Liverpool have given into reason and decided not to appeal Luis Suarez’s eight-match ban for racially abusing Manchester United’s Patrice Evra. Having assessed the findings, Liverpool notified the FA they will not contest the ban, which takes effect immediately, ruling him out of tonight’s match against Manchester City. Accepting the decision now makes sense in […]
Premier League
Chelsea moved back up to fourth place in the Premier League after picking up a 2-1 away victory against Wolves, although it took an 89th-minute winner by Frank Lampard to end Chelsea’s four-match winless run. Stephen Ward thought he had done enough to earn Wolves their fourth consecutive draw when he cancelled out Ramires’s second-half […]
Late goals were the order of the day in England, most notably at Sunderland where Ji Dong-won’s last-gasp winner earned the home side a surprise 1-0 victory over leaders Manchester City. Roberto Mancini’s side had aspirations of fully capitalising on Manchester United’s loss to Blackburn Rovers 24 hours earlier, to establish a three-point lead at […]
Manchester United missed out on the chance to begin the new year on top of the Premier League after suffering a shock 3-2 defeat at home against Blackburn Rovers. Sir Alex Ferguson turned 70 today but it was a birthday the United manager will want to forget after witnessing his side rally from 2-0 down […]
Two goals from Craig Bellamy and one from Steven Gerrard was enough for Liverpool tonight, as they beat Newcastle 3-1 in a tight match at Anfield tonight. It was the first time Liverpool had scored three goals in a match since the August 27 win over Bolton and ended a spell where Liverpool had drawn […]
While the transfer window in Europe opens up in less than 48 hours, Major League Soccer teams have been busy since the season ended, rebuilding and retooling for next season. Here is a team-by-team look at what each side has done so far this offseason. Who has had the best offseason? Chicago Fire IN: G Jay Nolly (12/5: […]
Manchester United took a big step towards their 20th league title by moving level on points with leaders Manchester City, who were held 0-0 at West Brom, following a 5-0 victory against Wigan. United, who thrashed Fulham 5-0 five days ago and Wigan suffered the same fate with the help of Dimitar Berbatov’s hat-trick (41, […]
England captian John Terry has been charged with racially aggravated public order offence. His court date is set for Feb 1. In a statemet, Alison Saunders, Chief Crown Prosecutor for London, said: “I have today advised the Metropolitan Police Service that John Terry should be prosecuted for a racially aggravated public order offence following comments […]