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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
REUTERS – Southampton need more time to gel after a host of close-season changes, midfielder Victor Wanyama said after his side’s 2-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday. Manager Ronald Koeman brought in four players during the European summer transfer window as the sale of key duo Nathaniel Clyne and Morgan […]
REUTERS – Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has been among the most impressive players this season and the 21-year-old “will make history”, midfielder and team mate David Silva has said. Sterling, who joined the Sky Blues from Liverpool during the off-season, has scored eight goals in 23 appearances so far, including smashing in his first […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane believes the inconsistency of leading Premier League teams this season gives his club a “big opportunity” of bringing Champions League football back to White Hart Lane next season after a gap of five years. That would be an appropriate accompaniment to the last campaign there before the […]
REUTERS – Stoke City will look to heap more misery on an out-of-sorts Manchester United side when they host Louis van Gaal’s men at the Britannia Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday, manager Mark Hughes has said. The Potters, who were held to a goalless draw by West Ham United on Dec. 12 and […]
REUTERS – The Premier League’s surging television revenue has allowed even smaller clubs to attract best players from Europe and made England’s top flight more competitive, according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. A lucrative new domestic broadcast deal, a 70 percent increase on the existing one, comes into effect next season and the richest clubs, […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Shock leaders Leicester City are certain to go into Christmas at the top of the table in England while champions Chelsea began the post-Jose Mourinho era with a 3-1 home win over Sunderland. Bayern Munich, who announced Carlo Ancelotti would be replacing Pep Guardiola as coach in the summer, enter the Bundesliga’s […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Sevilla and Valencia were expected to challenge La Liga heavyweights Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid this season but it is surprise packages Celta Vigo and Villarreal who are hot on their heels. Fourth-placed Celta stayed two points behind Real, who are third, thanks to a 2-0 win at Granada on Sunday […]
