Arsenal squeezed into the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a dramatic 7-6 penalty shoot-out win over Roma despite a 1-0 loss at the Stadio Olimpico. Brazilian defender Juan capitalised on some poor defending to fire the Italians in front and level the tie at 1-1 on aggregate after just 10 minutes. The Gunners grew in […]
Premier League
Sir Alex Ferguson managed to get the better of long-time rival Jose Mourinho as Manchester United maintained their hunt for five trophies this season with a 2-0 win over Inter Milan at Old Trafford, going through on aggregate by the same score. Prior to this game, Ferguson had beaten Mourinho just once in their 13 […]
Manchester United restored their seven-point lead at the summit with a 2-1 win at Newcastle, while Aston Villa lost 2-0 at Manchester City.Peter Lovenkrands handed Newcastle a shock lead after just nine minutes when Edwin van der Sar spilled Jonas Gutierrez’s ball in and the Dane prodded home. The lead was not to last, however, […]
Manchester United won the Carling Cup 4-1 on penalties against former holders Tottenham Hotspur after 120 goalless minutes at Wembley. Jamie O’Hara’s spot-kick was saved by Ben Foster and David Bentley missed his, while all four United takers converted – Anderson’s cool finish delivering the first part of a possible quadruple for Alex Ferguson’s men. United’s […]
Winners Manchester United Seven points clear with 12 matches to go after a tenth successive league win. With United also boasting a considerably superior goal difference, Liverpool effectively now require the leaders to lose three matches (and win all their fixtures) to overhaul the champions. It isn’t going to happen. Chelsea Finally, a victory when […]
Amazing figures from Stamford Bridge today as Chelsea announce a massive £66 million loss for the year to the end of June 2008. Included in those numbers is an incredible £23 million in compensation last season after parting company with managers Jose Mourinho and Avram Grant. That figure does not include the £7.5 million it […]
Manchester United may be about to reveal record profits – but they still lag behind Real Madrid in the list of the world’s richest clubs.The strength of the euro against the pound has helped Real Madrid maintain their position at the top, despite a 21% increase in revenue for reigning European champions United, according to […]
Chelsea have announced that Guus Hiddink will take over as temporary coach until the end of the season. Hiddink, who will continue to coach the Russian national side, replaces Luiz Felipe Scolari, who was fired on Monday. The Dutchman is currently in Turkey with the Russian squad and is likely to be a spectator at […]
Luiz Felipe Scolari has been sacked as Chelsea manager, the club announced on Monday afternoon. A statement on the club’s official website revealed the move had been made “to maintain a challenge for the trophies we are still competing for”. Brazilian Scolari was appointed last summer as the replacement for Avram Grant. The statement on the […]