Chelsea have made an offer to buy the site of Battersea power station with a view to building “one of the most iconic football stadiums in the world”. It’s no secret that Chelsea have been looking for a new stadium. Stamford Bridge is too small compared to Old Trafford, the Emirates and even the Nou […]
So Liverpool have finally released their financials for last year and despite Liverpool Managing Director Ian Ayre’s spin, these numbers do not make good reading. Liverpool’s total income last season fell by £1m to £184m, with TV and media £14m down due to Liverpool not playing in the Champions League. Worrying for Liverpool fans is […]
I originally wrote about this on our Liverpool site, but wanted to expand on the story over here. Liverpool chairman Tom Werner says that Fulham’s USA star Clint Dempsey would be a great addition to Kenny Dalglish’s Liverpool squad. Dempsey is having a career year at Fulham, scoring 16 goals in the league for Fulham […]
Two terrific goals from Papiss Demba Cissé gave Newcastle United their first win in the league at Stamford Bridge since 1986, but Alan Pardew’s men remain outside the top four on goal difference after Tottenham Hotspur also won away from home for the first time since December. Receiving Davide Santon’s ball infield, Cissé rifled a […]
Real Madrid won the Spanish league title for the first time in four years, and a record 32nd time overall, after winning 3-0 at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. Gonzalo Higuain smashed home a superb 16th-minute opener after Cristiano Ronaldo had earlier missed horribly from the penalty spot. But Ronaldo recovered to beautifully create a second […]
Fiorentina have sacked coach Delio Rossi after he physically attacked midfielder Adem Ljajic during Wednesday night’s 2-2 draw with Novara. The incident occurred shortly after the half-hour mark, with Fiorentina trailing 2-0. As he walked toward the bench, Ljajic put his thumb up to sarcastically praise Rossi for the substitution. When the player sat down, […]
Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is set to take over at Roma, according to reports in the Portuguese press. The former Porto coach was dismissed by Roman Abramovich after failing to complete his revolution ‘project’ at Stamford Bridge, while caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo has since taken AVB’s side to both the Champions League and […]
England’s new manager Roy Hodgson had his first press conference today where he called for supporters to back the national side. “It is a very proud day for me, I’m a very happy man to be offered the chance to manage my country,” Hodgson said. “I’m looking forward to the task ahead. Everyone knows it […]