A single bottle of wine belonging to legendary former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson sold for more than HK$1 million Saturday at a Hong Kong auction, part of a global 5,000 bottle sale. The wines being auctioned, which are part of Ferguson’…
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Chelsea assistant manager Rui Faria had his stadium ban reduced by two matches after his appeal against the six-game suspension was partly upheld on Friday. Faria, who was sent off during Chelsea’s stormy Premier League defeat against Sunderland, will…
Former Manchester United manager David Moyes was being investigated by police on Thursday over allegations he assaulted a man in a wine bar. An incident between Moyes, 51, and a 23-year-old man is said to have happened in the Lancashire town of Clitheroe…
Wales manager Chris Coleman on Thursday named a 23-man squad for the international friendly against Holland in Amsterdam on June 4, with Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey an absentee. Coleman has decided to rest the scorer of the decisive extra time goal…
Paris Saint-Germain assistant boss Claude Makelele is to become the new manager of Bastia, a source at the Corsican side revealed on Thursday. This will be the 41-year-old former Chelsea, Real Madrid and PSG midfielder’s first full managerial role.…
Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has had another dig at his manager, Jose Mourinho, calling him a “puppet” in a Confederation of African Football (CAF) website interview on Tuesday. Mourinho suggested in a private conversation last March that the 33-year…
Louis van Gaal promised to “make history” and return Manchester United to winning ways after being named Monday as manager of “the biggest club in the world”. One of the worst-kept secrets within football finally became public knowledge when the Netherlands…
Ryan Giggs announced Monday he was retiring from his career as a player following his appointment as assistant manager to newly-installed Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal. The 40-year-old one-club man revealed his decision in an open letter to…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has encouraged his players to use their 3-2 FA Cup final victory over Hull City as a springboard to further success in the years ahead. Arsenal’s hopes of ending a nine-year trophy drought appeared slim after centre-backs…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger kept faith with second-choice goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski for Saturday’s FA Cup final against Premier League rivals Hull City at Wembley Stadium. Fabianski, 29, usually provides back-up to Wojciech Szczesny, but he has…
Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta has admitted that he was hurt when his manager Arsene Wenger was branded a “specialist in failure” by Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho. Arsenal face Hull City in the FA Cup final on Saturday, when they will be bidding…
Ray Shero was fired as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, three days after the team made a shocking second-round exit from the National Hockey League playoffs. The Penguins were ousted by the New York Rangers, who rallied from a 3…
Chelsea’s Cameroonian international striker Samuel Eto’o on Thursday branded manager Jose Mourinho “a fool” after the Portuguese coach called his age into question. Mourinho made headlines two months ago when he suggested in a private conversation that…
Hull City manager Steve Bruce has revealed that Irish midfielder Robbie Brady could make an unexpected comeback for the club in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium. “Robbie Brady’s come from nowhere in the last couple of weeks…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Wednesday expressed confidence that the pressure of the club’s nine-year trophy drought will not derail his side in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Hull City. “You don’t play with the history,” he said. “You play with…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is happy to play Bacary Sagna and Lukasz Fabianski in Saturday’s FA Cup final against Hull City despite uncertainty over their futures, he said on Wednesday. The contracts of France right back Sagna and Poland goalkeeper…
Outgoing Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic admitted on Wednesday that the players “lost belief” during the campaign that has just ended, but says they never deserted former manager David Moyes. “It was a bad time and the players could have done…
Tim Sherwood has been sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, the English Premier League club announced Tuesday. The 45-year-old former England international replaced the axed Andre Villas-Boas on an 18-month deal in December but the short-term nature…
Manchester City will not rest on their laurels after finishing on top of the Premier League table for the second time in three years, manager Manuel Pellegrini said. Sunday’s 2-0 victory over West Ham United ensured City finished two points clear of…
Celtic manager Neil Lennon says he is looking forward to a break after a marathon season. The Hoops ended another successful Scottish Premiership campaign on a winning note on Sunday with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Scottish Cup finalists Dundee…