It’s the story that will not go away. Despite being cleared in court of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in a match against QPR last season, Chelsea captain John Terry has been charged by the Football Association of having used “abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour” in the 23 October match. The statement on the FA […]
Premier League
Reports are coming out of Spain that Arsenal are on the verge of signing Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin on a season long loan. The 23-year-old Sahin joined Madrid from Borussia Dortmund last summer but has failed to establish a himself at the Bernabéu. Sahin was linked with a move to Spurs as part of […]
Japan pulled off the first shock of the Olympic football competition by beating 10-man Spain 1-0 at Hampden Park. Spain were second favourites for gold having won the last three major tournaments, as well as last year’s European Under-21 Championship. But Yuki Otsu’s 34th-minute strike was enough for Japan’s first win over Spain at any level […]
West Ham have stepped up their interest in Liverpool striker Andy Carroll by making a £15m-plus bid that would break the Hammer’s transfer record. The offer would see England forward Carroll initially move on loan for a season with a commitment to buy the England striker next summer, which is not something that I see […]
For the second consecutive summer, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is unhappy with the Premier League champions transfer policy. Asked in Beijing on Thursday whether he was “disappointed” that City haven’t signed anyone yet this summer, Mancini immediately shifted responsibility to football administrator Brian Marwood saying: “For this question, speak to the man in charge,” […]
Manchester United has “temporarily” paused plans to launch its $300m initial public offering in the US. While the Glazers press machine blames market volatility but the real reason is weak investor demand at the valuation/share structure demanded by the Glazers. Its a huge slap in the face for the Glazers who have previously failed with […]
It took almost two weeks since we announced that Chelsea had signed Oscar and today Chelsea made the deal official with this simple statement on their web site: Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Oscar. Oscar is believed to have signed a five-year contract after Chelsea paid £25m for his services. […]