Roberto Mancini brushed off fresh speculation over his future at Manchester City this morning amid reports that Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini has been lined up to take his job. ‘F****** hell!’ exclaimed a smiling Mancini in mock exasperation to further questions over the issue. Stories in Pellegrini’s native Chile suggested the former Real Madrid boss […]
Roma have officially announced a “preliminary agreement” with Sheikh Adnan Adel Aref al Qaddumi al Shtewi to invest in the club. On Thursday evening AS Roma eleased a statement on its official website confirming a “preliminary agreement” with Sheikh Adnan Adel Aref al Qaddumi al Shtewi and his NEEP Roma Holding S.p.A to enter the […]
Various newspapers are reporting that Arsene Wenger will be assured he is the man to revive Arsenal’s fortunes at a board meeting with the club’s American owner Stan Kroenke today. The club have confirmed the manager will meet Kroenke, who arrived in London to watch Arsenal’s 3-1 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League, […]
Call it inexperience or not used to winning, but the New England Revolution will wake up this morning kicking themselves that they are not playing in the Desert Diamond Cup final on Saturday. The Revs were leading Real Salt Lake 2-1 with three minutes to go last night, but allowed two late goals to lose […]
A shocking result tonight from the San Siro, where AC Milan beat Barcelona 2-0 to put the Champions League favorites on the verge of elimination from the competition. This was AC Milan’s first victory over Barcelona since 2004, and it was a familar playbook that sunk a poor Barcelona side. Massimiliano Allegri’s side followed the blueprint […]
West Ham United co-chairman David Gold insists that he is fully behind current Hammers boss Sam Allardyce. Allardyce is out of contract at the end of the season and with Paolo Di Canio’s exit from Swindon, speculation has been growing that that Gold and his partner David Sullivan want to bring in the Hammers icon […]
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benítez is said to be among the candidates to succeed Jose Mourinho at the Santiago Bernebéau if, as expected, the Portuguese leaves this summer. In an interview with Radio Nacional de España, Benítez said Real Madrid, the home-town club where he was part of Vicente Del Bosque’s back-room team, remained his […]
Any hopes that Gunners fans had of Arsenal doing a Chelsea and winning the Champions League this season were all but extinguished after 20 minutes when Bayern scored their second away goal of the game. Despite an Arsenal flurry in the second half, the Gunners were second best on the night. Some quick thoughts on […]
The Telegraph is reporting that AS Roma are prepared to offer Roberto Mancini a path away from Manchester City this summer with a £4.5 million-a-year contract to bring the Italian back to Serie A this summer. There has been growing speculation that Mancini will be fired this season, even if City finish second in the […]