Malaga have signed Brazilian attacker Julio Baptista from Roma according to Jose Carlos Perez, who is a close aide of club owner Sheikh Al-Thani. Baptista has struggled to get playing time at Roma under Claudio Ranieri this season and he has been long linked with a move back to La Liga and to Malaga. “He […]
Premier League
Chelsea’s season might well ride on what owner Roman Abramovich decides to do in January. Will he provide the funds for Chelsea to go out and buy two or three new players, or will be continue his philosophy of making Chelsea self-sufficient? There is no doubt that Chelsea need some new, experienced players. Going into […]
Lee Bowyer scored a contentious 89th-minute equalizer Tuesday to give Birmingham a 1-1 draw with Manchester United, which stays unbeaten but only leads the Premier League on goal difference. Bowyer bundled in the ball from close range after Nikola Zigic had appeared to use his arms to control a cross from Stephen Carr. United forward […]
Spain‘s football players’ union (AFE) has said it will take the professional league to court over a dispute about the La Liga schedule for January 2, increasing the likelihood some matches could be postponed. The union said in a statement on Monday on its website it would start proceedings at a Madrid labour court on […]
Spain’s football players’ union (AFE) has said it will take the professional league to court over a dispute about the La Liga schedule for January 2, increasing the likelihood some matches could be postponed. The union said in a statement on Monday on its website it would start proceedings at a Madrid labour court on […]
Arsenal scored three goals in nine minutes either side of half-time to move back into second spot in the Premier League and heap more pressure on the champions who have now taken just six points from their last eight league games, their worst run of form since 1998. With fit-again Cesc Fabregas pulling the strings […]
The papers today are full of some absolutely astonishing remarks from Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger about his best player Cesc Fabregas and his ongoing hamstring problems. It is rare to hear a manager call out one of his stars in public, but that is what Wenger has done. Fabregas, who will start against Chelsea today […]
The Daily Mail is saying that when Chelsea report their financial numbers in January that they will show that Chelsea lost £40million last season despite winning the League and FA Cup Double. In 2009/10, Chelsea lost £44.4m, so basically they are unchanged even with more success on the field. The big question is how will […]