Liverpool striker Luis Suarez 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic on the arm is over and the controversial striker can make his long awaited return away to Manchester United on Wednesday in the Capital One cup. The Liverpool boos was asked about Suarez’s potential return by The Guardian and unfortunately Rodgers used a […]
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Paolo Di Canio’s 13-match reign as Sunderland manager is over after the club fired him a little more than 24 hours after a 3-0 defeat at West Brom left them at the bottom of the English Premier League table. “Sunderland AFC confirms that it has parted company with head coach Paolo Di Canio this evening,” […]
There was derby joy for Manchester City and AS Roma this weekend as they beat respective neighbours Manchester United and Lazio. Meanwhile Barcelona and Atlético Madrid extended their own perfect starts in Spain and the big money game in France between Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain ended 1-1. England It is the blue side of Manchester […]
A mixed bag of financial results from Arsenal today. The Gunners announced that turnover for the year ended 31st May 2013, increased to £242.8 million (up from £235.3 million) while profit before tax was £6.7 million. Those numbers do not include the Mesut Ozil transfer and the club’s new chairman Chips Keswick was quick to […]
Chelsea moved to the top of the Premier League on goal difference with victory over local rivals Fulham while Liverpool lost for the first time this season at home to Southampton. Despite premature talk of a mini-crisis at Chelsea, the Blues eased to a routine 2-0 victory against Fulham at Stamford Bridge. The away side […]
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he should take the blame for his team’s Champions League 2-1 defeat by Basel. Oscar put the home side ahead but Mohamed Salah equalised for Basel and Marco Streller headed in a late winner. “When we lose I don’t speak about the players or individuals, I speak about my responsibility,” […]
Manchester United have announced record turnover for last season as revenue grew 13% to a record £363m and a net profit of £146m. The driving force once again was United’s commercial arm which increased revenue by 30% as United landed new kit, media and mobile phone deals. United’s commercial revenue last season was £153m, 42% […]
Chelsea lost at home in the Champions League group stage for the first time in ten years, while Arsenal recorded a valuable victory in Marseille and Lionel Messi responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat trick on Tuesday with one of his own in a Barcelona victory. But the big story was at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea […]
Bayern Munich launched their bid to become the first Champions League winners to successfully defend the title as Real Madrid scored six of Tuesday’s 30 goals, the most on an opening night since the current format began in 1999/2000. The defending champions wasted no time getting their campaign off on the right foot through David […]