Santi Cazorla helped himself to a hat-trick as Arsenal closed up on the top four of the Premier League with a 5-2 win at bottom club Reading. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had called for a response following last week’s shock League Cup penalty shoot-out defeat at Bradford, and got it tonight as the visitors surged […]
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Jack Wilshere as given Arsenal fans the perfect Christmas present by saying that he will sign a new deal with the club within weeks. Wilshere still has two-and-a-half years of his £50,000-a-week deal left but the new contract could see him tied to the club until 2017. “I’m talking to the club and I probably […]
Jan Vertonghen’s second-half goal helped Tottenham Hotspur beat Swansea City 1-0 today, while West Brom and West Ham played out a drab scoreless tie. Michael Laudrup’s Swansea long looked set for a point in north London as their meticulous rearguard display starved Tottenham of any joy in the final third. However, Vertonghen finally ended their […]
Over 30,000 fans have taken part in a Barclays Global Fans Survey and they have voted Wayne Rooney voted as best player in the Premier League. The Manchester United striker topped the vote with one in five fans voting him as the best current player in the Barclays Premier League. A similar proportion of fans […]
What Financial Fair Play Rules? Obviously Chelsea do not care much about them as owner Roman Abramovich is said to be ready to break the bank to sign Atletico Madrid superstar Radamel Falcao. Abramovich wants Falcao and is ready to meet the £48 million buy-out clause in the striker’s contract. Add in a £200,000-a-week wages […]
Robin van Persie’s popularity at Manchester United since joining from Arsenal in the summer is demonstrated by news that his is the best-selling official Barclays Premier League shirt in North America this season. Figures released by Sporting ID, which produces the names, numbers and sleeve badges of the Barclays Premier League, show that the United […]
According to Goal.com, Pep Guardiola is telling associates that if he is coming to the Premier League, he prefers Arsenal over Chelsea. The Spaniard has been linked with English clubs Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City after leaving Barcelona to take a year-long sabbatical as well as with mega-rich French side Paris St. Germain. “Guardiola’s preference in England is Arsenal,” a source […]
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is said to have blamed keeper Joe Hart and midfielder m for Samir Nasri for Sunday’s defeat to Manchester United. In a dressing room tirade, Mancini is said to have torn into Joe Hart saying, “It’s your fault” for Robin van Persie’s stoppage time gaol from a free kick. Talking […]
Last January saw the three Italian giants battling over Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez. This January will see the same three sides fight over anther Man City striker: Mario Balotelli. According to the Italian newspapers, the gulf between Balotelli and Roberto Mancini has widened again, and all three Serie A sides want to bring SuperMario back […]