Real Madrid president Florentino Perez claims that Manchester United were preparing a rival bid for the former Spurs winger this summer” “Tottenham did not want to sell and we respected that. Then, when we found out that Manchester United would be making an offer, we made our own,” Perez told Cadena SER. “Since his childhood […]
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri took off the kid gloves today when talking about striker Mario Balotelli’s red card against Napoli at the weekend: “Mario has made a mistake, penalizing the team, club and the fans and he must change this,” he told a Press conference. “Balotelli should help referees to protect him because if […]
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic on the arm is over and the controversial striker can make his long awaited return away to Manchester United on Wednesday in the Capital One cup. The Liverpool boos was asked about Suarez’s potential return by The Guardian and unfortunately Rodgers used a […]
Paolo Di Canio’s 13-match reign as Sunderland manager is over after the club fired him a little more than 24 hours after a 3-0 defeat at West Brom left them at the bottom of the English Premier League table. “Sunderland AFC confirms that it has parted company with head coach Paolo Di Canio this evening,” […]
There was derby joy for Manchester City and AS Roma this weekend as they beat respective neighbours Manchester United and Lazio. Meanwhile Barcelona and Atlético Madrid extended their own perfect starts in Spain and the big money game in France between Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain ended 1-1. England It is the blue side of Manchester […]
A mixed bag of financial results from Arsenal today. The Gunners announced that turnover for the year ended 31st May 2013, increased to £242.8 million (up from £235.3 million) while profit before tax was £6.7 million. Those numbers do not include the Mesut Ozil transfer and the club’s new chairman Chips Keswick was quick to […]
Chelsea moved to the top of the Premier League on goal difference with victory over local rivals Fulham while Liverpool lost for the first time this season at home to Southampton. Despite premature talk of a mini-crisis at Chelsea, the Blues eased to a routine 2-0 victory against Fulham at Stamford Bridge. The away side […]
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he should take the blame for his team’s Champions League 2-1 defeat by Basel. Oscar put the home side ahead but Mohamed Salah equalised for Basel and Marco Streller headed in a late winner. “When we lose I don’t speak about the players or individuals, I speak about my responsibility,” […]