Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore was criticised on Wednesday for saying he saw no problem with clubs paying staff the minimum wage after the league sold its British TV rights for £5.1 billion. . He also said the Premier League was a “success story” and not a charity following demands from politicians calling for more money from the sale of the rights to reduce ticket prices, invest in grassroots football and pay staff a living wage. . A day after the TV deal was announced, Scudamore said: “We’re not set up for charitable purposes. We are set up to…
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Spain’s top-flight clubs are ready to shut down La Liga if the government does not pass a law mandating collective bargaining for TV rights soon, Espanyol president Joan Collet said on Wednesday. . “We are ready to halt La Liga if this (law) does not come out in one, two or three weeks,” Collet told Spanish radio. . “I have already spoken with clubs like Valencia,” he added. “We would have to hold another assembly but we are ready if the government doesn’t get a move on.” . La Liga, where the broadcast rights are held by Barcelona-based Mediapro, is…
Former Super Eagles assistant coach, Joseph Erico has faulted the road trip choice for the Golden Eaglets to Niamey for the 11th African Under-17 championship in Niger Republic. . The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) decided to move the side on road to Niamey given the closeness of Sokoto where the reigning world champions are having their final phase preparations to the championship venue. . Erico said the road trip is undignifying and risky, especially in the wake of security challenges in the country and should be discarded forthwith. . “The security situation in the country is not right to put…
Morocco has rejected sanctions by the Confederation of African Football for withdrawing from hosting the African Cup of Nations, calling them harmful to the sport and against the rules. . Morocco pulled out two months before the tournament’s start in January, citing health risks from fans traveling from Ebola-affected regions in West Africa. It asked Caf for a delay. Caf refused, rebuffed Morocco’s stance on Ebola fears, and Equatorial Guinea ended up hosting. . Morocco was expelled from the 2017 and 2019 tournaments and fined $1 million. Caf also demanded a further $9 million in compensation. . “The executive committee…
Phil Jones insists Manchester United must quickly get over their 1-1 draw at West Ham United at the weekend, starting with Wednesday’s Barclays Premier League meeting with Burnley at Old Trafford. . Louis van Gaal’s men trailed for much of the second half at the Boleyn Ground on Sunday before Daley Blind’s stoppage-time volley rescued a point from a difficult encounter. . The result meant Man Utd remained in fourth place after Southampton had leapfrogged them with a 1-0 win at Queens Park Rangers 24 hours earlier. . “In the end, we are disappointed in the dressing room that we…
Was he meant to cancel his birthday all bcos he lost a game? That’s nonsense.
They do not need to be told that, they should know that themeselves. Yaya would be back soon though so that should get them back to the top, hopefully.
This next game will be very crucial for Arsenal so they must thanking God he is back and fully fit. They should be ready to go
More info will come later, this is all Theinfostrides hae gathered as at now.
There is nothing to defend cos i saw no long ball tactics in that game against West Ham. Allardyce just had to give an excuse for giving up 2 points. . Kudos to Blind for that crucial goal or his side.
If the mone is right, then it is very much possible. He is the best man for the job right about now so one can contest that. . But we all know Keshi will still get it.
Though he wasn’t there, i’m sure the whole continent remembered no one would’ve wanted an Ivory Coast win more than the Chelsea man. . Congratz to him and the whole nation.
Madrid cannot just afford to drop more points else they are in trouble in La Liga. Messi won’t scoring, Neymar won’t stop shinnng and Mascherano won’t stop making those fantastic tackles. . Let’s not forget Atletico is closing in on both too.
They’re running away with it already. No competition.
Harry Kane has just proven to be the one to thrash all the big boys in the epl this season. Manchester United did their best to tone him down so i guess that should be an achievement for the red devils. . The gunners did not just tighten up the defence on that day. 3 points lost for Wenger.
They’ve always done it, last season and this season so no surprises at all. Even with Ronaldo returning, they just had no answer to Diego’s tactics. . Poor one Ancelotti.
It was a quality goal against Equatorial Guinea so there was no contest whatsoever from any other player. Well deserved award.
It was another lacklustre performance from the red devils. Nothing to write home about throughout 90 minutes. The opponents were clearly the beter team but again, man utd was lucky. . 1 point is good enough for Van Gaal’s side though, thanks to Blind. . Man Utd face Burnley on wednesday this week at Old Trafford.
It all boils down to having an ineffective captan if the whole of Ghana is asked. Asamoah Gyan should be out of the team with immediate effect as he has proved to be inerffective for the Black Stars. . Ghana lost on penalties to Ivory Coast in Bata, Guinea yesterday at the Afcon finals.
Yaya Toure looked more relieved than elated as he lifted the African Nations Cup for the first time at the sixth attempt, breaking his duck at international level with the Ivory Coast. . “When you win with your club, it’s quite amazing but with your country it’s something unbelievable,” he said after the Ivory Coast shaded Ghana 9-8 on penalties in Sunday’s final in Bata. . “I’ve been waiting for so many years now. I’ve been dreaming of this. It’s difficult right now to describe the feeling as captain, it’s something special.” . Midfielder Toure, 31, has won league titles…