Liverpool named as biggest selling club of the decade in new study — with arch rivals Manchester United 29th September 20, 2016 Liverpool have been named as football's biggest selling club this decade in a new study of the transfer market since 2010. The Premier League club has taken in more money from selling players than anyone else since 2010, raising €442m (£515.7m) — over £70m more than any other English team. Figures compiled by the CIES Football Observatory, an [...]
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola doubts whether he can conjure a plan to stifle Lionel Messi and the rest of Barcelona’s striking talent October 18, 2016 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admits he is unsure whether he can plot a game-plan to contain Barcelona’s striking trident – Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar – as he prepares for an emotional return to Camp Nou. Guardiola spent a trophy-laden four-year spell at Barcelona before leaving in 2012 and taking charge of Bavarian giants [...]
Watford 3, Manchester United 1: Some players are not coping with pressure of representing United, fumes Jose Mourinho September 18, 2016 Furious Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has accused some of his players of failing to deal with the pressure of playing for the club after slumping to a third straight defeat against Watford. United had hauled themselves level through Marcus Rashford after Etienne Capoue’s first-half opener, only for substitute Juan Zuniga to restore Watford’s lead [...]
Champions League draw: Who are the possible draws for Leicester, Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham? August 25, 2016 Arsenal, Leicester City, Tottenham and Manchester City discover their Champions League fates tomorrow, when Uefa conducts the group stage draw in Monaco. What time is it on? And can I watch it? The draw is scheduled to take place at 5pm UK time and if you don't mind elevator music and corny presenter patter you can watch Uefa's [...]
Premier League pre-season fixtures: Tottenham’s travels down under top Manchester City and Manchester United’s trip to China July 13, 2016 Brexit may have cast doubt on the future of UK trade, but there’s at least one British export showing no signs of shrinking this summer: Premier League football. Just this month alone teams will be jetting on pre-season tours to China, America, Australia and Scandinavia where thousands of eager fans are waiting to lap up [...]
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says his team came close to perfection in 2-0 victory over Manchester City October 2, 2016 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes his team came close to perfection as they inflicted Manchester City's first defeat of the season in a vibrant victory at White Hart Lane. Spurs moved to within one point of leaders City at the top of the Premier League thanks to an early Aleksandar Kolarov own goal and a [...]
Tottenham Hotspur v AFC Wimbledon: Dons on a high as opportunity knocks for FA Cup giant-killing at Wembley January 3, 2018 There is an air of contentment at AFC Wimbledon. An upturn in form, the green light to begin constructing their new stadium and the stardust of Sunday’s FA Cup clash with Tottenham at Wembley has left even the club’s perennially grounded chief executive Erik Samuelson smiling. Although the threat of relegation lingers – The Dons [...]
Titans of history: Lessons from the entrepreneurs who built Britain November 15, 2017 The history of the modern world is bound up with that of Britain. There are many theories of how and why we spawned the Industrial Revolution and had such an impact on international affairs, but none is complete without accounting for the British people, and the entrepreneurs who built Britain and changed the world. In [...]
Samir Nasri joins Manchester City departures list after agreeing Sevilla loan switch August 31, 2016 Samir Nasri has become the third Manchester City player to find a new club on deadline day after agreeing to join Sevilla on a season-long loan. The former Arsenal winger follows Wilfried Bony and Joe Hart out of the Etihad exit door after learning game time would be restricted under new manager Pep Guardiola. Nasri, who [...]
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin plans to get tough on financial fair play September 14, 2017 The head of European football, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin, has warned that strengthening financial fair play (FFP) rules is among his top priorities for the next 12 months. Ceferin’s statement comes amid fresh debate over the future of the controversial regulations, following the record-breaking sums spent by Paris Saint-Germain on Brazil superstar Neymar and striking [...]