Manchester United overcame rivals Liverpool 1-0 to reach the League Cup last 16 on a night which saw Capital One cup holders Swansea bow out meekly at Birmingham. After getting thumped by Manchester City at the weekend, and having failed to beat either Chelsea or Liverpool in the league, this was a must-win game for […]
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Chelsea defender David Luiz insists he has “nothing to prove”, as he struggles to convince Jose Mourinho that he is worthy of a regular place in his starting line-up. “I don’t need to prove anything,” the defender told the Evening Standard. “Everyone knows who David Luiz is — I want to play football and enjoy […]
I am very excited to be able to offer readers a chance to win Dennis Bergkamp’s official autobiography, Stillness and Speed. The books publishers, Simon and Schuster, have been very generous in offering readers a chance to win one of three copies of the book. Bergkamp is one of the the all-time great Arsenal players. […]
Diego Torres was written a new book from inside Real Madrid called “Preparense para perder” (Get Ready to Lose). Torres is known in Spain for being highly critical of Mourinho, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes. In the book Torres reveals just how devastated Jose Mourinho was when United announced that […]
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic on the arm is over and the controversial striker can make his long awaited return away to Manchester United on Wednesday in the Capital One cup. The Liverpool boos was asked about Suarez’s potential return by The Guardian and unfortunately Rodgers used a […]
Paolo Di Canio’s 13-match reign as Sunderland manager is over after the club fired him a little more than 24 hours after a 3-0 defeat at West Brom left them at the bottom of the English Premier League table. “Sunderland AFC confirms that it has parted company with head coach Paolo Di Canio this evening,” […]
There was derby joy for Manchester City and AS Roma this weekend as they beat respective neighbours Manchester United and Lazio. Meanwhile Barcelona and Atlético Madrid extended their own perfect starts in Spain and the big money game in France between Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain ended 1-1. England It is the blue side of Manchester […]
A mixed bag of financial results from Arsenal today. The Gunners announced that turnover for the year ended 31st May 2013, increased to £242.8 million (up from £235.3 million) while profit before tax was £6.7 million. Those numbers do not include the Mesut Ozil transfer and the club’s new chairman Chips Keswick was quick to […]
Chelsea moved to the top of the Premier League on goal difference with victory over local rivals Fulham while Liverpool lost for the first time this season at home to Southampton. Despite premature talk of a mini-crisis at Chelsea, the Blues eased to a routine 2-0 victory against Fulham at Stamford Bridge. The away side […]