Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
Usmanov buys out Arsenal board, DD returns with JM as AW and CF jet off to Barcelona
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…
Manchester United to sell players and stadium to pay off £700m debt
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…
Liverpool fans consortium confirms £500m bid for Liverpool FC
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…
Premier League punish Newcastle United with 20 point penalty
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…
2010 Champions League Final in Madrid, 2010 UEFA Cup final in Hamburg
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Keith Hackett on goal-line technology and video-based retrospective punishments
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)…
Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool – Liverpool pay for Mascherano’s red mist
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…
The Observer apologises to Chelsea manager Avram Grant for “making up false news”
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…
Ghana 1-2 Mexico – Essien can’t stop Mexico
Mexico 2-1 Ghana 20:00 GMT, Wednesday, 26 March 2008, Craven Cottage (Fulham) Mexico beat Ghana 2-1 at Craven Cottage last night. All 3 goals came in the 2nd half, as…
A Tale Of Two Men…
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times… Football is at war. This war is being fought in boardrooms and courtrooms, in the media and in…
Jose Mourinho: I will ‘KILL’ Chelsea
Now think about that headline for a second – doesn’t it make you curious? Doesn’t it jump out at you as a paradox – regardless of the terms (and they…
Champions League Roundup: Arsenal, Barcelona, Manchester United and Fenerbahce win, can Chelsea, Real Madrid (or Roma) and Porto join them?
With Europe coming to a standstill (or the whole world, if you believe Scudamore) for the 2nd leg of the Champions League round of 16, we’re not doing the daily…
Soccerlens Daily: Milan v Arsenal, Manchester United v Lyon, Slow Liverpool, Barcelona v Celtic, West Ham v Chelsea postmortem and more
Today’s roundup – a quick wrap of interesting links plus a look at today’s Champions League games:
Soccerlens Daily – Newcastle United v Steven Taylor v Debt, Chelsea’s troubles with Greeks and Grant, and more
Fun, fun weekend, eh? Hmmmm…tomorrow I’ll be previewing the midweek Champions League fixtures, so keep a lookout for that. Today though, we have a quick roundup:
Soccerlens Daily – Liverpool and Chelsea in Crisis, Manchester United accused of tapping-up, Manchester City, Barcelona, Sunderland, Middlesbrough and more
Something you folks didn’t know about Paul Gascoigne: Handed £1000 over to Jimmy Five Bellies after betting that the burly boozer couldn’t withstand a cigarette lighter’s heat on the bridge…