A look at this weekends game in the Premier League. The showcase is the North London derby where Spurs will try and end a 10-year losing streak to their biggest rivals Arsenal v Tottenham Arsenal have been really good at the Emirates this season and will hope to continue that form against a Spurs side […]
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Teenager Fran Merida netted his first Arsenal goal as Arsene Wenger’s young Gunners beat Liverpool 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup. Just back from the Under-20 World Cup with Spain, the 19-year-old former Barcelona trainee drilled in a fine first-half strike as Wenger’s faith in youth was once again justified. Nicklas Bendtner, […]
On the back of the news that Portsmouth has a transfer ban, comes news that Hull’s accountants have raised concerns over the club’s “ability to continue as a going concern” should they be relegated from the Premier League. The latest Hull report covers the year ending 31 July 2008, when Hull made a loss of nearly […]
Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini was left “very embarrassed” after seeing the most expensive team in world football lose 4-0 to a third tier village side Alcorcon in the Spanish King’s Cup. Real fielded a strong team but were 3-0 down to the Segunda Division B club by half-time in the round of 32 first […]
Real Madrid manager Manuel Pellegrini is clinging to his job after one of the most humiliating defeats in the club’s history. Real were beaten 4-0 in the Spanish Cup by a third division side. Having spent more money in one pre-season than any club in history, Real were expected to hammer minnows Alcorcon in the […]
Manchester United’s second string overcame the dismissal of Gary Neville to march into the last eight of the Carling Cup thanks to goals in each half from Danny Welbeck and Michael Owen to beat Barnsley 2-0. Welbeck headed home Anderson’s corner while unmarked in the fifth minute and Owen’s neat finish just before the hour-mark […]
USA defender Oguchi Onyewu had surgery this week to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee, that he injured in the recent World Cup qualifying game against Costa Rica. After the game the U.S. Soccer Federation estimated that his recovery at three to four months, but the federation issued a new estimate of […]