Japanese playmaker Shinji Kagawa won the inaugural Asian Football Confederation (AFC) International Player-of-the-Year award on Thursday. ...
10:49 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Platt was charged with improper conduct by UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body following his dismissal by the referee during the 1-1 draw with Real Madrid. ...
10:22 PM, Nov 28, 2012
Benitez goes into his second game as Chelsea host Fulham, and Manchester United will face West Ham at Old Trafford. ...
08:31 AM, Nov 28, 2012
Chelsea have expressed regret over their handling of allegations against referee Mark Clattenburg. ...
11:32 PM, Nov 27, 2012
The two sides clash in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Wednesday. ...
08:56 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will be fit to lead his side in their Premier League match at Wigan. ...
07:22 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Solskjaer, who enjoyed a glittering career as a player before becoming a successful manager, is the first to be inducted into the country's Hall of Fame. ...
09:42 AM, Nov 27, 2012
Wigan Athletic will be without defender Ivan Ramis and midfielder Shaun Maloney for the match after both picked up injuries in their match against Reading. ...
11:40 PM, Nov 26, 2012
Sexton lifted the FA Cup as Chelsea boss in 1970 and went on to win the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season. ...
09:14 PM, Nov 25, 2012
London: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero sets his sights on Chelsea on Sunday bolstered by statistics proving his strike rate since joining the club is the best in Premier League history. The Premier League's Opta number crunchers have worked out that the Argentine's 28 goals have come at a rate of one every 111 minutes - better than the likes of Robin van Persie, Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer. Manchester United's...
09:12 PM, Nov 23, 2012
The statue of Sir Alex Ferguson has been unveiled at Old Trafford on Friday. The statue erected outside the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand has been commissioned to mark the 26th anniversary of the Scot's arrival in Manchester. The nine-foot bronze statue was unveiled by Ferguson's wife Lady Cathy Ferguson. 'He's scared of her,' said the club's chief executive David Gill. Regarding his wife, Ferguson said, 'Someone has to control me...
09:03 PM, Nov 23, 2012
Alex Ferguson wasted little time renewing his old rivalry with Rafael Benitez on Friday when he branded the Spaniard "lucky" for walking into the manager's job at Chelsea. Benitez, whose relationship with the Manchester United manager was often fractious during his time in charge of Liverpool, was named Chelsea's interim manager on Wednesday following the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo. "Of course, Rafa Benitez is very lucky because on his...
06:08 PM, Nov 23, 2012
London: Referee Mark Clattenburg was cleared on Thursday by the English Football Association of using racist language toward a Chelsea player during a Premier League match. Chelsea midfielder Ramires said he heard Clattenburg tell teammate John Obi Mikel "shut up you monkey" during the Oct. 28 match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, but the FA decided there was no evidence to back up the accusation. "The FA has concluded...
11:16 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Manchester: If Manchester City's Abu Dhabi owners were as ruthless as Chelsea's Russian billionaire boss Roman Abramovich, then City coach Roberto Mancini would already be out a job following his side's elimination from the Champions League. Abramovich wasted no time on Wednesday sacking Italian Roberto Di Matteo three months after he led them to their greatest night by lifting the European Cup in Munich. Di Matteo's crime, besides never being...
06:37 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Manchester: As Real Madrid marked Jose Mourinho's 100th Champions League game by reaching the knockout phase with a game to spare, Manchester City again fell short competing with Europe's elite. A 1-1 draw with the Spanish champions on Wednesday ended City's campaign in the group stage for the second successive season despite more than $1 billion spent on the team in the last four years. "With the array of players...
02:38 AM, Nov 22, 2012
Istanbul: Galatasaray remain on course to join Manchester United in the Champions League knockout phase after Burak Yilmaz secured a 1-0 victory over the already-qualified leaders on Tuesday. Yilmaz, who headed in from a corner at the start of the second half, has scored all five goals in Group H for Galatasaray. "We should have switched on and dealt with the ball," United defender Phil Jones said after his first...
02:46 AM, Nov 21, 2012
Manchester: For the second straight season, Manchester City face elimination from the group stage of the Champions League unless players who have failed to live up to their price tags can find a way to beat Real Madrid. The under performing English champions are last in Group D with only two points from four matches after opening the campaign with a 3-2 loss at Madrid. "It is very difficult, because...
10:09 PM, Nov 20, 2012
London: Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli could become one of the best players in the world if he worked harder in training, his manager Roberto Mancini said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Italian faces a late fitness test on his injured back and may be unfit for City's Champions League game against Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. But while a doubt remains about his immediate fitness, his compatriot...
07:49 PM, Nov 20, 2012
London: Wayne Rooney could be one of the few big names to start for already-qualified Manchester United in Tuesday's Champions League match at Galatasaray after recovering from tonsillitis. The England striker missed the 1-0 loss to Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday, but was back in training on Monday before United flew out to Istanbul seeking a fifth straight win in Group H. With first place in the group...
06:51 PM, Nov 19, 2012
