LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United against Chelsea has often been a seminal fixture in deciding the destiny of the Premier League title in recent years but Monday’s clash at Old Trafford has a very different backdrop. United have slipped to sixth in the standings following three successive defeats while champions Chelsea languish in 15th place […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City were given a reality check when the unlikely leaders lost 1-0 at Liverpool on Saturday while Manchester United slumped to a third straight Premier League defeat to pile the pressure on Louis van Gaal. Arsenal wasted a Boxing Day opportunity to knock Leicester off the top of the table when […]
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Former head of South America’s CONMEBOL soccer body Eugenio Figueredo has admitted he received bribes from television firms in exchange for maintaining media rights, a lawyer involved in the case in Uruguay said on Saturday. CONMEBOL, an influential grouping that includes traditional soccer powers such as Brazil and Argentina, is heavily embroiled […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Cracks finally appeared in Leicester City’s armour as a 10-match unbeaten sequence that propelled them to the top of the Premier League ended in a 1-0 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday. The surprise Christmas leaders were subdued and struggled to contain an energetic Liverpool side who deservedly took the points at Anfield […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Louis van Gaal hinted he could vacate the Manchester United hot seat after Stoke City swatted aside his timid team 2-0 on Saturday. Goals from forwards Bojan Krkic and Marko Arnautovic punished United for a dreadful start at a blustery Britannia Stadium and although the visitors improved in the second half they […]
By Clare Lovell LONDON (Reuters) – Diego Costa scored twice in a game for the first time this season as Chelsea drew 2-2 with Watford on Saturday but blotted his copybook with a booking that means he is banned for Monday’s game at Manchester United. The temperamental Costa, so often the London club’s villain during […]
Arsenal missed the chance to climb to top of the Premier League table as Arsene Wenger’s men were humiliated 4-0 by Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday. Cuco Martina scored one of the best goals of the season to give Saints the lead in the 19th minute. Arsenal were very poor defensively as Southampton […]
A frantic end to the game which ended 1-0, Liverpool picked up a hard fought & well deserved three points and are the first team to have a clean sheet against Leicester City in a Premier League game this season. It was a thrilling end to the match as Leicester sent Schmeichel up for a corner and […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City crushed Sunderland 4-1 but their Premier League title aspirations suffered a major blow as skipper and defensive lynch-pin Vincent Kompany hobbled off with a calf injury. The Belgian had come on as a second-half substitute for Nicolas Otamendi, his first appearance after an eight-game spell on the sidelines with a […]
