Roberto Di Matteo said he is “very optimistic” Ashley Cole will extend his Chelsea contract before the January transfer window opens. Afterward this weekend’s game against Stoke, Di Matteo hailed the left-back as a Stamford Bridge “legend” and said he remains hopeful Cole will agree to a new deal with the club, as his current […]
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Real Madrid’s La Liga match at city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Sunday was abandoned in bizarre circumstances after Rayo officials said the lighting at their Estadio de Vallecas stadium had been sabotaged. The game was due to kick off at 9.30pm local time but the stadium was in semi-darkness and fans were still waiting outside […]
Chelsea captain John Terry has announced that he will no longer play for England effective immediately. The decision comes just hours before the Football Association begins a disciplinary hearing into Terry’s alleged racial abuse of Anton Ferdinand, a charge he was cleared of at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in July. “I am today announcing my retirement from […]
Manchester United rallied from a goal behind to defeat ten-man Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield, before Manchester City were held to a 1-1 home draw by Arsenal. This was Liverpool’s first home game since the findings of an independent panel investigating the disaster at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest were published […]
Economic expert Jose Maria Gay de Liebana has published his annual report on the financial situation of Europe’s top five football Leagues, condemning La Liga. The doctor of economics has assessed the financial models and situations surrounding top-flight clubs in Spain, Italy, England, Germany and France. Declaring that the Bundesliga was the soundest League run, […]
Athletic Bilbao have announced that they will reinvest the money made from the sale of Javi Martinez in their youth ranks. Marcelo Bielsa’s side received €40m for the 23-year-old midfielder from Bayern Munich, and today revealed how they intend to spend that windfall. “The money will be devoted to the organizational structure of youth football,” […]
Really interesting interview with Paris Saint-Germain chairman Al Khelaifi in Marca today in which he basically sells they will buy the best in the world regardless of the cost. I would love to know what Uefa President Michel Platin and his Financial Fair Play group think of these comments. P. Did you see the Spanish […]
Neil Ashton of The Daily Mirror is reporting that Roman Abramovich demanded answers from players and coaching staff at Chelsea’s training ground on Thursday as to why the European Champions could not hold onto a two-goal lead at home to Juventus on Wednesday night. Abramovich arrived unannounced at Cobham on Thursday morning with director Eugene […]