REUTERS – Arsene Wenger has praised winger Joel Campbell’s attitude after his goal in Saturday’s 3-1 FA Cup win over Sunderland offered further proof that Arsenal made the right decision to keep the Costa Rica international at the club. Campbell wanted to leave at the end of last season after making just four Premier League […]
The incredible story of will, and grit by Matt Busby and his babes re-defined the word comeback and showcased the world, what Manchester United are made of. That a club can defy bankruptcy, destruction, war and tragedy to give itself a new beginning. And everyone else- A new hope.
Former England and Manchester United midfielder, Paul Scholes, offered a few rare words of praise for his former team after their tie against Newcastle.
LONDON (Reuters) – Manager Remi Garde breathed a huge sigh of relief after finally getting his first Premier League victory as manager of rock bottom Aston Villa with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Tuesday. The only goal arrived in the 58th minute when Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey allowed a header from former England […]
LONDON (Reuters) – West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic described Dimitri Payet as “top class” after the playmaker underlined his importance to the club by inspiring a 3-1 Premier League comeback victory at Bournemouth on Tuesday. Playmaker Payet, signed from Olympique Marseille in the close season, was one of the key figures in the London […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish telecoms group Telefonica said on Tuesday its pay TV division had reached a 2.4 billion-euro ($2.60 billion) deal with rival Mediapro that will allow it to offer clients more La Liga and Champions League soccer matches for several seasons. Telefonica’s DTS unit, which had already won the rights to show some […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona’s appeal against Luis Suarez’s two-match King’s Cup ban for allegedly provoking a fracas in the tunnel after last week’s game against Espanyol has been rejected, the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) said. At the end of a bad-tempered last 16 first leg derby at the Nou Camp that Barca won 4-1, the […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Newcastle United have signed England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Premier League rivals Swansea City on a five-and-a-half-year deal. “I drove up through the night to be here so it’s been a manic 24 hours but it’s all been worth it to come here and play for this great club,” Shelvey told United’s […]