Robin van Persie’s injury-time strike denied Chelsea all three points against Manchester United at Old Trafford as the teams finished level at 1-1. Chelsea had been leading through Didier Drogba’s header but Branislav Ivanovic’s foul on Angel di Maria saw the defender sent off for two bookable offences and from the free-kick Van Persie slammed […]
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Really interesting comments from Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal about his young English stars playing in the European Under 21 Championships this summer. The Manchester United boss wants Luke Shaw, Phil Jones and other United youngsters to be picked in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the finals in the Czech Republic at the end of […]
Cesc Fabregas scored early in the second half as Chelsea maintained their five-point lead at the top of the table with a 2-1 win away to Crystal Palace. Sergio Aguero scored all four in a 4-1 win for Manchester City over Tottenham in the lunchtime kick-off, while Danny Welbeck netted in injury time to salvage […]
Premier League leaders Chelsea have been dealt a blow as top scorer Diego Costa is expected to be sidelined for three weeks with a hamstring injury. Costa, the Premier League top scorer with nine goals, played in his nation’s defeat to Slovakia and victory over Luxembourg during the international break. Costa returned from international duty […]
Gobsmacking comments from Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger today that Mesut Ozil heard a crack in his ruptured left knee before half-time in Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on October 5. In an exclusive interview with beIN Sports, which will be broadcast on Thursday and again on Saturday, Wenger said: ‘He had a little problem just […]
UEFA has announced that the seeding for the Champions League will change next season, a decision that will have potentially a huge impact on the fortunes in Europe of English and Spanish sides. The existing UEFA format means that seeding is based on the results of clubs competing in the five previous seasons of the […]
Reports in the English press suggest that the Premier League is once again considering playing a round of matches in the USA in late November or early December, a scenario that Toronto FC president Tim Leiweke is not impressed with. The Premier League is looking to expand its brand, and bring in more money, and […]
I cannot recall former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson calling his hand-picked successor David Moyes “brilliant”, but that is what he thinks of Louis van Gaal’s reign at United so far. Ferguson has been an interested onlooker as Van Gaal has gone about the task of rebuilding the squad he inherited from David Moyes […]
Arsenal’s under-fire star Mesut Ozil has been ruled out for 10-12 weeks after picking up a serious knee injury in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at the weekend. Ozil reported to the German national team during midweek complaining about his left knee. After undergoing an MRI, the German Football Association released the following statement. “The […]