Arsenal lose another star after Nasri breaks leg July 21, 2009 ARSENAL’S pre-season preparations suffered a hammer blow yesterday when midfielder Samir Nasri was ruled out for up to three months with a broken leg. The France international, who scored seven goals in 44 appearances last season, fractured a fibula during a training session at the club’s camp in Austria. Nasri’s injury came just days after [...]
Gunners cash in with 16m Toure switch July 28, 2009 ARSENAL defender Kolo Toure was last night on the brink of completing his £16m move to Manchester City after jetting back from the Gunners’ Austrian training camp. Toure is thought to have flown back to England to undergo a medical, after cash-strapped Arsenal accepted a bid from mega-rich City, their rivals for a top-four place. [...]
The beautiful game? It’s nothing without lawyers August 18, 2009 IT is hard to imagine the chant of “we love lawyers” rolling down the Kop, but as another season kicks off, football may be surprised to know that it owes the legal profession a considerable debt. It was a solicitor, Ebenezer Cobb Morley, who had the idea to form an organisation that became the Football [...]
SUMMER SALES FOOTBALL UPDATE July 6, 2009 Ronaldo draws record crowdA WORLD record crowd packed Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium for the unveiling of winger Cristiano Ronaldo last night. The Portugal star, who joined in an £80m deal from Manchester United earlier this month, was greeted by 80,000 fans – more than attended Diego Maradona’s arrival at Napoli. Ronaldo said: “I have [...]
SUMMER SALES FOOTBALL UPDATE July 6, 2009 Ronaldo draws record crowdA WORLD record crowd packed Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium for the unveiling of winger Cristiano Ronaldo last night. The Portugal star, who joined in an £80m deal from Manchester United earlier this month, was greeted by 80,000 fans – more than attended Diego Maradona’s arrival at Napoli. Ronaldo said: “I have [...]
CRISTIANO GIVEN A RON FOR HIS MONEY July 20, 2009 CRISTIANO RONALDO failed to live up to his world record £80m fee on his Real Madrid debut last night against Shamrock Rovers. The Portuguese winger, who moved from Manchester United earlier this month, made little impact as Real struggled to a 1-0 win in Dublin. Another summer signing, French striker Karim Benzema, spared the Spaniards’ [...]
Harry gets his man as Niko completes Spurs switch September 1, 2009 TOTTENHAM boss Harry Redknapp was last night revelling in the capture of Niko Kranjcar despite suffering mixed fortunes on a modest day of activity to end the summer transfer window. The Spurs chief secured the signing of Portsmouth ace Kranjcar, who will join fellow Croatian internationals Luka Modric and Vedran Corluka at White Hart Lane [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF August 19, 2009 Murray progresses in CincinnatiTENNIS: Britain’s Andy Murray began his defence of the Cincinnati Masters with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 win over Nicolas Almagro. New world No2 Murray was made to work in the first set but thereafter soon wrapped up victory to book a third-round clash with Radek Stepanek. McFadden gives Pompey bluesFOOTBALL: Birmingham striker [...]
SPORT IN BRIEF August 19, 2009 Murray progresses in CincinnatiTENNIS: Britain’s Andy Murray began his defence of the Cincinnati Masters with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 win over Nicolas Almagro. New world No2 Murray was made to work in the first set but thereafter soon wrapped up victory to book a third-round clash with Radek Stepanek. McFadden gives Pompey bluesFOOTBALL: Birmingham striker [...]
Fergie rift forced City move July 14, 2009 CARLOS TEVEZ celebrated the completion of his £25.5m move to Manchester City yesterday – with a parting shot at former boss Sir Alex Ferguson. The Argentina international joined a rare bread of players to cross the Manchester divide after rejecting United’s offer to upgrade his loan deal to a permanent move in favour of a [...]