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Arsenal to buy Manchester United duo for £30m

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

Arsenal have decided to bolster their squad by splashing big for the first time under Monsieur Wenger. Backed by Alisher Usmanov’s millions, Arsenal will spend around 30m to bring Owen…

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Usmanov buys out Arsenal board, DD returns with JM as AW and CF jet off to Barcelona

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

In a stunning takeover, Alisher Usmanov has bought out Stan Kroenke AND the Arsenal board, giving him ownership of more than 80% of Arsenal and effectively making him the ruler…

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Manchester United to sell players and stadium to pay off £700m debt

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

BURIED under mountains of debt and interest payments, Manchester United’s American owners have decided to cash in their star players and get rid of the club’s debt in an ambitious…

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Liverpool fans consortium confirms £500m bid for Liverpool FC

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

A consortium of Liverpool fans have outlined their plans for buying out Tom Hicks and George Gillett for a staggering £500m, making a fan-based takeover imminent and throwing Liverpool FC…

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Roman Abramovich to SELL Chelsea and go back HOME

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

Chelsea have been the most successful club in the Premier League ever since Roman Abramovich took over – 2 back-to-back titles and if the Premier League were to finish today,…

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Premier League punish Newcastle United with 20 point penalty

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

The Premier League have slapped a 20 point penalty on Newcastle United, condemning them to certain relegation this season. The huge penalty leaves Newcastle United with a paltry 15 points…

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Aston Villa – has the Randy Lerner bubble finally burst?

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Aug 5 2022

An interesting debate has sprung up over at the AVFC Blog on whether the real Randy Lerner is what the PR has led us to believe (a genuine fan who…

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2010 Champions League Final in Madrid, 2010 UEFA Cup final in Hamburg

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Mar 10 2022

Our guide helps you find the best PayPal bookies and betting sites. We also have the latest promo codes for top free bet no deposit offers. The Santiago Bernabéu in…

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Euro 2008 Flags

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jan 9 2022

Euro 2008 promises to be massive – with or without England. Along with team beer and several exciting stars expected to leave a mark on the event, there’s also the…

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Spain 1-0 Italy

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 11 2023

Spain 1-0 Italy Wednesday 26 March 2008, Elche, Spain David Villa’s 78th minute strike helped Spain to a friendly win over Italy. Full match report and video highlights here. .

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Keith Hackett on goal-line technology and video-based retrospective punishments

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Nov 18 2014

In the furore surrounding Javier Mascherano’s dismissal (can we get past that now, please?), some interesting comments by Keith Hackett on Sunday morning (part of his column in the Independent)…

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Nomis Football Boots – Ask Your Feet

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Apr 8 2023

It’s one of those things that becomes obvious with hindsight – that brands don’t necessarily make football shoes good for your feet and that you need to extensively test football…

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Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal – Drogba powers Chelsea into 2nd place

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Nov 29 2009

The article below refers to a previous Arsenal-Chelsea game. You can watch the latest Arsenal-Chelsea game here. Drogba scored twice to help Chelsea come from a goal down to preserve…

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Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool – Liverpool pay for Mascherano’s red mist

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Feb 28 2012

For the better part of the last 60 minutes, I’ve tried to make sense of the Mascherano sending off. It is unfortunate that the match will be remembered more for…

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The Observer apologises to Chelsea manager Avram Grant for “making up false news”

Author image Ahmed Bilal  •  Jul 24 2022

Little, it seems, can stem the tide of false news and rampant speculation that comes our way from tabloids and news sources in general. There are some obvious culprits and…

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