Posts Tagged ‘Football’
Sir Alex Ferguson wins Premier League manager of the year award
• Ferguson ‘glad’ retirement celebrations over• Cardiff’s Malky Mackay wins Championship awardSir Alex Ferguson has been named the Premier League manager of the year by the League Managers Association.Ferguson picked up the award at an LMA dinner in London on Monday night and admitted he was relieved the celebrations to mark his retirement from Manchester [...]
Manchester United’s changing of the guard | The Gallery
The Gallery: Moyes/Fergie mash-ups, an MUFC branded care home, hairdryers and the Godfather? It’s your takes on Man Utd’s changing of the guard Read More…
Liverpool close in on City’s Kolo Touré to shore up central defence
• Brendan Rodgers anxious to strengthen defensive options• Out of contract player wants to stay in north-westLiverpool are close to making Kolo Touré their first summer signing as part of Brendan Rodgers’ plans to add experience to a central defence without Jamie Carragher.The 32-year-old is available on a free transfer when his four-year contract with [...]
Stoke City’s Kenwyne Jones awaits decision over pig’s head incident
• Disciplinary action could result in warning or fine• Striker apologises to Glen Whelan for reaction to prankKenwyne Jones should discover before the end of the week if he will face any disciplinary action from Stoke City after smashing up the car of Glen Whelan, his team-mate, in reaction to finding a pig’s head in [...]
David Moyes to tell Wayne Rooney his future lies at Manchester United
• Striker played under David Moyes at Everton• Rio Ferdinand to sign one-year contract this weekDavid Moyes is minded to keep Wayne Rooney at Manchester United and the new manager is hopeful he can convince the striker that his long-term future remains at the club.Moyes, who spent his first day of work as United’s manager [...]
Arsenal want trophies not just top four next season, says Ivan Gazidis
• Chief executive will make funds available to Arsène Wenger • Jovetic, Higuaín and Júlio César among manager’s top targetsThe Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, has moved to reassure supporters that qualification for the Champions League does not represent the height of the club’s ambitions. The victory at Newcastle United on Sunday secured a fourth-place [...]
Paolo Di Canio’s attack on Sunderland culture may herald big clearout | Louise Taylor
Manager’s public condemnation of players is allowing him to make the case for a more radical revamp of the playing squadPhil Bardsley probably does not realise it but he has done Paolo Di Canio the most enormous favour. By allowing himself to be pictured lying on the floor of a casino, his body strewn with [...]
Gareth Bale to sign new Tottenham contract worth £150,000 a week
• Forward committed to Spurs for the near future• Real Madrid will have to wait at least one more seasonGareth Bale is poised to commit his immediate future to Tottenham Hotspur after agreeing improved terms at White Hart Lane despite the club’s failure to get to the Champions League. The deal is expected to include [...]
José Mourinho clear to rejoin Chelsea as Real Madrid confirm his exit
• Mourinho to leave Spanish club at end of the season• Portuguese expected to be named as new Chelsea managerReal Madrid have cleared the way for José Mourinho to leave the club and take over at Chelsea after the club president, Florentino Pérez, announced that Mourinho will leave the club at the end of the [...]
Wigan supporters look on bright side at FA Cup victory parade
Fans say they are not downhearted at being relegated from Premier League, promising: ‘We’ll be back’They like a good party in Wigan, and the small matter of their beloved football team, the Latics, being relegated from the Premier League was never going to make them downhearted.Never mind the missed trips to Old Trafford, Anfield, the [...]
Manchester City’s Jack Rodwell receives call-up for England friendlies
• Midfielder in frame for appearances against Ireland and Brazil• Tom Cleverley injury puts him in doubt for both gamesThe Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell has been called into the England squad for the friendlies against Republic of Ireland and Brazil on 29 May and 2 June respectively.The 22-year-old has had an injury-plagued debut campaign [...]
Football Weekly: Arsenal win battle for fourth – podcast
There’s a end-of-year atmosphere in the pod today, as the team discuss the weekend’s action. There’s that 5-5 send-off for Sir Alex Ferguson, sympathy for the Newcastle goal that never was and the present left in the away team’s dressing room at Brighton.The season’s not over yet for Sid Lowe – three weeks and counting [...]
Premier League 2012-13 review: Our writers’ best and worst moments
Brilliant goals, best-forgotten predictions and matches that prompted dramatic late rewritesBest playerPaul Doyle Luis Suárez. His dazzling turns, incessant mischief-making and much-improved finishing made him a joy to watch.Dominic Fifield Juan Mata. Of those I watched regularly, he was the most consistently excellent, with his astonishing tally of 12 assists and 12 league goals testament [...]
QPR struggling to offload unwanted players, admits Harry Redknapp
• ‘There is a little group I need to shift and get new blood in’• Rangers boss adds: ‘We are looking at a different level now’QPR manager Harry Redknapp admits he has a difficult task on his hands offloading unwanted players in order to bring in recruits more suited to the Championship.Redknapp criticised the attitude [...]
Paolo Di Canio criticises Sunderland’s ‘arrogant’ players – video
Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio says a culture of indiscipline prevailed at the club when he took over Read More…
Chelsea’s Frank Lampard says José Mourinho’s management is second to none
• ‘Jose’s own self-confidence reflects back on his teams’• He’s brilliant tactically, adds Chelsea’s record goalscorerFrank Lampard has lauded the man-management of José Mourinho ahead of an expected second coming to Chelsea.Asked what makes Mourinho so successful, Lampard told Talksport: “It’s a presence and an aura and a way with people. He galvanises people. His [...]
Sport picture of the day: farewell from Sir Alex Ferguson
His arms raised in a gesture of triumph, Sir Alex Ferguson is captured by our photographer Tom Jenkins as he acknowledges Manchester United fans after his final game as manager Read More…
Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling has charge dropped after witness no-show
• Prosecutor offers no evidence of assault and abandons case• Winger waited in Mercedes parked round the cornerRaheem Sterling had a charge of common assault dropped on Monday after a witness failed to turn up to court.Sterling, 18, did not have to appear at Liverpool magistrates’ court and the case was dismissed when the prosecutor [...]
Arsène Wenger: Arsenal’s ‘exceptional attitude’ brings Champions League reward – video
Arsenal manager pays tribute to his players after a 1-0 victory over Newcastle saw them secure Champions League football next season Read More…
WBA’s Steve Clarke reflects on 10-goal thriller against Manchester United – video
West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke says it is impossible to analyse a game like Sunday’s 5-5 draw with Manchester United Read More…
Paolo Di Canio hails his Sunderland ‘miracle’ – video
Paolo Di Canio says getting seven points from his eight games in charge at Sunderland was a ‘miracle’ Read More…
Sunderland’s Paolo Di Canio slams ‘arrogant, ignorant’ players
• Photo of Phil Bardsley covered in £50 notes ‘disgusting’• ‘We must bring in six or seven players’ after loss at TottenhamPaolo Di Canio has painted a remarkable picture of wide-ranging indiscipline in his Sunderland squad, claiming that the levels of “arrogance” and “ignorance” are worse than those he encountered at Swindon Town, his previous [...]
André Villas-Boas urges Tottenham board to strengthen in the summer
• We must do it in the Tottenham way, manager adds• ‘The others have great squads and will continue to add quality’André Villas-Boas has urged the Tottenham Hotspur board to invest strongly in the squad over the summer to help the club close the gap on the Premier League’s top four, which they narrowly failed [...]
Alex Ferguson’s last game as Man United manager – in pictures
Guardian photographer Tom Jenkins brings you the best images from Sir Alex Ferguson’s last ever game as Manchester United ManagerTom Jenkins Read More…
Arsenal dance on pitch but still look out of step against Newcastle
Arsène Wenger rides out stormy season but old flaws remain and only serious spending will pacify manager’s criticsArsène Wenger will be glad to see the back of a season that has proved the most testing since he was handed the Arsenal reins 17 years ago. As he embraced Mikel Arteta at the final whistle at [...]
Arsène Wenger praises ‘special’ Arsenal squad after sealing fourth spot
• Manager hails team’s character after 1-0 defeat of Newcastle • ‘We want to make additions but keep spirit of the squad’Arsène Wenger has heaped praise on his “special” players after securing a place in the qualifying round of next season’s Champions League but pledged to strengthen his squad in the summer.Arsenal’s 1-0 victory at [...]
Arsenal’s Theo Walcott curbed but Laurent Koscielny finds vital space | Michael Cox
Newcastle United’s Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa kept Theo Walcott in check before Laurent Koscielny fittingly won the gameArsène Wenger is not the type of manager who keenly inspects the opposition searching for weaknesses, instead preferring to concentrate upon the strengths of his own players. For Arsenal’s crucial trip to Newcastle United, however, there seemed an obvious area [...]
West Ham United 4-2 Reading | Premier League match report
Kevin Nolan scored a hat-trick as West Ham signed off the Premier League campaign with an entertaining win over relegated Reading.West Ham were in complete control after a mistake from the new England call-up Alex McCarthy gifted Nolan the opener, with Ricardo Vaz Tê sweeping home a second following good work from Andy Carroll, who [...]
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Sunderland | Premier League match report
• Newcastle 0-1 ArsenalGareth Bale collected possession in the last minute, he jinked inside, rolling the ball on to his left foot and unfurled a glorious shot into the far, top corner from 25 yards. Under normal circumstances, Bale’s goal, his 26th of a stellar season, would have been the cause for frenzied celebration. Not [...]
Swansea City 0-3 Fulham | Premier League match report
Swansea City have scaled the heights this season, travelling to Wembley Stadium and collecting silverware, but all the euphoria ended in a bit of a damp squib at the Liberty Stadium. They dominated much of a scrappy match against a Fulham side in dismal form but lost to two breakaway goals and a tap-in in [...]
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