Wes Brown, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Luis Nani all scored against Liverpool. Manchester had 61% possession compared to Liverpool’s 39%. In the 2nd half, first Torres and then Masherano both talked back to referee; Torres earned a yellow card. Masherano who had already had a yellow for a tackle against Scholes ended up earning himself a […]
Mar 23rd, 2008 • No Comments • Coaches • Players • Results • Scores
Earlier this week Reference previous News Break Newcastle manager Keegan stays optimistic) Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan responded to questions regarding Newcastle’s dismal performance. Concerns were raised about the spirits of Newcastle players as a result of Newcastle having not won a game in the previous 13 matches. Keegan responded by saying that the players were […]
At the beginning of this season West Ham started without Carlos Tevez, Yossi Benayoun and Marlon Harewood. This earned West Ham around €28 million; they used about €22 million to get new transfers. These include 20 year old French International Julien Faubert who was signed for €6.1 million from Bordeaux. Faubert would have been a […]
Mar 22nd, 2008 • No Comments • Coaches • Players • Teams • Transactions
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is optimistic that both Flamini and Gilberto will sign new contracts at the end of the season. 24 year old French Mathieu Flamini has been playing with Arsenal since 2004; Flamini began playing with Olympique de Marseille and gained attention during the UEFA Cup win over Newcastle. In 2004, Flamini signed […]
Mar 19th, 2008 • No Comments • Coaches • Players • Results • Scores • Teams • UEFA Champions League
Tottenham and Chelsea (away) played a thrilling game resulting in a 4-4 tie. Dider Drogba scored the opening goal which was soon matched by Jonathon Woodgate. Joe Cole and Michael Essien earned Chelsea the next two goals. One may have thought that Tottenham would be discouraged by the 3-1 score and by the 3 recent […]
Mar 19th, 2008 • 3 Comments • Players • Results • Scores • Teams
Ronaldo started for the first time with the Captain’s band and proved that he was worthy. Ronaldo scored in the 9th minute with a shot that went awry. After 10 more minutes he scored again with a 30 yard free kick that viciously knuckled to the right leaving Bolton keeper Ali Al Habsi standing in […]
Police raided Birmingham City this morning with a warrant for football corruption. “We can confirm that officers from the City of London Police executed a search warrant at a premises this morning in connection with the ongoing investigation into football corruption.” said a spokesman for the London Police. Birmingham stated that they were fully cooperating […]
Mar 18th, 2008 • 2 Comments • Injuries • Players • Teams
The Football Association ignored FIFA’s latest call to increase Martin Taylor’s ban for the foul against Eduardo Da Silva. The FA ignored FIFA’s suggestion because their was no indication that the foul was intentionally committed. Martin Taylor received a 3 match ban for the foul he committed against the Arsenal player. Birmingham City was playing […]
This seasons FA Cup has been a tumultuous one with multiple upsets. Barnsley (away) played Liverpool and knocked them out before the quarter finals (2-1). Manchester United beat Arsenal 4-0 only to lose to Portsmouth 1-0 in the quarter finals. Chelsea decided to follow suite and decided to lose in the quarter finals to Barnsley […]
Mar 18th, 2008 • 2 Comments • Coaches • Injuries • Players • UEFA Champions League
Daniel Agger, the frustrated 23 year old Danish International with a metatarsal injury is to undergo surgery. Agger has only played 6 games this season and has been constantly plagued with injury. This rules him out for the UEFA Champions League and for crucial League hopes. The center backs place has been taken by Slovakian […]
