Liverpool have confirmed they have agreed the sale of Fernando Torres to Premier League rivals Chelsea. It is understood Chelsea’s offer is £45 million and the striker will now hold talks with the Blues as he seeks to finalise a deal before the transfer window closes. A statement read: “Liverpool Football Club tonight confirmed they [...]
Everton manager David Moyes has confirmed the Toffees have accepted a bid from Chelsea for Steven Pienaar, though the South Africa midfielder has failed to agree terms with the Blues. Pienaar, 28, is out of contract in the summer and Everton are keen to cash in while they can, rather than risk losing him to [...]
AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by a stern Lecce side at the Stadio Via del Mare to miss the opportunity to move six points clear at the top of Serie A. Zlatan Ibrahimovic put the league leaders in front in the 49th minute, but a proud reaction from the home side culminated [...]
Qatar booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup after the tournament hosts comfortably beat Kuwait at Khalifa Stadium. Needing a win to seal their passage to the last eight, Bruno Metsu’s side effectively ended the game as a contest with two goals inside the first 16 minutes by Bilal Mohammed and Mohamed [...]
Real Madrid dropped two potentially vital points in the Primera Division title race after being held to a 1-1 draw by rock-bottom Almeria at the Estadio de los egos Mediterraneos. It might have been even worse for Madrid as well, with Jose Mourinho’s side needing a 77th-minute equaliser from substitute Esteban Granero to get snatch [...]
Manchester United held on for 16 minutes with ten men to maintain their undefeated record and return to the top of the Premier League with a 0-0 draw at Tottenham The Red Devils lost right-back Rafael da Silva in the game’s dying embers, somewhat controversially after a seemingly unintentional foul, but Tottenham could not capitalise [...]
Kuyt saves point for Kenny It was not an entirely happy homecoming for Kenny Dalglish on his first match at Anfield since becoming Liverpool manager for the second time but a draw in an entertaining 215th Merseyside derby represented some progress. The club’s legendary former player went into the game on the back of successive [...]
Shock league leaders Berekum Chelsea established their title credentials when they brushed aside rejuvenated Kotoko by beating the giants 1-0 on Sunday to extend their lead at the top of the Ghana top-flight. Hearts of Oak’s revival turned out to be temporary as they suffered a jolt when they were defeated 1-0 at home by [...]
An injury-time goal from Sunderland’s Ghanaian international Asamoah Gyan denied Newcastle home-and-away victories over their northeast rivals in the English Premier League on Sunday. Newcastle, seeking to bounce back from their shock FA Cup exit to lowly Stevenage last week, looked to be heading to a 1-0 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light [...]
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has vowed to help Fernando Torres emerge from his form slump as he heads to Blackpool on Wednesday night without suspended captain Steven Gerrard. Torres has scored just six times in 22 matches and only once in his last eight games this season. Asked whether he is the man to revive [...]
Wenger hails Henry influence Arsene Wenger has praised the influence of Thierry Henry on the Arsenal dressing room as they prepare to bounce back in the Carling Cup semi-final against Ipswich. Arsenal manager Wenger insists his side will heed the warning they received against another Championship club in Leeds in the FA Cup on Saturday, [...]
Higuain out for four months Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain will not return for four months, after undergoing surgery on his back in the USA, and it could take up to year before he is back to full fitness. Higuain, a key performer for Madrid since making the move to the Bernabeu in 2007, has [...]
Football Association general secretary Alex Horne has branded the prospect of the 2022 World Cup being held in the winter a “logistical nightmare”. FIFA are exploring the possibility of moving the tournament in Qatar from the summer due to the extreme temperatures in the country at that time of year. That would mean a complete [...]
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes Lionel Messi will be key when they come up against Arsenal in the Champions League and says the Spanish club are confident of progress. Pique was in the side as Messi demolished the Gunners with four goals in the quarter-finals last season and maintains that the Argentine – who has [...]
