Premier League
The happiest man in England on Saturday was probably Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, as he saw title contenders Chelsea and Manchester City both drop points. The second happiest was Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, as he saw his side move up to second in the table after beating West Ham 4-1 at Anfield. Meanwhile it was […]
David Moyes is dreaming if he thinks this Manchester United team can still win the Premier League this season. At the moment, qualifying for the Champions League seems beyond this squad, never mind catching Arsenal. After losing to Everton and Newcastle, United are 12 points behind leaders Arsenal, who play Everton on Sunday. “I stand […]
Paris Saint-Germain failed to equal the record for their longest unbeaten run in france’s top flight as they suffered a shock 2-0 defeat away to Evian. With Lille winning on Tuesday, PSG;s gap at the top of Ligue 1 is down to only one point. Youngster Clarck Nsikulu put Evian in front at the end […]
Manchester United’s poor domestic form hit another low on Wednesday after they lost 1-0 at home to Everton. With all the other title contenders winning, David Moyes’s side find themselves 12 points behind leaders Arsenal, a lead that I don’t think they can overcome. More worrying for Moyes has to be that United are five […]
Monaco’s sporting director Vadim Vasilyev says that Radamel Falcao “won’t leave in January” despite persistent speculation linking him with a big money move to Chelsea or Real Madrid. Falcao only joined Monaco in the summer from Atletico Madrid and Vasilyev told RMC: “He’s very happy here. He feels really good in Monaco. Actually, we dined […]
Manchester United could earn an extra £17m a year if they sold naming rights to Old Trafford, according to a new report into sponsorship rights. The study from valuation experts American Appraisal has revealed just how much money each Premier League club could expect to bring in if they were to follow the examples of […]
There were wins for the league leaders in England, France, Germany and Italy this weekend. The title race in Spain tightened as Iker Muniain scored the only goal to give Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 win over Barcelona, to send Gerardo Martino to their first domestic defeat of the season. Bundesliga Bayern Munich continue to play […]
Not a surprise to hear on Sunday that Fulham had sacked manager Martin Jol. In his press conference after Saturday’s defeat at West Ham United, their sixth consecutive defeat in all games, Jol had the body language of someone who was expecting to be fired shortly. Fulham replaced Jol with former Manchester United coach Rene […]