West Ham co-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold vow to arrest stuttering season September 26, 2016 West Ham joint-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold have moved to quash unrest among the club’s supporters after the Hammers’ disastrous start to the season plunged to new depths on Sunday. The Irons were thrashed 3-0 by Southampton at the London Stadium, a result which left the east London club marooned in the bottom three [...]
Claudio Ranieri ready to unleash his Dragon Slayer in bid to maintain Leicester’s Champions League winning streak September 26, 2016 Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has backed striker Islam Slimani to enhance his reputation as the Dragon Slayer when the Foxes host two-time tournament winners Porto in the next instalment of their Champions League quest on Tuesday. Slimani has scored five goals in the last three games against Porto, who are nicknamed the Dragons, including [...]
West Ham United 0, Southampton 3: Slaven Bilic insists there is no dressing room split as Hammers condemned to fourth straight Premier League defeat September 25, 2016 Downbeat West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists there is no split within the Hammers’ dressing room despite his side crumbling to a fourth straight Premier League defeat against an impressive Southampton. The Saints were composed and sleek as goals from in-form hitman Charlie Austin, winger Dusan Tadic and substitute James Ward-Prowse consigned West Ham to a [...]
Dele Alli praises Heung-Min Son after Korean’s double lifts Tottenham to second in Premier League September 25, 2016 Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has hailed Heung-Min Son’s start to the season after the South Korea forward struck his second brace in three Premier League games to sink Middlesbrough 2-1 on Saturday. Son almost left Spurs in the summer after a patchy first campaign in north London but has helped the club to second in [...]
Branislav Ivanovic calls on Chelsea players to stick together following consecutive league defeats September 25, 2016 Defender Branislav Ivanovic has urged the Chelsea squad to stick together after their early-season wobble continued with Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Arsenal. The result condemned the Blues to consecutive Premier League losses, following last week’s 2-1 reverse at home to Liverpool, and came after a midweek EFL Cup scare at Leicester. “I know it’s very [...]
Win over Chelsea should give us the taste for more, says Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger September 25, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Saturday’s emphatic and long-awaited victory over London rivals Chelsea can remind his players of the heights they can reach. The 3-0 win was the Gunners’ best display of the season and fifth domestic triumph on the bounce – as well as a first competitive defeat of the Blues in 11 [...]
Freddie Ljungberg interview: Former Arsenal midfielder looking to Wenger as he plots his new life in coaching September 22, 2016 If the past really does dictate the future then former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has a notable back catalogue to consult as he plots his ascendency to the upper echelons of the coaching world. A member of the Gunners’ Invincibles who went the entire 2003-04 campaign unbeaten, Ljungberg, who won five major trophies in nine [...]
English Football League clubs reject proposals to incorporate Premier League B teams and Old Firm in overhaul of competition September 22, 2016 Premier League B teams and Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers have been ruled out of a revamped English Football League (EFL) structure following opposition from clubs to the proposals. It means that the extra eight clubs needed to make up a fifth tier of 20 teams – with the working title of League Three – [...]
Manchester City form is no surprise but Leicester can still catch them, says Claudio Ranieri September 22, 2016 Bullish Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists it is too soon to declare Manchester City as the Premier League’s champions-elect and is adamant the Foxes will defend their title to the bitter end. Leicester, who made a mockery of their status as 5,000-1 outsiders last term, have made a modest start to the campaign having won [...]
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote wants to buy Arsenal FC and “turn it around” September 22, 2016 Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote wants to buy Arsenal within three to four years and turn the club's fortunes around. The Nigerian cement magnate, worth an estimated £8.4bn, says he has no doubt he has the capital to complete a full takeover of the Premier League. And the Arsenal fan believes he has the business [...]