spree is over, declares City boss Hughes September 2, 2009 MANCHESTER CITY manager Mark Hughes has declared the club’s staggering spending spree to be over, insisting he will not embark on any more radical recruitment drives. Hughes splashed out £120m this summer on bringing six of the top flight’s biggest names to Eastlands, an amount that accounted for more than a quarter of the total [...]
The top four have no need to spend September 2, 2009 MARK HUGHES’ declaration that Manchester City have squeezed three years’ worth of dealing in two transfer windows fails to represent what has been a quieter-than-usual transfer window as far as the big clubs are concerned. City’s spending accounted for £120m of the £460m total of the Premier League total spending – and even that was [...]
Big spending days of top flight are finished September 1, 2009 SPENDING by top-flight clubs shrank by 10 per cent this year – and experts say a more “risk-averse” climate means Premier League outlays will fall again in 2010. Teams in England’s top tier spent an estimated total of £450m before the summer transfer window closed yesterday evening, a reduction of around £50m on 2008’s record [...]
Villa land Collins but Dunne deal delayed September 1, 2009 ASTON VILLA boss Martin O’Neill will have to wait until this morning to parade his deadline-day defensive pair after the Premier League requested more time to ratify Richard Dunne’s move from Manchester City last night. O’Neill is confident Dunne will be confirmed as a Villa player today with the ex-City captain having already completed a [...]