Posts Tagged ‘Football’

FOOTBALL

Jose Mourinho’s paymasters at Internazionale are desperately trying to hang on to their coach – and they’re using Steven Gerrard as bait. More StoriesBeckham to coach England Capello: Team was ‘scared’ before me Early Doors: Pompey cup upset doesn’t add up Benitez leaves Birmingham ..Mourinho has had an unhappy time in Italy despite leading Inter [...]

FOOTBALL // IN GERMANY

German model highlights Man Utd dilemma European Champions League – Bayern Munich v Manchester United Venue: Allianz Arena Date: Tuesday, 30 March Kick-off: 1945 BST Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, Sky Sports By James Skinner Manchester United’s Champions League quarter-final at Bayern Munich on Tuesday is not only an on-field contest between [...]

ENGLAND

Fabio Capello names Steven Gerrard as England captain International friendly – England v Egypt Venue: Wembley Stadium Date: Wednesday, 3 March Kick-off: 2000 GMT Coverage: Live on ITV1, full commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and online, live text updates on BBC Sport website. ——————————————————————————– Fabio Capello discusses options with England’s in-form Wayne Rooney Fabio [...]

FOOTBALL

Fabio Capello warns England squad over conduct Capello is keen to build team spirit ahead of this summer’s World Cup England boss Fabio Capello has warned his players their off-field conduct will play a big part in whether they make this summer’s World Cup squad. Capello sacked John Terry as England captain over allegations of [...]

FOOTBALL, AT LAST SOME ONE CARES FOR THE FANS

Attendance doubles as Mansfield fans pay what they want By Catherine Etoe Mansfield’s home attendance is usually around the 3,200 mark Mansfield Town’s decision to allow fans to pay what they liked to watch their team saw the average home attendance more than double on Saturday. Kick-off against Gateshead was delayed by 10 minutes as [...]

UNITEDS HUGE DEBTS

Manchester United debt hits £716m United’s success in the league was achieved despite huge debts Debts at the parent company of Manchester United have increased to £716.5m ($1.17bn), according to its latest accounts. The company, called Red Football Joint Venture, is owned by the Glazer family and secures its debts against the football club. The [...]

HIGHEST PAID FOOTBALLERS

Ever wondered who the highest paid footballers in the world are and how much they earn? gives you the run down from ten to one of the footballing high rollers. And we don’t miss out their football boots! 10. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool & England) £7.7 million Scouser Gerrard is the heartbeat of the Liverpool team [...]

Betting advice(football)

Types 1. Betting against a team (lay bet) and getting a coverage later! What about betting against e.g. Tottenham (LAY bet)? If there is no goal in the early minutes of the match you can hedge your own bet by doing the opposite of your initial bet (a BACK bet for Tottenham ). Because of [...]

PREMIER Q/A

The Premier League is already starting to have a familiar look near the top of the table – Chelsea are at the summit after a flawless start and Manchester United and Liverpool are making up ground after an uncertain opening. But there are still plenty of issues to discuss, both in the Premier League and [...]

BURNLEY/ THE AMERICAN VIEW

For good reason, American soccer fans appear to have taken Burnley as a team to follow in the English Premier League. Burnley lost to Chelsea, 3-0, on Saturday at Stamford Bridge, but that should not alter the sentimental support. I Chelsea’s Ivory Coast footballer Didier Drogba, center, and Burnley’s Clarke Carlisle during a Premier League [...]