Alan Curbishley appears to be under significant pressure early in the season as West Ham struggles through every game. They recently played Macclesfield at Upton Park for the Carling Cup and barely squeezed through even though the score was 4-1. Macclesfield scored in the 5th minute and it wasn’t until the 74th minute that West […]
Aug 28th, 2008 • No Comments • Players • Teams • Transactions
26 year old Russian international Pavlyuchenko will most likely join Tottenham once he obtains a Visa to travel and work in London. “A deal has been agreed between the clubs and the transfer may be concluded by Thursday.” While the deal has not been formally finished both parties have agreed to the terms which will […]
Aug 25th, 2008 • 5 Comments • Players • Results • Scores • Teams
In an exciting match with repercussions beyong the field Sunderland succeeding in beating Tottenham 2-1. The first half showed Tottenham’s David Bentley and Sudnerland’s El-Hadji Diouf take shots from 25 yards out. Bentley’s went wide; while Diouf’s shot was on target it was also headed wide by a defender for a corner. Tottenham’s Gareth Bale […]
Aug 25th, 2008 • 2 Comments • Coaches • Players • Teams • Transactions
After the victory against Wigan Saturday Scolari described how he was preparing to finalize the Chelsea squad. “Tomorrow when I am back at the club I will discuss these things. It is important [to be focused] before a game. Last week we only talked about Wigan but tomorrow I will talk about players. Tomorrow when […]
Aug 23rd, 2008 • 3 Comments • Teams
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Manchester City’s owner Thaksin Shinawatra is seeking asylum in England after becoming embroiled in corruption, fraud, and tax evasion allegations while he was the former President of Thailand. “Dr Thaksin is embarrassed about the indignity brought on all the entities - the club, the Premier League - he never […]
Aug 23rd, 2008 • 2 Comments • Coaches • Players • Teams • Transactions
“Chelsea have agreed terms for Andriy Shevchenko to return to AC Milan. Details of the agreement will remain confidential.”
Ukranian Andriy Shevchenko is heading back to AC Milan. Luiz Felipe Scolari, the recently appointed Chelsea manager, has indicated that he had no plans to include Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko in the starting line-up. Shevchenko has endured […]
Torres began the season with an excellent start by scoring his first goal of the season in a 1-0 win over Sunderland. Defender Hyypia described the goal:
“It was a good finish from Fernando. I was just behind the shot and I could see exactly where it was going. It was a great strike and it […]
Newcastle recently obtained Argentinian Coloccini (Check: Newcastle signs Argentinian Coloccini) as a central defender. He played in the first game of the season for Newcastle against Manchester United. Though United was wanting offensively with Ronaldo and Tevez out, it was sure to be a difficult game for Newcastle. Newcastle tied United 1-1 and proved that […]
Aug 19th, 2008 • No Comments • Players • Teams • Transactions
“Arsenal can today confirm that Togolese forward Emmanuel Adebayor has signed a new long-term contract with the club. Everyone at Arsenal looks forward to Emmanuel’s continued contribution to the club over the coming years.”
The contract, worth about €80,000 a week should last until 2012. Speculations were raised this summer as to whether Adebayor would stay […]
The increasing diversity between the Top 4 Clubs and the rest of the EPL can be easily seen in the City of Manchester.
Manchester United just procured a new lucrative deal with one of the largest cellular companies in the Middle East, Saudi Telecom. The deal was worth approximately €10 million over 5 years. It allows […]