Good signing by Everton today as they have confirmed the permanent return of Steven Pienaar from Tottenham Hotspur for £4.5million on a four-year deal. Pienaar left Everton for Spurs 18 months ago for a reported £3million fee, but failed to settle in North London, starting only five Premier League matches for Tottenham. He spent the […]
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U.S. and Fulham star Clint Dempsey has not travelled with the Fulham squad for their pre-season training camp in Switzerland, furthering speculation that he is on his way to Liverpool. Dempsey, who scored 23 goals in 45 games for Fulham last season, held talks with manager Martin Jol and it was agreed he should remain […]
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association in relation to comments posted on Twitter at the end of John Terry’s recent trial. Ferdinand denied he was being racist after responding to a tweet describing Chelsea’s Ashley Cole as a “choc ice”. The term used relates to the […]
It looks like Chelsea have some more shopping left to do this summer. Despite spending over £66m on Eden and Thorgan Hazard, Oscar and Marko Marin, the European Champions are not finished yet according to Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay said: “We are still looking to strengthen in one or two areas. Speaking after Chelsea’s […]
Manchester United have surpassed Barcelona’s £125m world record shirt sponsorship deal with the Qatar Foundation by striking a seven-year shirt agreement with Chevrolet worth in excess of £25m-a-year. United, whose current £20m-a-year shirt deal with the American insurance giant Aon still has two seasons left to run, will begin their partnership with Chevrolet at the […]
It’s the story that will not go away. Despite being cleared in court of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in a match against QPR last season, Chelsea captain John Terry has been charged by the Football Association of having used “abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour” in the 23 October match. The statement on the FA […]