Real Madrid star Karim Benzema has been charged with conspiracy to blackmail and participating in a criminal group as part of an investigation over a sex tape involving France international teammate Mathieu Valbuena. A statement from the Versailles Prosecutors Office said the alleged crimes for which he was being investigated could carry a prison sentence […]
Arsenal
Arsenal’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout phase were left hanging by a thread on Wednesday after they were thrashed 5-1 by Bayern Munich, while Chelsea revived their faltering campaign with a nervy 2-1 victory over Dynamo Kiev. Zenit St. Petersburg became the third team to reach the last 16 of the competition as […]
Arsene Wenger was left berating an “extremely poor” defensive display as Bayern Munich thrashed his Arsenal side to leave their Champions League hopes dangling by a thread. Having beaten Bayern at the Emirates Stadium a fortnight ago, the Gunners brought a decent record to Germany only to be blown away by one of Europe’s super-powers. […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was left to count the cost of a damaging night in the Capital One Cup as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott will be sent for scans on injuries picked up in the 3-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. Both England internationals hobbled off in the opening 20 minutes at Hillsborough, Oxlade-Chamberlain with […]
The headlines in the red tops on Wednesday will be all about the pressure on Jose Mourinho, after Chelsea were knocked out of the cup at Stoke on Tuesday night.But left unsaid will be the mistakes that his senior players, like Eden Hazard and Gary Cahill are uncharacteristically making, mistakes that are costing Chelsea games […]
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere says he is pain-free and wants to take either Santi Cazorla or Francis Coquelin’s place in the Gunners line-up when he returns to action. Wilshere is yet to play this season due to an injury he picked up in pre-season, the latest in a long line of fitness issues, he has […]
If Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was worried about the Premier League’s spending power last summer, wait to he see what they do next year. Thanks to the global appeal of the Premier League, and the negotiating skills of Richard Scudamore, Premier League clubs are set to see the money they receive from their UK […]
According to the Daily Mail, Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola is ready to follow in Jurgen Klopp’s footsteps and move to the Premier League next season. And no, he does not want to manage West Ham in the Olympic Stadium. Guardiola’s current contract at Bayern expires at the end of the season and with the […]
Uefa has announced that the 32 clubs that competed in the Champions League last season shared almost €988m in payments from UEFA, an increase of €36m from the 2013/14 season. Usually the winner takes home the lions share of the money but that was not the case last season as runners-up Juventus were the big […]