Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
Arsenal to buy Manchester United duo for £30m
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022Arsenal 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…
Usmanov buys out Arsenal board, DD returns with JM as AW and CF jet off to Barcelona
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022In 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…
Manchester United to sell players and stadium to pay off £700m debt
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022BURIED 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…
Liverpool fans consortium confirms £500m bid for Liverpool FC
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022A 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…
Roman Abramovich to SELL Chelsea and go back HOME
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022Chelsea 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,…
Premier League punish Newcastle United with 20 point penalty
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022The 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…
Aston Villa – has the Randy Lerner bubble finally burst?
Ahmed Bilal • Aug 5 2022An 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…
2010 Champions League Final in Madrid, 2010 UEFA Cup final in Hamburg
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Euro 2008 Flags
Ahmed Bilal • Jan 9 2022Euro 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…
Spain 1-0 Italy
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 11 2023Spain 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. .
Keith Hackett on goal-line technology and video-based retrospective punishments
Ahmed Bilal • Nov 18 2014In 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)…
Nomis Football Boots – Ask Your Feet
Ahmed Bilal • Apr 8 2023It’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…
Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal – Drogba powers Chelsea into 2nd place
Ahmed Bilal • Nov 29 2009The 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…
Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool – Liverpool pay for Mascherano’s red mist
Ahmed Bilal • Feb 28 2012For 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…
The Observer apologises to Chelsea manager Avram Grant for “making up false news”
Ahmed Bilal • Jul 24 2022Little, 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…