Manchester City defender Micah Richards is expected to be our for four months after undergoing an operation on Monday to repair a torn meniscus. Richards, who picked up the injury against Swansea on Saturday is expected to miss at least 20 matches, and is a big loss for a Man City side that has struggled […]
The Metropolitan Police has announced that they have started an investigation into alleged comments by referee Mark Clattenburg towards Chelsea players during Manchester United’s 3-2 win on Sunday. A statement from the Metropolitan Police said: “An investigation has been launched into alleged comments made during a football match between Chelsea FC and Manchester United FC […]
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been presented with the Golden Boot award after finishing as the top goalscorer in Europe last season. It is the second time Messi has collected the honour and comes after he scored a remarkable 50 goals in La Liga, four more than Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid. “This is a […]
The Football Association has announced that they are looking into allegations made by Chelsea against referee Mark Clattenburg following Manchester United’s 3-2 win at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have made a formal complaint against Clattenburg, accusing him of using “inappropriate language” towards two of their players on Sunday. It is claimed Clattenburg used a racial slur […]
Manchester City have denied Roberto Mancini’s job is under threat from Pep Guardiola after the club hired Barcelona’s former technical director Txiki Begiristain as there new director of football. Begiristain’s arrival, combined with that of recently appointed chief executive Ferran Soriano, another to have worked at the Nou Camp, had led to speculation that the […]
Defender A.J. Soares scored the only goal of the game in the 88th minute and goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth made a career-high seven saves to notch his second straight shutout as the New England Revolution closed the 2012 season with a 1-0 win over the Montreal Impact on Saturday afternoon at Stade Saputo. Soares notched the […]
Manchester United moved to within a point of leaders Chelsea after beating the Blues 3-2 in a thrilling match at Stamford Bridge. The match was just four minutes old when Wayne Rooney exchanged passes with Ashley Young, before teeing up Robin van Persie, whose shot came back off a post and rebounded in off David […]
Juventus director general Beppe Marotta has defended the club’s transfer policy in a meeting with the club’s shareholders today. “It’s true, errors have been made,” Marotta said.“Jorge Martinez [signed for €12m from Catania], above all, but you only make mistakes when you actually buy. “Over the last two years we have had to oversee, not […]
AC Milan’s miserable season got even worse today with the news that owner Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to four years in prison and will be forced to pay part of a €10m fine for tax evasion. The verdict was delivered by a Milan court on Friday afternoon, six years after the trial which looked […]