You have to admire the way that the Glazers and Manchester United have grown the commercial side of the business. With the introduction of Financial Fiar Play in Europe and the Premier League, United have an uncatchable financial gap over their nearest rivals. The latest commercial deal they Premier League champions-elect have completed is with […]
Premier League
Bayern Munich wrapped up the Bundesliga title on a weekend in which Juventus, FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain all took another step closer to winning their respective titles, Germany Bayern set the seal on their 23rd German title with an unprecedented six games to go courtesy of a 1-0 victory at Eintracht Frankfurt. Borussia Dortmund […]
They have arguably the most vocal away support in the Premier League, plus the biggest ground in the league. So why is the atmosphere inside Old Trafford so poor at times? That is a question that has puzzled United’s executives and according to the Manchester Evening News, a sound specialist was at Old Trafford for […]
Inter Milan kept their faint Champions League dreams alive as they won 2-0 at Sampdoria tonight in a rearranged Serie A game. The win puts Inter on 50 points, level with Lazio in fifth and one point behind Fiorentina in fourth. Unfortunately for Inter, only three teams from Serie A qualify for the Champions League, […]
Paris Saint-Germain’s wealthy Qatari owners have admitted they would be interested in signing Wayne Rooney. Rooney’s future at Manchester United was plunged into doubt last month when he was left on the bench for their pivotal Champions League clash at home to Real Madrid. Although Sir Alex Ferguson insists the England striker will be offered […]
Some very interesting comments from Samir Nasri about his transfer to Man City in 2011. Ignoring Nasri’s ridiculous claim the deal was not about the money, when we all know that was what is was all about, his comments about it from Arsenal’s perspective are interesting. If you remember Nasri was going into the last […]
Relegation battles usually call for calm heads, but not at Sunderland, who shockingly fired Martin O’Neill on Saturday and replaced him with the combustible Paolo Di Canio on Sunday. “Sunderland AFC have confirmed the appointment of Paolo Di Canio as Head Coach on a two-and-a-half year deal,” said a club statement. Martin O”Neill was fired […]
Manchester United remain 15 points clear of Manchester City after they both won today, while the pressure is again mounting on Rafa Benitez after Chelsea suffered a blow in their bid for a Champions League position. As time counted down at the Stadium of Light, Man United fans were singing “We’re having a party on […]
After selling more replica tops than anyone else last season, Wayne Rooney’s shirt is now just the third most popular selling Premier League shirt behind Robin Van Persie and Steven Gerrard according to figures from Kitbag.com. It is a stunning drop in fan popularity for Rooney, who sold more shirts that any other player in […]