Tevez poised for Chelsea comeback March 20, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini admits he is ready to let rebel striker Carlos Tevez off the leash tonight against Chelsea in a bid to prevent his club’s season unravelling further. Tevez has not played for six months following a huge row with Mancini in September, and fled to his native Argentina for three months [...]
Tevez poised for Chelsea comeback March 20, 2012 MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini admits he is ready to let rebel striker Carlos Tevez off the leash tonight against Chelsea in a bid to prevent his club’s season unravelling further. Tevez has not played for six months following a huge row with Mancini in September, and fled to his native Argentina for three months [...]
SAPORI SARDI March 19, 2012 786 Fulham Road, SW6 5SL Tel: 020 7731 0755 FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE *** Cost per person without wine: £32.50 A true taste of the real Sardinia” promises the confident missive from Sapori Sardi. Situated on an uninspiring corner at the less glamorous end of Fulham Palace Road, near Putney Bridge station, it really [...]
Dean Street classic is reborn again under Jeremy Lee April 16, 2012 RESTAURANT QUO VADIS 26-29 Dean Street, W1D 3LL FOOD **** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £20-40 DEAN Street has a lot on its plate, so to speak, what with the hyped-up Dean St Townhouse, Polpetto and Duck Soup all within spitting distance. In the midst of all these staunchly squats Quo [...]
London nets football cash capital title February 8, 2012 MANCHESTER clubs might currently be bullying their southern rivals in the Premier League, but London has been pronounced the undisputed football finance capital of the world. London boasts three teams – Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham – among Europe’s richest 11 clubs, with two more – West Ham and Fulham – inside the top 40, according [...]
ROUND-UP | LATE MOVES January 31, 2012 Roma’s Pizarro joins Man City MANCHESTER CITY struck an uncharacteristically frugal late deal for Roma midfielder David Pizarro. The Chilean 32-year-old, who played for City manager Roberto Mancini at Inter Milan, has joined the top-flight leaders on loan until the end of the season. Bridge loaned SUNDERLAND have taken Manchester City outcast Wayne Bridge (right) [...]
I don’t need to dodge tax on £30k, Redknapp said January 25, 2012 TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp told a reporter he had no need to dodge tax for the sake of £30,000 and declared: “Everything I do, I do above board,” a court heard yesterday. Redknapp said journalist Rob Beasley was “barking up the wrong tree” as he questioned him about payments totalling £189,400 to an offshore account [...]
Gold has doubts over West Ham Olympic Stadium move November 9, 2011 WEST HAM co-owner David Gold has admitted for the first time his club are not completely committed to taking up residency of the Olympic Stadium following next summer’s London Games. The Championship club were poised to sign a 125-year lease last month to move in to the £486m stadium, before the Olympic Park Legacy Company [...]
Carling Cup looks to be Anfield-bound February 23, 2012 CARDIFF CITY vs LIVERPOOL SUNDAY – 4.00PM BBC ONE ENGLAND might be on drought watch at the moment, but one of the country’s most high profile dry spells looks set to come to an end this weekend. The last time Liverpool won a major trophy, Steve Finnan, Djibril Cisse, Jan Kromkamp, Djimi Traore and Fernando [...]
Sunderlandmake Bruce first boss to be sacked November 30, 2011 FORMER Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill last night emerged as the early hot favourite for the Sunderland job after the Premier League strugglers sacked Steve Bruce. Ex-Wigan boss Bruce became the first top-flight casualty of the season after winning just twice in the first 13 games of the season – a run that left the [...]