I heard the rumors last week and Fox Sports has confirmed ththat Brad Friedel is heading to White Hart Lane to take over the Spurs goalkeeping duties from Heurelho Gomes. Friedel is a free agent and had been linked with a move to either Spurs or Liverpool. At Liverpool, Friedel would not have had a […]
Premier League
Swansea City became the first Welsh side to make the promised land of the Premier League with a thrilling 4-2 win over Reading. Swansea took a 3-0 lead into halftime at Wembley thanks to a double by Sinclair in the space of two minutes and fellow winger Stephen Dobbie’s fine first-time finish. Noel Hunt and […]
Nike has created a new campaign celebrating the shared footballing values of Manchester United and FC Barcelona, as they prepare for their European Showdown in London on Saturday. The campaign, titled ‘Glory is Ours’ celebrates both sides as worthy for victory, while fuelling their rivalry and the debate among football fans about who will win. […]
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea is set to join Manchester United, with Sir Alex Ferguson confirming that the young Spaniard will be Edwin van der Sar’s replacement. “We’ve been working on it for quite a while, we identified him a while back as one we should go for,” Ferguson told SkySports after the 2-1 […]
Well that was quick. Chelsea have announced that Carlo Ancelotti has been sacked. A club statement read: “This season’s performances have fallen short of expectations and the club feels the time is right to make this change ahead of next season’s preparations. Carlo will always be welcome at Stamford Bridge, where he will be given the reception […]
In a dramatic final day of the Premier League season, Blackpool and Birmingham City were relegated while Wolves stayed up despite losing 3-2 at home to Blackburn. Of the five teams in danger of being relegated, Blackpool had the toughest fixture, as they had to travel to Old Trafford and play the champions. Despite going […]
Lots of rumors in the Spanish and British press about a bust-up between Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho and that Real Madrid are willing to listen to offers for their best player. At the heart of the story is the fact that Ronaldo was not happy with Mourinho’s tactics in the first leg of the Champions […]
The football economy had an article today on what relegation means to West Ham financially. It does not paint a rosy picture if you are a West Ham fan. More than half of West Ham’s 2009-10 turnover of £71.7m came from Premier League revenue distributions. The minimum £40m of television and central sponsorship income for […]