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Walcott and Giroud fire Arsenal to victory over Man City
LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal landed a meaty blow in the Premier League title race with a 2-1 win at home to rivals Manchester City on Monday that swept away a few more doubts about their title credentials. Arsene Wenger’s side certainly had the swagger of potential champions as they picked City apart with first-half goals […]
Arsenal is best option for Kokorin, says Kanchelskis
By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dynamo Moscow striker Alexander Kokorin should not hesitate to move to the Premier League if Arsenal come knocking in January, according to former Manchester United midfielder Andrei Kanchelskis. Arsenal have reportedly offered the Russian club six million euros ($6.55 million) for the 24-year-old who played in last year’s World […]
Top 5 worst title defences
Many teams find it tough to hold onto their titles and crumble under pressure . Chelsea isn't the only team to have defended their title so poorly . We tell you who else couldn't .
Twitter Reactions: Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City – essentiallysports.com
Check Twitter Reactions: Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City.Arsenal defeated Manchester City 2-1 at the Emirates on Monday
The Manchester United Rejects: Where they are now?
A look at some of the players who have left Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson hung up his boots
Former Newcastle keeper Srnicek in critical condition
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Former Newcastle United goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek is in critical condition after the 47-year-old collapsed while jogging in his hometown near Ostrava, a Sparta Prague football team spokesman said on Monday. The hospital declined to provide further details at his family’s request but media reports citing his agent said the current Sparta goalkeeping […]
Soccer star among 140 to stand trial in Italy for mafia links
Former Italy World Cup winner to face trial for mafia connections
Blatter and Platini banned by FIFA for eight years
By Simon Evans ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA boss Michel Platini, the two most powerful men in world soccer, were banned for eight years on Monday for ethics violations, leaving the world’s most popular sport rudderless in a sea of corruption cases. The pair, who were also fined, had been suspended […]
Frail but unapologetic, Blatter vows “I’ll be back”
Sepp Blatter promised to be back in his recent press conference, after being handed an eight month ban
Bournemouth still in thick of relegation battle warns Howe
REUTERS – Bournemouth cannot get carried away by three successive Premier League wins with just four points separating them from the relegation zone, manager Eddie Howe said. A 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday followed on from impressive victories over Chelsea and Manchester United to leave Howe’s men 14th in the standings. “From […]
Arsenal’s defence not afraid of Barcelona trio, says Ozil
REUTERS – Arsenal’s defence do not fear Barcelona’s prolific front three, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, and are keen to test themselves against the world’s best players in the last 16 of the Champions League, midfielder Mesut Ozil said. Arsenal paid the price in the draw, after they finished second in their group, and […]
Players must respond to Hiddink, says grateful Ivanovic
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic welcomed interim manager Guus Hiddink back to the club on Monday but warned his team-mates that they bear the responsibility for results. The Serbian full back is one of few players, along with John Terry and John Obi Mikel who were at the club during Hiddink’s previous period […]
