Premier League
If you watched Manchester United in the preseason or against West Brom, the one obvious difference between this season and last season is that United have a younger, faster, more mobile team where players easily interchange positions. United are a yard faster all over the pitch than they were last season. This newfound speed caused […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been handed a ridiculous new two-match ban by Uefa. UEFA says that Wenger broke their rules during the Udinese game last week he communicated with the Arsenal bench via first-team coach Boro Primorac. Arsenal have also been fined 10,000 euros (£8,742) for the improper conduct of their officials during the […]
Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers maintained their perfect starts to the season while Stoke City could only manage a draw against Norwich City. Roberto Mancini’s side took the lead after 26 minutes away to Bolton thanx to David Silva’s fine shot from outside the penalty box. New signing, Sergio Aguero can consider himself a bit […]
Arsenal’s miserable start to the season went from bad to worse as they lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool. With one eye firmly on Wedensday’s all-important Champions League qualifier in Italy against Udinese, Arsene Wenger was forced to play wantaway midfielder Samir Nasri, as injuries and suspensions have exposed the lack of depth in the […]
UEFA has announced that a total of €754.1m was distributed to clubs participating in the Champions League last season and that Barcelona and Manchester United received the largest amounts. The €754.1m prize money allotted to the 32 teams who figured from the group stage onwards consisted of €413m in fixed amounts plus €341,100,000 from the […]
Arsenal are a step closer to their 14th consecutive appearance in the Champions League group stage after a narrow first-leg play-off win against Udinese. Theo Walcott’s fourth-minute goal proved the difference in an open contest in which Udinese were unlucky not to score an away goal. The Serie A side will feel confident that they […]
Manchester United began defence of their Premier League crown with a late 2-1 victory at West Brom, while title rivals Chelsea were being held to a 0-0 draw by Stoke. United began the match strongly and took a 13th-minute lead when Wayne Rooney latched onto an Ashley Young pass and drove a shot on the […]
Bolton Wanderers sit atop the English Premier League after they thrashed newly promoted Queens Park Rangers 4-0 at Loftus Road. It was a rude introduction to the Premier League for QPR who finished with 10 men after Clint Hall’s late sending off for a headbutt. After a promising start, in which striker DJ Campbell’s had […]