LONDON (Reuters) – Factbox on Jose Mourinho who was sacked as Chelsea manager on Thursday: EARLY DAYS: – Born in January 1963 in Setubal, Portugal. – Following a modest playing career, he accepts a job in 1992 as an interpreter for former England manager Bobby Robson at Sporting Lisbon before becoming assistant coach from 1994-96. […]
Last season, Chelsea were sitting comfortably at the top of the Premier League, sweeping aside every team coming in their way to the title. With 73 goals scored and just 32 conceded, Chelsea finished the season at the top with 87 points, 8 clear of the second placed Manchester City. Much of that was down […]
By Brian Homewood YOKOHAMA (Reuters) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique described Luis Suarez as “a penalty area assassin” after the Uruguayan grabbed a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over China’s Guangzhou Evergrande in the Club World Cup semi-finals on Thursday. Suarez, relishing the added responsibility in attack after Lionel Messi missed the game with the […]
REUTERS – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has given winger Alexis Sanchez a “slight chance” of being included in his squad for Monday’s Premier League showdown at home to Manchester City. The Gunners will wait until the day of the game to see if the 26-year-old has recovered from the hamstring injury he sustained in the […]
(Reuters) – Mesut Ozil’s arrival at Arsenal two years ago was a massive lift for the club, midfielder Jack Wilshere has said, adding it was “special” to have the German playmaker as a team mate. Ozil’s move from Real Madrid, reportedly in the region of 42.4 million pounds ($63.31 million), smashed Arsenal’s previous record purchase […]
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Premier League champions Chelsea on Thursday after a calamitous run of results left the west London club one point above the relegation zone. A statement said Chelsea and the 52-year-old Portuguese Mourinho had parted company by “mutual consent” seven months after he […]
REUTERS – Tottenham Hotspur’s revised plans for a new 61,000-seater stadium have been given the green light by the local council with the Premier League club hoping to be playing in it from the start of the 2018-19 season. The stadium, costing around 400 million pounds ($598 million) will be built adjacent to the north […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter was “a very respected person”, adding that it was up to investigators to establish whether there actually were cases of corruption in the world soccer body. “Whether there are signs of corruption in FIFA, the investigation must show. As for […]
REUTERS – Leicester City are breath of fresh air for a sport generally dominated by sides with the most financial clout, Everton manager Roberto Martinez said on Thursday ahead of his side’s Premier League clash against the Foxes. Claudio Ranieri’s side sit top of the table on 35 points after 16 games, their challenge spearheaded […]
BERLIN (Reuters) – Coach Pep Guardiola’s future is in doubt as Bayern Munich prepare to visit third from bottom Hanover 96 on Saturday, the final match for the champions before the Bundesliga takes a month-long winter break. The 44-year-old Spaniard, whose three-year contract with the league leaders expires at the end of the season, hinted […]
(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Erik Lamela has backed his side to return to winning ways in Saturday’s clash against Southampton after the north London side’s 14-match unbeaten league run was brought to an end by Newcastle United last week. Spurs, who are fifth in the league table, will fancy their chances against the Saints, […]
YOKOHAMA, Japan, (Reuters) – Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick, including an exquisite second goal, as Barcelona strolled into the Club World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande on Thursday. Guangzhou gave the European champions a couple of scares in the first half but the Chinese side were utterly outclassed by […]
