Fascinating piece in La Gazzetta dello Sport that Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has inserted a “fans’ safeguard clause” into his agreement to sell the majority share in the club to D.C. United owner Erick Thohir. As the deal currently stands, the Indonesian trio of Erick Thohir, Roslan Roeslani and Handy Soetedjo own 70% of […]
Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward is excited by BT Sport’s deal to win Champions League television rights, claiming it will lead to further increases in the club’s revenue. Woodward was speaking after United’s revenues rose in the first quarter of the financial year by 29.1 percent to £98 million thanks to new sponsorship deals […]
The injury problems of Lionel Messi continue as the Barcelona star has been ruled out for 6-8 weeks after tearing his left hamstring muscle during Barca’s 4-1 win over Real Betis on Sunday. “The club’s medical services confirmed after tests this Monday morning that Leo Messi has a torn hamstring muscle in his left thigh […]
Lionel Messi could move to the Premier League if he gets “bored” of La Liga, Manchester City‘s Alvaro Negredo claims. Just 26 years-old, Messi has been named the best player in the world four years in a row, is Barcelona’s record goalscorer with 327 goals in just 394 games and has already won six Liga […]
It was a very good Sunday for David Moyes. First title challengers Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur both lost. Then he saw Robin van Persie scored against his old club for the third consecutive game as Manchester United beat Arsenal 1-0. In a game of few chances at Old Trafford, Robin van Perise proved the […]
Next time I complain about the refereeing in Major League Soccer remind me of the horrendous decision by referee Andre Marriner today in the 96th minute that cost West Brom two points at Stamford Bridge. Somehow Marriner thought that Steven Reid had fouled Ramires, a tackle that none of the Chelsea players even questioned. Eden […]
According to Le Parisien, Paris Saint-Germain want to have more revenue than any club in the world by the 2016-17 season. The Paris newspaper has obtained a confidential document written for PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi in June of last year which lays out the Ligue 1 champions’ plans to push their budget beyond all their […]
The New England Revolution’s season came to an end in Kansas City last night as they lost 3-1 to SKC (4-3 on aggregate) in extra time in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. It was amazing that New England were able to force the game into extra time considering how bad they were in the first half. […]
Two of the most passionate Irishmen in world football have agreed to take over the reigns for the Republic of Ireland, a move that will either inspire a nation or lead to a lot of spilled Guinness. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have confirmed that Martin O’Neill will become the new manager of the […]