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Mata swoop belies transfer window marked by restraint
… As most of this final day broke little more dramatic news than Dimitar Berbatov’s fitting farewell from Fulham for sunny Monaco, it left this January’s dominant news as it was last week, at another of Berbatov’s former clubs, Manchester United. When the flurry of deals have cleared at clubs like Cardiff City, securing Wilfried Zaha […]
Manchester United-Chelsea battles
As Manchester United and Chelsea prepare for another battle, Top Tenner examines some of the greatest duels between the Red Devils and the Blues. TKTG brings the best of these battles: 9 — Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United, August 2004 Two games that book ended the 2004/05 season and provided confirmation of a new force in […]
More questions for Moyes after Swansea shocker
the worst aspect for Manchester United was that — yet again — nobody could say it had not been coming. Three times in the last ten minutes, Swansea attempted the same move, which saw Wayne Routledge run at stand-in right-back, Darren Fletcher, before crossing, specifically trying to pick out Wilfried Bony. Despite the warnings, United […]
Chelsea Annual Financial Results
ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCED Chelsea FC plc today (Tuesday) announced our financial results for the year ended 30 June 2013, which when combined with those from last year will enable the club to satisfy UEFA’s break-even criteria within the Financial Fair Play regulations. A group turnover of £255.8 million for the 12-month period is a […]
Man U 1 Spurs 2: Five talking points
1. Manchester United need to buy in the transfer window …Reflecting on a first six months in charge Moyes also said: “It would have been a hard job at United for anybody and it’s been a hard job for me.” What will also prove very tricky is strengthening this month, which is what Moyes needs to do […]
Manchester United: Who stays, who goes?
After another defeat left Manchester United stagnating in mid-table at the weekend, David Moyes was once again a target for criticism as he continues to struggle to get the best out of a group of players that won the Premier League title last season. There is, however, only so much that Moyes can do sitting […]
Keane & Vieira: Best of Enemies
Two great leaders, two men who would give everything to win and two captains who shared a mutual hatred of each other on the pitch, Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira come face-to-face once again in a new documentary, “Keane & Vieira: Best of Enemies,” which is being broadcast on British channel ITV4. The hour-long production […]
Manchester United’s confidence-sapping tumble has long roots
David Moyes will receive the majority of the criticism for a run of form that extinguishes Manchester United’s title ambitions before the equinox and leaves the confidence of their fans and players in tatters. While the new manager is performing badly, the blame cannot be laid solely at his door. Those in the directors’ box […]
FANTASY FOOTBALL – GAMEWEEK 15 (FPL Hints)
Game Week 15 picks bought to you by FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE HINTS. Form is key. Class doesn’t matter! Top 0.2% finishes in last 2 seasons. 2 TRANSFERS: Gibbs & Cabaye OUT Ivanovic & Shelvey IN Complete Team: Vorm, Davies, Vidic, Flanagan, Ivanovic, Townsend, Shelvy, Ozil, Ramsey, Aguero, Suarez. Bench: Pantilimion, Ryan Bennett, Morison, Rooney. 66, […]
Loss to Athletic Shows Barca Need Winter Signings
It can hardly be described as a crisis. Barcelona sit top of La Liga with an amazing 40 points from a possible 45 and are through to the second round of the Champions League as group winners. But two losses in the space of five days have taken the gloss off the Catalans’ superb season […]
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