It was is simply an amazing turnaround, Wayne Rooney this morning signed a new 5-year contract with Manchester United that will make him the highest paid player in United history. It is a remarkable turnaround for a player who earlier in the week was saying that Man Utd was not ambitious enough for him. Sir […]
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The Wayne Rooney saga took another twist today when Rooney released a statement about why he want to leave the most successful English team of the last six years. Rooney’s statement read: “I met with David Gill last week and he did not give me any of the assurances I was seeking about the future […]
Tom Hicks and George Gillett we dealt another setback in their efforts to block the sale of Liverpool after a High Court judge ruled their Texas injunction to block the sale of the club was ineffective. Yesterday, Hicks and Gillett had managed to get an injunction from a judge in Texas to block the proposed […]
The Liverpool ownership saga took another bizarre twist tonight when a Texas court granted a temporary restraining order stopping the sale of the club. Having gained the injunction from the Dallas court, Hicks and Gillett described the proposed £300m sale of Liverpool to NESV as “an epic swindle” and revealed they are seeking more than […]
Liverpool’s owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have had their boardroom coup slapped down by the High Court today. Hicks and Gillett tried to replace two board members with two of their own in order to block the sale of Liverpool to New England Sports Ventures (NESV). But the judge, ruled they did not have […]
The Liverpool board has accepted a takeover bid from the American group New England Sports Ventures (NESV) with the sale is conditional on Premier League approval, resolution of the dispute concerning Board membership and other matters. One of those other matters is the fact that current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have launched a […]
Manchester City today announced they lost £121m for the 12 months ending 31 May this year, up from a loss of £92.5m for the previous year. The £121m is the second largest loss in history for a Premier League team. Chelsea back in 2004-2005 set the record with a £141m loss. Man City chief executive […]
Aston Villa are expected to announce later today that Gerard Houllier has been named their new manager replacing Martin O’Neil. Houllier still needs to find an assistant manager with Gary McAllister and Dietmar Hamann, who both played under Houllier for Liverpool, have been linked with the role. He is expected to meet his new team […]