Manchester United warmed up for the reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo by marching 12 points clear in the Premier League title race, while elsewhere Aston Villa moved out of the bottom three after beating West Ham United 2-1. After Man City’s surprising defeat at Southampton, the attention turned to Old Trafford and the kin of side […]
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The Premier League title looks like it will be moving to the red half of Manchester after champions Manchester City suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at Southampton. The defeat leaves City, nine points behind leaders United, who play Everton tomorrow. City’s defeat, combined with wins byChelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal tightens up the race for […]
Ask many football fans who has the best academy program they will say Barcelona and their famed La Masia Academy. Barcelona got a lot of press when earlier this season their line-up contained 11 graduates of La Masia. But that achievement pales in comparison to what has been going on at Old Trafford. According to […]
Lionel Messi has signed a two-year contract extension with Barcelona which will tie him to the Spanish club until June 2018. The Argentina international enjoyed a record-breaking year for club and country, scoring 91 goals in 2012. Messi put pen to paper on his new deal on Thursday afternoon and follows Carles Puyol and Xavi, […]
The Premier League will introduce new financial regulations to control spending starting next season. While the spending limits had 13 yes’s, to six no’s, the measure was only approved because Reading abstained on the crucial ballot. Under league rules a two-thirds majority is required for any rule changes to be made. If all 20 clubs […]
The two richest clubs in the world, at least from an owner wealth perspective, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are reported ready to trigger Edinson Cavani’s €63m release clause at Napoli this summer. Cavani has been linked with a move to Barcelona and Real Madrid in the past, but according to London newspaper the Daily […]
Arsenal academy director Liam Brady was on TalkSports Keys and Gray this morning and he said that Jack Wilshere will be classed in the same bracket as England legends Paul Gascoigne and Glenn Hoddle when his career finishes. The 21-year-old has struggled with injuries in recent seasons but is now back playing for Arsenal, and […]
Chelsea could appoint Juventus coach Antonio Conte as their next manager, according to reports in Italy. With Blues interim boss Rafael Benitez failing to win over the fans and the club suffering a poor run of form, Chelsea are reportedly looking at other candidates to replace him when his deal runs out at the end […]