Manchester United have announced record turnover for last season as revenue grew 13% to a record £363m and a net profit of £146m. The driving force once again was United’s commercial arm which increased revenue by 30% as United landed new kit, media and mobile phone deals. United’s commercial revenue last season was £153m, 42% […]
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Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey had a emotional up and down night as Swansea drew 2-2 with his former club Liverpool on Monday. Shelvey took just 87 seconds to open the scoring at the Liberty Stadium with his first goal for Swansea since being sold by Liverpool in pre-season. The 21-year-old didn’t have long to savour […]
Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group say that they are set to finance a new £150m revamp of Anfield and that rebuilding is only being held up by property acquisitions, planning processes and other issues. Although John Henry refused to speculate on the exact date a planning application will be put in, he said Fenway are […]
Shinji Kagawa is asking the same question that many Manchester United fans are asking: Why isn’t he playing? Kagawa has yet to play this season and was not even named on the bench for the defeat to Liverpool as David Moyes publicly said he preferred Nani over Kagawa. And after scoring for Japan against Ghana, […]
The worst transfer window in possibly Manchester United’s history has now closed and the man responsible for closing the deal at Old Trafford Ed Woodwood should spend tomorrow packing up the his stuff. Where to start? Let’s start with the one signing that Woodwood actually made as United bought Marouane Fellaini from Everton for £27.5m. A […]
Gareth Bale was presented to Real Madrid supporters today following his world record £85.3m (100m euros) transfer from Tottenham. Bales received a tremendous reception from the more than 20,000 fans at the Bernabeu Stadium and speaking in Spanish told fans: “It is a dream to be here in Madrid. Thank you for this welcome.” Bale […]
Reports out of Spain say that Arsenal have reached an agreement with Real Madrid for between €45-50m for Mesut Özil, smashing Arsenal’s transfer record. It seems that Real Madrid accepted bids from both Arsenal and Manchester United, but the Gunners offered to pay him €2m a year more in wages! Ozil is class, with 30 […]
Daniel Sturridge scored again as Liverpool beat Manchester United 1-0 to be the only Premier League side with a 100% record this season. Sturridge had already given warning of his threat when he seized on the loose ball after Jordan Henderson had harassed Ashley Young into a mistake. Rio Ferdinand turned away his shot on […]