Branislav Ivanovic’s header in the fourth minute of extra-time header sent Chelsea into the League Cup final as Jose Mourinho’s side beat Liverpool 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. The defender’s goal gave Jose Mourinho’s side a 2-1 aggregate win, taking them into a 1 March final against either Tottenham Hotspur or Sheffield United and cutting off […]
Chelsea
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 […]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho claims he chose not to sign Radamel Falcao or Angel di Maria last summer because their huge salaries would’ve ’caused an explosion’ at Chelsea. In new book The Key to Mendes, Mourinho said he didn’t want either player, cited the effect of their wages on his dressing room ‘I can’t have […]
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 […]
In a statement that will have all the big clubs in Europe reaching for their checkbook, Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola says that the France international could leave Juventus in the not too distant future. Pogba recently signed a new deal with the Serie A champions until June 2019, but his representative has stressed that […]
Manchester City and Chelsea have been linked with a blockbuster move for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi in the summer, but according to one football finance expert, only one club in Europe can afford Messi under Financial Fair Play and that is Manchester United. Note. Real Madrid can also afford Messi, but the four-time World Player […]
According to Catalan radio station RAC 1, Chelsea have been in touch with Lionel Messi’s dad to sound him out about a possible move to London in the summer. The exact words used on the airwaves were that the club owned by Roman Abramovich approached the star’s father, Jorge, “to raise the option of playing […]
FC Barcelona is in total disarray at the moment after the firing of sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta and the resignation of his assistant Carles Puyol earlier this week and reports out of Spain suggest that Luis Suarez’s future at the club is in doubt after his £75 million move from Liverpool in the summer. Suarez […]
Burnley produced a stunning comeback at the Etihad Stadium to put a dent in Manchester City’s title bid. Having seen rivals Chelsea held by Southampton earlier in the day, City would have closed to within a point of the Premier League leaders with a win against the struggling Clarets. First-half goals from David Silva and […]