London: Manchester United will be backed by their owners to "kick on" after securing their 20th league title, manager Alex Ferguson said. United clinched the Premier League crown with a 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Monday and Ferguson is already making plans to defend it next year with the support of the club's American owners. "Having spoken with the Glazer family, there is every intention to kick on," Ferguson...
08:00 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Manchester: Manchester City responded to losing their Premier League title with a comfortable 2-1 victory over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium. Sergio Aguero struck in the 28th minute to finish a sweeping City move and Yaya Toure completed a straightforward win seven minutes from time with a stunning left-footed strike into the top corner. West Ham grabbed a goal back with their first real attempt of the match in...
07:25 PM, Apr 27, 2013
London: Supporters of Premier League rivals Manchester United and Liverpool took action on Friday to ensure their clubs remained at their historic homes of Old Trafford and Anfield. Fans have applied to their local councils to register the two grounds as "Assets of Community Value". If approved, the designation would give the fans' groups the right to bid for the land if the clubs ever tried to sell up. "Anfield...
07:56 PM, Apr 26, 2013
London: Arsene Wenger believes English clubs will be challenging strongly again in the Champions League next season after this term's German dominance although his side face an anxious few weeks trying to secure their place. The north London club have been ever-presents in the Champions League for 15 consecutive seasons, but face a scrap with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur to keep that run going. With champions Manchester United visiting the...
07:22 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Manchester City need to act faster in the transfer market than they did last year if they are to win back the Premier League crown they have just handed over to Manchester United, manager Roberto Mancini said on Friday. The Italian has made no secret of his disappointment at losing out on the signature of striker Robin van Persie, whose goals drove behind United's charge to a 20th title which...
07:16 PM, Apr 26, 2013
London: The English Football Association says Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has not appealed his 10-match ban for biting an opponent during a Premier League game. Suarez's suspension begins immediately, meaning he will miss the last four games of this season and the first six of the next. The Uruguay international was handed one of English football's harshest penalties for on-the-field misbehavior for biting Branislav Ivanovic's arm during Liverpool's 2-2 draw...
06:28 PM, Apr 26, 2013
England: Fresh from wrapping up a 20th English league title for Manchester United, Robin van Persie will make his first return to Arsenal looking to dent his former club's hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League. Van Persie quit Arsenal last August in frustration at the team's lack of silverware in his eight years in London, and has scored a league-high 24 goals in helping United reclaim the Premier...
05:38 PM, Apr 26, 2013
London: Arsenal will keep with tradition and form a guard of honour for new Premier League champions Manchester United when the sides meet at The Emirates on Sunday. "That is part of the tradition of English football and I want that, of course, to be respected," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told a news conference on Friday. I'm French, I work in England and the English tradition should be respected. When...
03:54 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Manchester: Aggrieved at the severity of Luis Suarez's 10-match ban for biting an opponent, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers launched a robust defense of the striker Thursday and said the punishment was given "against the man rather than the incident." Suarez was hit with one of English football's longest suspensions for on-pitch misbehavior after biting Branislav Ivanovic during Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Chelsea on Sunday. "He has a sanction that doesn't...
12:43 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Manchester: Manchester United striker Robin van Persie will be treated with respect on his return to Arsenal, his former manager Arsene Wenger said on Thursday. Van Persie, who quit Arsenal last year after eight seasons at the club, returns to his old stomping ground on Sunday as a Premier League champion after his hat-trick helped his new team wrap up the title against Aston Villa on Monday. The achievement meant...
10:12 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Madrid: Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina said the 10-match ban given to his team mate Luis Suarez for biting an opponent was 'absurd' and 'excessive'. Uruguay international Suarez was punished on Wednesday by the English Football Association (FA) after he bit the arm of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic at the weekend. "He knows he is in the wrong, and that it was a mistake, but the 10-game punishment seems absurd to...
06:36 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard is likely to need shoulder surgery at the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. If the 32-year-old, who has been ever present in this season's league campaign, has surgery in the close season he could miss England's friendlies against Ireland at Wembley on May 29 and away to Brazil on June 2. "It's looking more and more likely that...
10:11 PM, Apr 24, 2013
London: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been banned for 10 matches by the English Football Association for biting an opponent during a Premier League match. The suspension rules the Uruguay international out for the final four league matches of this campaign and the first six of next season. The FA said in a statement released Wednesday that an independent panel said the regular suspension for violent conduct of three games...
07:51 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Love them or hate them but one thing is certain - you cannot deny that this Manchester United team was cut above the rest and ...
06:37 PM, Apr 24, 2013
London: With each trophy Alex Ferguson delivers for Manchester United comes the realisation that he'll have to be replaced one day. But even at the age of 71, and after more than 26 years as manager, Ferguson shows no sign of relinquishing one of the most coveted jobs in world football. Especially not when he's just won his 13th English Premier League title by reclaiming the trophy from neighbours Manchester...
02:10 PM, Apr 24, 2013
London: Liverpool forward Luis Suarez has disputed the English FA's view that his punishment for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic at the weekend merits a longer punishment than the usual three-game ban. The FA said in a statement on Tuesday that the Uruguayan international has accepted a charge of violent conduct but "has denied the FA's claim that the standard punishment of three matches is clearly insufficient for this offence". The...
03:37 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Dortmund: Manchester United's Premier League title win came as no surprise to Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, who praised coach Alex Ferguson on Tuesday and said winning was his life. Mourinho, who challenged United's domestic dominance while at Chelsea between 2004-2007, was speaking Real's their Champions League semi-final against Borussia Dortmund. Real eliminated United in the last 16. "What he did is what he has been doing all his life,...
09:55 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Manchester United on Monday won their 20th EPL title following 3-0 win over Aston Villa. ...
08:53 PM, Apr 23, 2013
London: Manchester United defender Patrice Evra wasted no time in poking fun at Luis Suarez for his latest misdemeanour, pretending to chomp on a fake dismembered arm after his side clinched a 20th English title by beating Aston Villa on Monday. The day before, Liverpool's Uruguay striker Suarez had bitten Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during a 2-2 draw at Anfield - a moment of madness for which he faces a...
08:23 PM, Apr 23, 2013
London: Less than a year into his Manchester United career and Robin Van Persie has already guaranteed himself a place in the pantheon of greats to have worn the famous red jersey. Manager Alex Ferguson lauded the Dutchman on Monday after his hat-trick in United's title-clinching 3-0 win against Aston Villa, saying the 29-year-old's impact since his arrival from Arsenal was already comparable to the likes of Eric Cantona and...
04:34 PM, Apr 23, 2013
