England, News
Mancini ponders Tevez gamble
Posted on 12 March 2012
Roberto Mancini has revealed he could bring Carlos Tevez back into the Manchester City fold, but admits the striker is unlikely to be in peak form. City’s defeat at Swansea on Sunday saw them surrender top spot in the Premier League for the first time since October, and with their title bid faltering, Mancini is [...] Continue Reading
England, News
Villas-Boas: Defiance in downfall
Posted on 09 March 2012
LONDON, ENGLAND In front of the assembled media at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, after May 2011’s Europa League final, André Villas-Boas acknowledged a debt of gratitude in his finest moment. The victorious Porto coach offered a dedication “…to someone who has already left us, but was decisive in my career: Sir Bobby Robson. I [...] Continue Reading
International, News
Athletic shock United, City stunned
Posted on 09 March 2012
Athletic Bilbao stunned Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford to leave the hosts’ Europa League hopes hanging by a thread. The Spaniards claimed a deserved 3-2 win in the first leg of their last-16 tie, despite falling behind in the 22nd minute to Wayne Rooney’s effort. Fernando Llorente headed Athletic level on the stroke of [...] Continue Reading
England, News
Tottenham’s Defoe eyeing Arsenal double
Posted on 22 February 2012
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe believes the team can secure their first winning double over Arsenal since the 1992/93 season. Spurs, who won 2-1 at White Hart Lane in October, are away to the Gunners in the North London derby on Sunday and have not tasted two league wins for 20 years but Defoe feels that [...] Continue Reading
England, News
Wilkins: AVB must learn from Fergie
Posted on 22 February 2012
Under-fire Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas should learn from Manchester United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson’s handling of his senior players, according to former Blues assistant boss Ray Wilkins.Villas-Boas opted to leave England internationals Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole out of his side for Tuesday’s 3-1 Champions League defeat at Napoli, a result which heightened speculation that [...] Continue Reading
England, News
Chelsea’s AVB does not agree with Ancelotti’s Drogba/Torres stance
Posted on 19 January 2012
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas says he does not see eye-to-eye with former Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti regarding his ideas on the Didier Drogba/Fernando Torres partnership. The Italian tactician, who has recently taken the reins at Paris Saint-Germain, believes that £50million signing Torres will not be able to flourish whilst Drogba is still at Stamford Bridge [...] Continue Reading
Germany, News
Back to business
Posted on 19 January 2012
The first season I started to seriously follow the Bundesliga was also my first experience of the winter break. As an Englishman raised on the fast and furious Christmas and New Year period — a stretch of games that frequently made or broke a club’s season — the notion that you’d take this time off [...] Continue Reading
Italy, News
Ranieri: “We’ll beat AC Milan We’ll be back in the running”
Posted on 14 January 2012
The Nerazzurri coach: “Milan derbies are special games, much more than just championship contests. They are games that affect the fans, public opinion, players and coaches. We have prepared for the game by working hard, as usual.” Stankovic is left out because of a problem with his Achilles. It will be his first Milan derby. [...] Continue Reading
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