London: Thierry Henry has refused to rule out returning to Arsenal for a third spell at the club after playing in the final Premier League game of his two-month loan from New York Red Bulls. Henry is expected to play in the final game of his loan period in Arsenal's Champions League clash with AC Milan on Wednesday. But the Frenchman, who scored his 229th Gunners goal as he grabbed...
11:34 PM, Feb 13, 2012
Milan: Inter coach Claudio Ranieri has stressed that playmaker Wesley Sneijder is happy with life in the Nerazzurri. The Netherlands international has recently been linked with Zenit St Petersburg and Anzhi Makhachkala, but Ranieri is confident that Sneijder will stay at the Giuseppe Meazza. "Could he be on his way to Anzhi? As far as I'm concerned, and I hope the player too, no," Ranieri was quoted as saying on...
11:23 PM, Feb 13, 2012
Manchester: Rio Ferdinand has revealed that he has "lost respect" for Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan refused to shake hands with Patrice Evra prior to Manchester United's 2-1 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford. Saturday's encounter between the two sides saw Suarez start for the first time since returning from an eight-match suspension after being found guilty of racially abusing Evra last October. Ferdinand told MUTV: "After seeing what I...
06:44 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Manchester: Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish claimed he was unaware that Luis Suarez had refused to shake Manchester United defender Patrice Evra's hand before their defeat at Old Trafford, and insisted the Uruguayan was not to blame for a tense match on Saturday. Suarez, who was given an eight-match ban earlier in the season for racially abusing the Frenchman, rejected the leftbacks attempts to shake his hand just before kick-off. The...
06:31 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Barcelona: Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola refused to concede the title after Saturday night's 3-2 defeat at Osasuna, but admitted that his side's hopes of catching Real Madrid at the top of La Liga have become "more complicated." The Catalans could have drawn within four points of the leaders with a victory at the Reyno de Navarra but, as their coach admitted, the defending champions now look set to fall 10...
06:14 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Barcelona: Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano was sent off in the tunnel following a heated confrontation with the referee after his side's 3-2 loss to Osasuna on Saturday. The former Liverpool man was yellow-carded on 88 minutes by Jose Romero for protesting a decision, but shortly after the game, he was shown a second yellow for a subsequent act of dissent towards the match official. Romero also added in his post-match...
04:40 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has spoken of a potential reconciliation with Carlos Tevez, despite previously saying that the Argentine would never feature under him again. The rift between the Italian boss and the striker opened up when the 28-year-old allegedly refused to go on as a substitute in a Champions League clash against Bayern Munich. Following that match - which ended in a 2-0 defeat for City -...
04:25 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Manchester: Tensions ran high in Manchester, as Luis Suarez returned to the Liverpool starting XI for the first time since he was suspended for racially abusing United defender Patrice Evra " refusing to shake the Frenchman's hand before kick-off " to poach a late consolation goal for the visitors. Rooney, though, stole the show, as his two goals early in the second half proved enough to hand United three points...
08:07 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Manchester: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez refused to shake Manchester United defender Patrice Evra's hand, when the two were involved in an angry confrontation on Saturday during a pre-match handshake in the players' first meeting since the Liverpool forward was banned for racially abusing the France international. Evra extended his hand to the Uruguayan striker but Suarez appeared to ignore the defender and refused to shake hands with Evra when the...
07:05 PM, Feb 11, 2012
London: Fabio Capello has hit back at claims suggesting his resignation was 'an escape', insisting his England exit was a 'misunderstanding'. The Italian resigned as England boss on Wednesday evening following a meeting with the Football Association over his public disagreement to strip John Terry of the England captaincy. Reports in Capello's homeland suggested he 'fled' England following his decision but the 65-year-old insists otherwise and claims he is unlikely...
06:19 PM, Feb 11, 2012
London: Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has vehemently denied showing an interest in joining Real Madrid. Marca claimed that during a short telephone conversation with the player on Thursday the Netherlands international had been buoyed by reports that Los Blancos were keen on signing him. "I am pleased to hear about the interest from such an important club as Real Madrid," Van Persie allegedly told the Spanish daily. Of course...
04:44 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Manchester: Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year contract extension which will take him into his 22nd season at Manchester United. The 38-year-old midfielder has made 22 appearances so far this season, taking him to 898 games in total for United. During his career at Old Trafford, Giggs has won won 12 Premier League titles, two Champions Leagues, four FA Cups and four League Cups. The former Wales international also won...
06:32 PM, Feb 10, 2012
London: Arsenal striker Thierry Henry will not extend his loan at the club and will be heading back to parent side New York Red Bulls next week, according to boss Hans Backe. There was hope that the Frenchman would stay beyond February 17 after he was included in the Gunners' Champions League squad but Backe has quashed the rumours. "When I spoke to him, he told me that he was...
05:09 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Milan: Inter playmaker Wesley Sneijder admits he is uncertain over his future at Inter, insisting he has never been 'blind' to speculation linking him with a move to Manchester United. The 27-year-old was heavily linked with a switch to Old Trafford last summer and while the Netherlands international remained coy throughout reported negotiations between the two clubs, he conceded he would have considered a move to the Premier League. "There...
06:15 PM, Feb 09, 2012
London: The FA have confirmed that Stuart Pearce will take charge of the England national team for their friendly against the Netherlands in February. Pearce currently manages the England under-21 side and will also take charge of the Great Britain team at the 2012 Olympics in London. FA chairman David Bernstein added that the association will not rush in appointing Fabio Capello's permanent successor as England manager. "With regard to...
05:54 PM, Feb 09, 2012
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