It was a very good Sunday for David Moyes. First title challengers Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur both lost. Then he saw Robin van Persie scored against his old club for the third consecutive game as Manchester United beat Arsenal 1-0. In a game of few chances at Old Trafford, Robin van Perise proved the […]
Premier League
Next time I complain about the refereeing in Major League Soccer remind me of the horrendous decision by referee Andre Marriner today in the 96th minute that cost West Brom two points at Stamford Bridge. Somehow Marriner thought that Steven Reid had fouled Ramires, a tackle that none of the Chelsea players even questioned. Eden […]
According to Le Parisien, Paris Saint-Germain want to have more revenue than any club in the world by the 2016-17 season. The Paris newspaper has obtained a confidential document written for PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi in June of last year which lays out the Ligue 1 champions’ plans to push their budget beyond all their […]
Bayern Munich and Manchester City became the first two teams to qualify for the knockout stages of this season’s Champions League. Bayern made hard work of beating Viktoria Plzen 1-0, but the result was Bayern’s ninth Champions League win in a row, equaling the record set by Barcelona in 2002/03. Manchester City reached the knockout […]
AS Roma’s perfect start in Serie A was finally ended by Torino on a weekend when Arsenal surged five points ahead in England and Paris Saint-Germain extended their lead in France. Italy Roma’s record breaking start to the season finally ended as the Giallorossi were held 1-1 by Torino, dropping their first points of the […]
Arsenal are five points clear at the Premier League summit after a convincing 2-0 win over second place Liverpool, while third-placed Chelsea surprisingly lost 2-0 at Newcastle. At the Emirates Santi Cazorla put the Gunners ahead when he followed up his own header which has rebounded off the post, to fore past Simon Mignolet. Then […]
One of the things that Ed Woodward said about Manchester United’s poor summer transfer window was that new United boss David Moyes wanted to “spend time with the squad” to understand what he had before deciding on what he needed to add via the transfer market. Well four months later and Moyes should have a pretty good […]
Manchester United are set to sign a world record five-year £300m kit deal with Nike that will more than triple the annual amount they receive under their current contract. It is almost double the current most lucrative deal, Real Madrid’s £31m-a-year tie-up with adidas. United have also reportedly been granted sales rights for their kits, […]