With his pallid complexion and haggard appearance, David Moyes bore the look of a man clinging on for dear life long before his sacking as Manchester United manager on Tuesday. Despite being hand-picked as Alex Ferguson’s successor by the man himself…
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David Moyes was sacked as Manchester United manager on Tuesday, less than a year after being appointed as the successor to Alex Ferguson. Here, AFP Sports looks at five key reasons why the Scot failed to survive his first season in charge at Old Trafford…
Manchester United are going to sack manager David Moyes according to the British media who set off a new torrent of speculation surrounding the beleaguered Scotsman on Tuesday. The club had earlier said he had not been sacked, but refused to deny widespread…
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone refused to acknowledge whether he would be interested in joining Manchester United should David Moyes lose his job in charge of the English champions. Several national newspapers reported on Monday that Moyes was set…
Leading British bookmakers stopped taking bets on David Moyes being sacked as Manchester United manager Monday after several national newspapers said he was about to be fired. Sky Bet cut their odds on Moyes leaving United before the end of May to 1…
Manchester United manager David Moyes tasted defeat on his first return to Everton since leaving the club as his side were beaten 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday. Moyes was greeted with a smattering of boos as he walked out of the tunnel before…
Legendary former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is to auction off part of his wine collection worth an estimated £3 million ($5 million, 3.6 million euros), Christie’s announced on Wednesday. The collection of around 5,000 bottles contains…
Europe’s football governing body UEFA on Wednesday stepped up an inquiry into the finances of top clubs as Manchester City players were named the top earners in world sport. UEFA has refused to say which clubs have been called to explain their accounts…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has no regrets about selecting captain Vincent Kompany to play in last weekend’s costly 3-2 loss at Premier League title rivals Liverpool, he said Wednesday. A training-ground injury scare had put Kompany’s…
Senegalese Demba Ba rescued Chelsea for the second time within five days when he scored the weekend English Premier League…
Steven Gerrard has dedicated Liverpool’s crucial win against title rivals Manchester City to the victims and families of the Hillsborough disaster. Gerrard’s 10-year-old cousin, Jon-Paul Gilhooley, was the youngest of the 96 Liverpool supporters who…
Demba Ba’s fourth league goal of the Premier League season kept Chelsea in touch with leaders Liverpool as they won 1-0 away to 10-man Swansea on Sunday. Having seen Liverpool kick off the day with a significant 3-2 victory over Manchester City at Anfield…
An emotional Steven Gerrard urged Liverpool to maintain their focus after they secured a pivotal 3-2 victory over Premier League title rivals Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. “Nothing is ours yet,” he told Sky Sports, after addressing a tearful…
Liverpool maintained their charge for a first English championship of the Premier League era with a thrilling 3-2 win over title rivals Manchester City at an emotional Anfield on Sunday, where fans marked the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster…
Liverpool’s Anfield stadium will witness emotionally charged scenes on Sunday when it marks the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster before their Premier League game with Manchester City. In tribute to the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the…
Lukasz Fabianski saved two penalties as Arsenal beat holders Wigan Athletic 4-2 in a shootout at Wembley on Saturday to reach their first FA Cup final for nine years. Having stunned Manchester City in last season’s final, before being relegated from…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has no complaints about the way in which the Reds have reached the top of the Premier League table ahead of Sunday’s showdown with big-spending Manchester City. City, bankrolled by Sheikh Mansour, won the Premier League…
Manchester City striker feels the club’s experience of winning the title in 2012 will give them the edge in this…
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed a packed viewing centre in Nigeria’s restive northeast and shot dead two…
As Manchester United’s players trudged from the pitch at Bayern Munich, it was with the knowledge that they will not experience the Champions League again for at least 17 months. United are seven points below the top four in the Premier League, and…