Arsenal
It was a slide that shocked the football world. Borussia Dortmund, only 18 months from playing in the Champions League final at Wembley, were in the bottom three of the Bundesliga. Relegation was a real possibility, and Jurgen Kloop, who had been one of the hottest coaches in Europe, was becoming toxic. Nobody wanted anything […]
Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov rolled back the years to score as Monaco pulled off the biggest upset in the round of 16 play as they beat Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates to all but lock up a place in the quarter finals. The 34-year-old Berbatov scored the match winner and it mean that […]
Using the data from whoscored.com, here is a look at the Premier League players with biggest drop in ratings between last season and this. Topping the list is LA Galaxy bound Steven Gerrard, as the Liverpool captain has been unable to recapture the form that helped Liverpool come so close to winning the title last […]
Mario Balotelli was the hero as Liverpool beat Tottenham 3-2 in a pulsating Premier League game at Anfield. Balotelli scored for the first time in the Premier League since scoring for Manchester City against Wigan in November 2012 but it guaranteed him centre stage on a night when England strikers Daniel Sturridge and Harry Kane […]
According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal are considering selling England international Jack Wilshere in the summer, with Liverpool and West Ham a potential destination for the midfielder. Wilshere appeared to have the world at his feet when he broke into the Arsenal team as a teenager, and he was memorably the best player on the […]
Lukas Podolski has not been named in Inter Milan’s squad for the knockout stages of the Europa League as manager Roberto Mancini preferred Xherdan Shaqiri to the Germany international. According to UEFA’s Europa League regulations: “one player from the above quota of three who has been fielded in a UEFA club competition group stage match […]
Deloitte have released their 2014 Football Money League standings and while Real Madrid maintain their hold on first place, Manchester United have leapfrogged Bayern Munich and Barcelona and moved into second place after their revenues rose to £433.2m from £363.2m. United’s rise is down to its rapid commercial growth, and with more deals announced this […]
The Mirror has a story of Manchester United’s possible new kit for the 2014-15 season. But what caught my eye in the article was the size of United’s massive kit del that they sighed with Adidas last summer. The 10-year deal is worth £750 million as is the richest kit manufacturing deal in world football […]