In what might be a first for a Premier League team, it appears that Blackburn Rovers new Indian owners Venky have guaranteed manager Steve Kean that he will not be sacked for the two-and-ahalf years of his contract with the Premier League club. Anuradha Desai, head of the Venky’s company, told the Mail on Sunday: […]
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After getting hammered 7-0 by Chelsea at the weekend, nobody gave Ipswich Town much hope against Arsenal in the Carling Cup semi-final. But with new boss Paul Jewell watching from the stands, Ipswich scored a last goal to beat Arsenal 1-0. Tamas Priskin was the Ipswich hero, holding off a defender before sliding the ball […]
The transfer window in Europe is in full-swing and these are some of the major deals that have been completed across Europe today. Premier League Birmingham City have taking David Bentley on loan from Tottenham Hotspur for the rest of the season. The 26-year-old, who has seven caps for England, has made just two Premier […]
Under pressure Avram Grant saw his West Ham side beat Birmingham City 2-1 in the first leg of their English League Cup semi-final. West Ham took a deserved lead on 13 minutes when Mark Noble drove a ferocious shot through a throng of Birmingham bodies to make it one nil. West Ham continued to pile […]
According to media reports in Holland, AC Milan have decided to send U.S. international and A.C. Milan defender Oguchi Onyewu to defending Dutch champions FC Twente on loan for the remainder of the season. FC Twente will have the option of making an offer to permanently sign Onyewu in June. Onyewu has not made a […]
This story was covered in our Chelsea blog, and it raises some interesting comments made by Frank Lampard in the Evening Standard after Chelsea’s 7-0 thrashing of Ipswich yesterday: “The important thing is not to think we’re back but make sure that we carry this performance over and get a few wins together. Earlier in the […]
In addition to the naming of Lionel Messi as the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or, FIFA also announced Jose Mourinho was named Coach of the Year ahead of World Cup-winning Spain boss Vicente del Bosque and Barcelona’s Pep Guardiola for leading Inter Milan to an unprecedented Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia […]
Lionel Messi tonight became the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or tonight in Zurich. Messi was selected ahead of Barcelona team-mates Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Messi who was simply brilliant last-year scored an amazing 60 goals for club and country in 2010 while helping Barcelona retain its Spanish league title. The FIFA Ballon d’Or […]