LONDON (Reuters) – West Bromwich Albion are charging 1993 ticket prices for this weekend’s FA Cup third-round tie at home to Bristol City to entice fans to the Hawthorns but manager Tony Pulis fears fixture congestion is undermining the competition. Pulis is not alone in questioning why a full round of Premier League and Championship […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Players from European champions Barcelona made up nearly half of UEFA’s Team of the Year which was revealed on Friday, while Cristiano Ronaldo made the lineup for a record 10th time. Eight players from La Liga were included in the final XI, voted for by 7.2 million UEFA.com users from a 40-strong […]
REUTERS – There is no pressure on Juan Iturbe, whose loan transfer from AS Roma is pending work permit, or any new signings to turn around Bournemouth’s fortunes this season, manager Eddie Howe said ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup clash against Birmingham City. Bournemouth have dropped to 16th in the Premier League after a three-game […]
(Reuters) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes to complete the signing of FC Basel midfielder Mohamed Elneny by early next week after reported work permit issues threatened to stall the transfer. With midfielders Santi Cazorla and Francis Coquelin out with injury, Elneny would be a welcome addition to squad, which was stretched thin during the […]
By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – Banned European soccer boss Michel Platini has withdrawn his candidacy from the race for the presidency of soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body FIFA, he told French sports daily L’Equipe on Thursday. Platini, the head of European soccer body UEFA, was handed an eight-year ban from the game along with outgoing […]
REUTERS – Striker Alexis Sanchez will miss Arsenal’s FA Cup third round tie with Sunderland on Saturday as a precautionary measure, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed. The Chilean has been sidelined for more than a month after picking up a hamstring injury against Norwich City on November 29. He was expected to return to the […]
