Arsenal can keep goals flowing in London derby September 24, 2009 FULHAM vs WEST HAMTomorrow 5.30pm, ESPNPREMIER LEAGUE football fans certainly can’t complain about a boring start to the season. There have been 70 goals in the last 20 matches – results which have cost Sporting Index a small fortune, with spread bettors buying match goals, goal minutes and shirt numbers. Arsenal have been one of [...]
Wenger not ready to call time September 24, 2009 ARSENE WENGER may be turning 60 next month, but the Arsenal boss has put to bed any suggestions of retirement, insisting he will carry on until no longer physically able. The French maestro has been at the helm since September 1996, winning three Premier League titles and four FA Cups as well as reaching a [...]
City scrape through as Hull mauled September 23, 2009 CAPTAIN Kolo Toure headed his first goal for Manchester City as they came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 after extra time. The visitors, featuring a raft of changes, took a shock lead against a full-strength City line-up when Hungary midfielder Zoltan Gera rifled in from 25 yards. City dominated possession but did not level [...]
Campbell’s World Cup dream is behind U-turn, say County September 23, 2009 NOTTS COUNTY executive chairman Peter Trembling believes Sol Campbell’s burning desire to play for England was behind his shock decision to quit the club. The League Two outfit confirmed yesterday the 35-year-old has parted ways with the club, 29 days after signing a five-year-deal. The former England defender left by mutual consent after playing only [...]
Chelsea acted properly in Kakuta deal, insists scout September 22, 2009 CHELSEA’S French scout has defended the club’s conduct in the controversial signing of youngster Gael Kakuta. The Blues were this month banned from signing players until 2011 after Kakuta’s former club Lens complained to governing body Fifa that the Premier League club had induced him to break his contract. But Guy Hillion, who spotted and [...]
Owen tips rivals City for the top September 21, 2009 HIS injury-time winner may have taken them down a peg or two in Sunday’s thrilling derby, but Manchester United striker Michael Owen expects rivals City to keep upsetting the Premier League’s elite. City announced their intention to break the Big Four’s stranglehold on the Champions League places with a £120m summer spending spree on some [...]
Ancelotti’s made us patient and so deadly, insists Ballack September 21, 2009 CHELSEA midfielder Michael Ballack believes their ruthless start to the season stems from a fresh approach instilled by new boss Carlo Ancelotti. The Blues have gained maximum points from their opening six Premier League matches, setting a record 11th straight win in the process and bagging 15 goals to boot. The German has excelled [...]
Sir Bobby honoured at star-studded memorial September 21, 2009 STARS flocked to Durham cathedral yesterday for a moving tribute to former England manager Sir Bobby Robson, who died in July after a battle with cancer. Gary Lineker and Paul Gascoigne, key figures in Robson’s 1990 World Cup squad, were joined at the service by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and current England head [...]
Zola hoping Franco factor gives Hammers cup boost September 21, 2009 NEW West Ham signing Guillermo Franco is set to be thrust into action as Gianfranco Zola looks to ignite his side’s stuttering start to the season in the Carling Cup. The Hammers have struggled thus far in the Premier League, winning one from five, and sit just above the drop zone on goal difference. Franco, [...]
Drogba dazzles but injury mars milestone victory September 20, 2009 CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti insists his side can cope without Didier Drogba after the talismanic striker was carried off in the win over London rivals Tottenham. Drogba continued his impressive early season form, setting up Ashley Cole for the opener and scoring himself to seal a club-record 11th successive Premier League victory that keeps Chelsea [...]