By Jack Sargeant @sargeant_j on Jan 6 2014, 7:37a + Fiorentina have confirmed that Giuseppe Rossi hasn’t torn his ACL a third time, though is still likely to face a couple of months on the sidelines. For most footballers, missing a couple of months…
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àManchester City striker Alvaro Negredo claims the FA Cup replay with Blackburn Rovers is âÂÂthe last thingâ his side needed. Manchester CityâÂÂs depleted squad were looking forward to enjoying some time off from football following the…
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said on Monday that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel deserved to be named Africa’s best player of 2013. Mikel is in the running for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award with Ivorian stars Yaya Toure, of Manchester…
India’s growing importance to the English Premier League was emphasised when leading club Liverpool announced Monday their first marketing deal with an Indian company. The Reds have signed a three-year agreement with smart mobile firm XOLO which will…
ÃÂ Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher believes his side has let down manager David Moyes. Fletcher claims poor performances from players have put a lot of pressure on the Moyes, who is in his maiden season at Manchester United. ÃÂ Fletcher…
àSunderland manager Gus Poyet believes the draws for the fourth round of the FA Cup shouldnâÂÂt be held until all third round games have been completed. Poyet, whose side went into the next round with a 3-1 victory over Carlisle United at the…
ÃÂ Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claims Ramires was rightly booked with a yellow card for his dive in the 2-0 win over Derby County, but he refused to accept that Chelsea was a club that promoted or thrived on simulations and diving antics to win…
àWest Ham United manager Sam Allardyce has taken responsibility for his sideâÂÂs poor form. Allardyce also admitted that he might be nearing a sack due to the clubâÂÂs lack lustrous streak of results, the latest of which was a 5-0 FA Cup defeat…
ÃÂ Manchester United manager David Moyes is going to remain steadfast over his decision to spend money in the summer rather than the winter transfer window. The Old Trafford boss insists he will be making big signings during the summers this year. ÃÂ …
Juventus romped to a 3-0 win over nine-man Roma on Sunday to end the visitors’ unbeaten run in the league this season and extend their lead in Serie A to eight points. High-flying Roma came to Turin confident of taking at least a share of the spoils…
Beleaguered Manchester United manager David Moyes vowed that his side would soldier on after they were stunned 2-1 by Swansea City in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. Moyes has already seen United fall 11 points off the pace in the Premier League and…
Big-spenders Monaco were given a scare in the French Cup on Sunday before a late Yannick Ferreira Carrasco winner eased them past third division Vannes 3-2 and into the last-32. Top flight leaders Paris Saint-Germain had their match at Brest postponed…
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed he will quit the Serie A giants at the end of the season. For the second successive season Milan struggled to impress in Italy’s top flight in the run-up to the festive break and currently sit 13th,…
Premier League leaders Arsenal were handed a home tie against third-tier Coventry City in the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. Arsenal, who last won the tournament in 2005, booked their place in round four with a 2-0 defeat of north…
West Ham United crashed out of the FA Cup in embarrassing fashion on Sunday after being thrashed 5-0 at second-tier Nottingham Forest in the third round. Jamie Paterson was the star man for Championship side Forest with a 14-minute hat-trick against…
Double Formula One world champion Mika Hakkinen sent his longtime rival on the racetrack Michael Schumacher wishes for a full recovery from a serious ski accident, a German newspaper reported Sunday. The Finnish driver, like Schumacher 45 years old,…
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher remained in critical condition Sunday a week after his skiing accident in the French Alps, which a German eyewitness said he inadvertently caught on his smartphone. Investigators are focusing on the retired racer…
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss the FA Cup third-round meeting with Swansea City on Sunday due to a groin injury, manager David Moyes has revealed. The England striker, 28, has been nursing the problem for the last few weeks and sat…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has waded into the debate about diving in football by claiming that “players are always trying to cheat”. FIFA president Sepp Blatter broached the issue earlier this week when he called for tougher sanctions…
By Callum Hamilton @Callum_TH on Jan 3 2014, 12:19p + The relegation fight in this season’s Premier League just might be the most fierce ever, with everybody from 10th to below involved in some way and nobody looking certain to go down. As in the…