Since Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovitch bought Chelsea from Ken Bates, nine years ago, he never hid his greatest ambition: he wanted Chelsea to join the elites of European football, by winning the Champions league trophy. After several attempts, several sackings of coaches who failed to deliver the trophy, two semi finals, and a harrowing final [...]
Arsene Wenger was still trying to convince Robin van Persie to pledge his future to Arsenal as talks over a new deal ended in deadlock. Sportsmail reports that Van Persie, together with his agent Kees Vos, met with manager Wenger and Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis as discussions regarding a contract extension got underway yesterday. The [...]
Kenny Dalglish left his post as Liverpool manager on Wednesday, according to media reports. The 61-year-old Scot led Liverpool to League Cup success and the FA Cup final in his second stint in charge, but he came under pressure after his side finished eighth in the Premier League, 37 points behind champions Manchester City. It [...]
Manchester City’s Yaya Toure is already looking ahead to winning more trophies next season after the club’s nail-biting capture of the English Premier League crown Sunday. The Ivory Coast midfielder has been a central figure in the club’s progress but was off the field injured when two goals in extra-time gave his side a 3-2 [...]
Arguably the Premier League’s greatest season came to a sensational conclusion on Sunday as Manchester City won the title thanks to two stoppage-time strikes in a 3-2 victory over QPR. Elsewhere, Arsenal and Tottenham secured places in the top four, while Bolton were relegated. Here AFP looks at the 10 best quotes from the key [...]
Man City made it a last gasp, dramatic affair to clinch the English premiership league title, today, beating Queens Park Rangers 3-2, in a game that put the City players, coaching crew and thousands of supporters on the tenterhooks. It was a victory that was almost lost as QPR defended their 2-1 advantage until the [...]
Chelsea FC this evening blew away any scintilla of hope that they could still manage being in the race for a Champions league slot, when they fell 1-4 to Liverpool at Anfield. The team that denied Liverpool the FA cup last Saturday, was not the same team that met Liverpool today, with the coach making [...]
