It was a horrible day for Arsenal as they once again came unstuck at Stoke’s Britannia Stadium. Arsenal have won just once in their last eight trips to Stoke. The 1-0 defeat, combined with wins by Chelsea and Liverpol saw Arsene Wenger’s side fall four points behind Chelsea with 12 games to go. Even the […]

With Manchester City involved in the Capital One Cup Final at Wembley this weekend, London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal have a chance to move six and five points respectively ahead of the Manchester side. Chelsea will make the short trip trip the road to local rivals Fulham expecting to pick up all three points given […]

One of the subplots to Manchester United’s disappointing story has been the fractured relationship between Robin van Persie and David Moyes. Last season Fergie put his faith in RVP to lead United to the title, at the expense of his relationship with Wayne Rooney, and van Perise responded by leading the club to its 20th […]

Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat to a very average Olympiacos side has all but ended any hope that manager David Moyes has of winning the Champions League this season. In Greece on Tuesday United were pitiful. No energy, enthusiasm or tempo combined in the worst United performance I can ever remember. And I can remember 1974 […]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is reported to be furious at being caught on camera in an honest exchange about his strikers. Mourinho was caught in conversation with the boss of Swiss watch-makers Hublot, explaining that Chelsea did not have anyone to score goals. The conversation was recorded by French broadcasters Canal+ in Switzerland on February […]

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has agreed a new five-and-a-half-year contract worth up to £300,000 a week, keeping him at Old Trafford until June 2019. With 18 months left on his previous deal, some of Europe’s top clubs began to take an interest in the England striker, but on Friday night he committed his future […]

Really interesting quotes from former Real Madrid coach and sporting director Jorge Valdano who has told El Larguero that Gareth Bale looks “downcast” in recent games due to fitness issues, the expectations generated by his world-record transfer fee and competition from Madrid starlet Jese Rodriguez. Bale has been a peripheral presence in Madrid’s latest matches, […]

While the English media are enjoying the battle of words between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho, the Italian press are enjoying a similar exchange between Antonio Conte and Fabio  Capello. The handbags in Italy started when Capello, a former Juventus manager, made a comment last week that the  quality in Serie A was poor and as […]