Heavyweight Leicester City welcomed relegation candidate Chelsea, in a fixture which was highly anticipated to play a key role in title race this season. Ranieri’s side had a glorious opportunity to sit on top of the table, while a win for Chelsea would have been a great morale booster to turn their fortune this season. […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Espanyol have sacked coach Sergio Gonzalez after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Celta Vigo left the Barcelona-based club hovering three points above the La Liga relegation places. Gonzalez, 39, a former Espanyol and Deportivo La Coruna player, was in his second season in charge after he was promoted from B team manager and […]
REUTERS – Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed winger Jesse Lingard picked up an injury in Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by Bournemouth. Lingard was substituted in the first half with a suspected hamstring problem and Van Gaal said the 22-year-old would have to be assessed to ascertain the extent of the damage. […]
REUTERS – All the teams that finished first in their Champions League group will want to avoid Juventus in Monday’s draw for the last 16, said coach Massimiliano Allegri. Juve finished second to Manchester City in Group D and could come up against one of the three heavyweights, Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich. Chelsea, […]
REUTERS – The closeness of this season’s Premier League race has led Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini to predict that the title could be won by a team with less than 80 points for just the fourth time in the competition’s history. Manchester United have achieved the feat twice in the Premier League era (in […]
REUTERS – Manager Steve McClaren called for more of the same after Newcastle United beat Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday to put some daylight between themselves and the relegation zone, but stopped short of describing the win as a turning point in their season. Newcastle travelled to White Hart Lane buoyed by their morale boosting 2-0 […]
REUTERS – Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew hailed Yohan Cabaye as a player who could pull his team “out of the mire” after the midfielder struck against Southampton to send the Eagles into sixth place in the Premier League table. Cabaye, who worked under Pardew at Newcastle United, returned to England as Palace’s record signing […]
REUTERS – Striker Diego Costa is happy at Chelsea and will see out the remaining three years on his contract, manager Jose Mourinho has said. Costa, who scored 20 times for the Premier League Champions last term, has struggled for goals this campaign, scoring four in 19 games in all competitions for the club. He […]
