Manchester United took a big step towards a Champions League semi-final berthafter Wayne Rooney’s first-half strike gave them a priceless away goal against Chelsea. Neither side were able to hit their usual stride in the early stages, and it was nearly 20 minutes before the first chance fell to Didier Drogba, whose rasping shot from […]
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Wayne Rooney scored a second-half hat-trick as Manchester United came from 2-0 down at half-time to beat West Ham United 4-2 and stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points. The London side led 2-0 at the break thanks to a pair of Mark Noble penalties, but Rooney got United […]
Jose Mourinho has stated once again that he wants to manage in the Premier League again, saying that he has some “unfinished business” in England. Mourinho is less than a year into a four-year deal with Real Madrid, but he is already planning his return to England, telling The Sun: “I miss England and my […]
The tension levels were ratcheted up in Italy this weekend as a defeat for leaders AC Milan added fresh uncertainty to the title race, in contrast to the situations in England and France, where leaders Manchester United and Lille both managed big wins. Italy It was the perfect end to the perfect week for Inter […]
Chelsea eased into the Champions League quarter-finals after a goalless draw against FC Copenhagen having done much of the hard work three weeks ago. After having won 2-0 in Denmark in the first leg, Chelsea were heavily favoured to progress to the quarter-finals and although they dominated possession and created the better chances at Stamford […]
All indications are that England boss Fabio Capello is about to name John Terry as England’s ‘permanent’ captain. Capello is quoted in this morning’s newspapers as saying “I think after one year of punishment that is enough for a mistake,” he said. “‘For this reason, I need to make a decision about this problem. It […]
French clubs Lyon and Marseille will attempt to spring major upsets in the Champions League this week after being held to first-leg draws at home against Real Madrid and Manchester United respectively. Marseille may feel they have the better chance having prevented Sir Alex Ferguson’s men from scoring in the goalless stalemate at the Stade […]
Published reports this morning say that Fabio Capello is considering giving the England captaincy back to John Terry for this month’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales – and beyond. Discussions are said to have already taken place within the FA over what is certain to be a hotly-debated issue. But the England management have been […]
While Manchester United’s Premier League lead looks increasingly precarious after they lost at Liverpool, AC Milan and Lille both had big weeks at the top in Italy and France respectively. England Dirk Kuyt was the hero at Anfield on Sunday as Liverpool sent Manchester United to their third loss in five league games, the Dutch […]