Frustration sets in as sale of Man United enters ‘idle mode’ with Glazers apathetic to doing business
Movement in the Manchester United sale is expected this week. It is understood the situation will develop over the coming days – more than two weeks after second bids were filed. There have been growing concerns that, with the clock ticking, should the Glazer family accept an offer for full...
Another Man City boss Guardialo ‘pupil’ Vincent Kompany set for EPL return as Burnley manager
Burnley have sealed an instant return to the Premier League at the first time of asking after beating Middlesbrough 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium. Vincent Kompany‘s side have been a class above the rest in the Championship this season, with the Clarets sealing promotion with a record seven games to...
Premier League’s ‘poor’ clubs show flops Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs big money can’t buy success
Brentford are the Premier League club overachieving the most while Chelsea and Liverpool are getting very little value for money, according to their wage bills in the latest accounts released for the past financial year. Top flight teams had until the end of March to file accounts for the previous...
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confident of maximum points at Liverpool’s Ainfield ‘jungle’
Mikel Arteta has backed his Arsenal side to embrace Anfield’s “jungle” atmosphere and end their 11-year wait for a win there. Arsenal face Liverpool on Sunday looking to maintain their eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League over Manchester City. The Gunners have a miserable record at Anfield,...
Premier League’s top stars’ addiction to tobacco stirs professional body’s fears of players’ health
English Premier League aces are seeking help after becoming addicted to tobacco product snus, it has been revealed. The pouches are put in the mouth like old-fashioned chewing tobacco and are seen as less harmful than cigarettes. But with many players hooked and struggling to cope, the Professional Footballers’ Association...
With Premier League out of reach of Liverpool and Chelsea, they can only play for pride
Liverpool and Chelsea players have more than pride to play for in the remaining weeks. Unless they buck up, the classes of 2023 will record their club’s worst seasons this century – and in Liverpool’s case since the 1960s. Jurgen Klopp’s side currently sit eighth in the Premier League table...
Man United sale in limbo after Bank of England flagged Qatari bankers for possible financial fiddling
The Manchester United ownership saga took a huge twist as it emerged there is serious government concern about Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani. Nearly five months after United was put on the market, bidders remain in the dark over whether the Glazers really want to sell the club....
Chelsea: A reign of anarchy, hyperinflated egos the humane and considerate Potter couldn’t rein in
The scene is the City Ground, where Chelsea travelled to kick off 2023. A few days earlier they appeared to have put their pre-World Cup slump behind them with a 2-0 home win over Bournemouth, albeit one marred by an aggravated knee injury for star defender Reece James. Having had...
Arsenal are in a coronation year and it’s all down to manager Mikel Arteta’s mettle, nous and guile
Streaky 1-0 home wins against Norwich are rarely seismic, but that victory back on September 11, 2021 most definitely was for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta. It was the first of two crossroads moments that have come to define Arteta’s reign. Arsenal had lost their first three Premier League games of...
Man City unveils plans to invest $370 million to expand Etihad Stadium capacity to 61,000
Manchester City are ploughing £300 million ($370 million) of investment into revamping one end of the Etihad Stadium. The plans are centred on adding 7,700 additional seats to the second tier of the North Stand, which will take the capacity to around 61,000. But the redevelopment will also see a...
