He has not impressed at all during the World Cup, but that has not discouraged Chelsea from submitting a formal £40million offer to Liverpool for Fernando Torres. It seems that Torres is Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti’s top target and Roman Abramovich is ready to bankroll the deal. The bid puts new Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson […]
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Roy Hodgson will be named Liverpool manager Wednesday after agreeing a two-year deal to replace Rafa Benitez worth around £3million a year. It has been a month since Benitez has left, but after interviews with Manuel Pellegrini and Didier Deschamps, Liverpool decided that Hodgson was their man. Hodgson has been brilliant at Fulham and he […]
The 2010-2011 Premier League schedule has been released and it throws up two very interesting games on the opening weekend. Liverpool start the post-Rafael Benitez era with a home match against Arsenal, while Tottenham and Manchester City meet at White Hart Lane. Champions Chelsea get a very easy start in defense of their title as […]
It’s a familiar scenario. Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard is playing in a major tournament for England and rumors are swirling around that he is abot to leave Liverpool for a team coached by Jose Mourinho. In 2006 Chelsea was the reported destination for Gerrard and now it is Bernabeu. Real Madrid have reportedly spoken to Gerrard’s […]
Rafael Benitez has left Liverpool by mutual consent after six years as manager. The club have agreed a compensation package with the 50-year-old after a turbulent 2009-10 season. Liverpool, having begun the campaign among the title favourites, finished a disappointing seventh in the Barclays Premier League and were eliminated from the Champions League at the […]
Chelsea’s terrible week continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Blackburn and drop to 4 points behind Manchester United, although Chelsea have a game in hand. Didier Drogba’s 22nd Premier League goal of the season had given Chelsea an early lead but for large parts of the game Blackburn defended well, led […]
Liverpool’s chances to qualify for next season’s Champions League took another hit with a its first-ever loss to Wigan. The loss left Liverpool in sixth place in the Premier League with 48 points, one behind Tottenham and Manchester City. Hugo Rodallega was the hero for Wigan, scoring after a giveaway by Dirk Kuyt. The three […]
Real Madrid has once again regained the top spot the Deloitte Football Money League, but that is only because of the continuing decline of the pound against the euro. The Deloitte Football Money League list is based on clubs’ revenue excluding transfer fees Dan Jones, partner in the sports business group at Deloitte, said: “All […]
Robert Mancini was brought in to manage Manchester City for one reason. To get them into the Champions League this season. After a hot start under Mancini, Manchester City has reverted back to what they were under Mark Hughes. City is an above average team, but they are not a good team. Man City are […]