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Stuart Pearce Sacked By Manchester City
2007-05-14 18:06:00 Defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur and the Joey Barton debacle appear to be the straw that broke the camels back for the Manchester City board. With the club failing to score at home since new years day and a constant stream of rumours coming from the dressing room, there has been a lot of ... More About: English Premiership , Manchester City , Sacked
Jewell Resigns From Position Of Manager At Wigan Athletic
2007-05-14 15:51:00 Less than 24 hours after guiding his Wigan side to safety, guaranteeing them Premiership football for another season Paul Jewell has tendered his resignation to Latics Chairman Dave Whelan, owner of JJB Sports. Having spent over six years at the helm at Wigan, Jewell?s employment with Wigan was halted with immediate effect. There are many reasons ... More About: Manager , English Premiership , Wigan Athletic
Dimitar Berbatov Wins Spurs Supporters Player Of The Year
2007-05-14 01:23:00 The inevitable happened at White Hart Lane on Sunday, yes Spurs beat Manchester City, after the game there were a few other results to be announced. The Tottenham faithful having admired their team in victory were about to bestow an award on one of their heroes. With all of the focus, reports of transfers and fantastic ... More About: Player , Tottenham Hotspur , Berbatov , Dimitar Berbatov
Wigan Win At Bramall Lane To Relegate Sheffield United
2007-05-14 01:08:00 Talk of conspiracy theories during the week spoke of the variety of ways that both Sheffield United and Wigan could engineer a result that would see them both in the Premiership next season. However the key to the success of any conspiracy relied on Manchester United beating West Ham United. The visitors were a goal up ... More About: English Premiership , Lane
Tevez Saves Hammers From Relegation At The hands Of The Premiership Champio
2007-05-14 00:21:00 West Ham United needed at least a point from their game with the Premiership Champions in waiting if they were to remain in the top flight. Alan Curbishley would have to work the same magic he worked in his first game in charge of the Hammers if he was to get a result at Old ... More About: Manchester United , English Premiership , Hands , Tevez
Best Of The Rest Spurs Finish Fifth And Qualify For 2008 UEFA Cup
2007-05-13 23:25:00 Tottenham Hotspur new they needed at least a point from the final game of the season against a Joey Barton-less Manchester City to ensure they qualified for UEFA cup football for the second year running. Spurs were sporting next years 125 year anniversary all white kit For the final game of this campaign. The home side ... More About: Premiership , Uefa , English Premiership , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , Tottenham Hotspur
Muamba Makes Loan Transfer To Birmingham Permanent
2007-05-12 22:00:00 Birmingham manager Steve Bruce has begun his summer spending spree by signing Arsenal?s Fabrice Muamba on a permanent deal. The nineteen year-old who impressed during his season long loan at St. Andrews will want to show his old boss Arsene Wenger that he can perform in the premiership next season. Bruce feels the midfielder has justified ... More About: Premiership , Championship , Loan , English Premiership , Transfer
Robbie Fowler Considers His Future And His Pending Free Transfer
2007-05-12 20:43:00 The player most Liverpool fans call ?God? will be leaving the club he calls home at the end of this season for the second and probably final time as a player. Fowler will be hoping to finish on a high, helping the Reds of Anfield over come AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League final on ... More About: Future , Free , Transfer , Ending , Side
Lawrie Sanchez Walks Out On Northern Ireland To Stay With Fulham At Craven
2007-05-11 13:47:00 The temporary arrangement that saw Sanchez take charge at Premiership strugglers Fulham which the Irish Football Association were reluctant to agree to has been made permanent. The lure of day to day management and the finances put up by Fulham chairman Mohammed Al Fayed was too much for the former Wycombe Wanderers manager. Sanchez has been put ... More About: Euro 2008 , Ireland , English Premiership , Northern Ireland
afunnyoldgame.com Celebrates Its First Birthday
2007-05-10 01:01:00 In the last year there has been a World Cup in Germany, bungs in England, corruption and murder in Italy. There have been many other headlines that have rocked football and caused great debate, $250m transatlantic transfers, transfer rumours and illegal ownerships. There have been assaults and injuries to write about. The fiercely competitive nature ... More About: Birthday , Birth , First , Rates , Brat
Berbatov Transfer Rumours Not Quelled By Announcements By Tottenham Hotspur
2007-05-09 12:50:00 Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov has earned rave reviews in his first season in the Premiership. He received the player of the month award with fellow Spurs front man Robbie Keane and he was named in the Premiership team of the year. His performances have alerted the managers of the big four and forced Spurs manager ... More About: Tottenham , Tottenham Hotspur , Transfer , Rumour
Leeds Bankrupt Relegated And Sold Back To Ken Bates
2007-05-08 09:56:00 With the likelihood of Leeds escaping the drop to League 1 disappearing faster than Ben Johnson could run a drug fuelled hundred metres Ken Bates and the board made the clever decision to go in to administration. The penalty for going in to administration is an immediate ten point deduction, which sees United relegated. However before ... More About: Championship , Back , Bank , Sold
Manchester United Crowned Premiership Champions As Chelsea Fail To Beat Ars
2007-05-06 22:37:00 Sir Alex Ferguson?s Manchester United side were crowned champions on Sunday when Chelsea failed to maintain the pressure on the league leaders. Mourinho?s men needed to beat Arsenal on their visit to the Ashburton Grove if they were to have any hope of retaining their title. However the best they could do was draw. The Blues ... More About: Premiership , English Premiership
Railroaded Roeder Resigns From Managers Post At Newcastle United
2007-05-06 21:33:00 The Newcastle United board have accepted the resignation of Glenn Roeder. Following the controversy over his appointment and his lack of coaching qualifications his precarious position was compounded by injuries and poor performances. Last week Sam Allardyce resigned from his position at Bolton and could be the first in the queue for the new vacancy at ... More About: Post , English Premiership , Newcastle United Football Club
Sunderland Win The Coca-Cola Championship
2007-05-06 20:10:00 Roy Keane?s Sunderland side travelled to Luton knowing that to win the Championship they needed a win and they needed Preston to beat or draw with Birmingham City. The Black Cats were two goals up after just six minutes through Stokes and Murphy. Murphy scored again and was joined on the score sheet by Ross Wallace ... More About: Coca-Cola , Coca Cola , Coca , Cola
Silly Spurs Post New Shirt Pictures On Web Ahead Of Launch
2007-05-03 00:53:00 Just over a week from the 12th of May launch date Tottenham posted a picture of their new 125th anniversary home kit on the clubs official site. Fans who noticed the gaff were quick to spread the news like wild fire on forums and notice boards. The new strip will be welcomed by spurs fans as ... More About: Pictures , Puma , Anniversary , Post , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
AC Milan Get Their Opportunity For Revenge Against Liverpool In The 2007 UE
2007-05-03 00:23:00 Liverpool secured their place in the Champions League final in Athens later this month when they knocked out Jose Mourinho?s Chelsea side on penalties. The sudden death finish was needed after both sides had won one-nil in their home legs and neither side could break the deadlock in extra time. The possibility of an all English ... More About: Liverpool , Milan , Serie A , Opportunity
Big Sam Allardyce Steps Down From Bolton Managers Job At The Reebok Stadium
2007-04-29 19:55:00 Following the press speculation that Big Sam was leaving the Reebok stadium at the end of the season it has been confirmed that his position at Bolton Wanderers has been terminated with immediate effect. The reports had indicated that Allardyce is due to replace Stuart Pearce in the summer as part of the planned takeover of ... More About: Bolton Wanderers Football Club , Stadium , Down
Dyer Linked With A Transfer To Tottenham But should They Buy Tevez Instead
2007-04-28 17:58:00 Newcastle United manager Glenn Roeder has dismissed newspaper reports that Kieron Dyer is to be transferred to Tottenham in the Summer Transfer Window. The Toon manager will have to sell to generate revenue to re-invest in his squad, after spending heavily last year with little or no reward as a result. Should Roeder change his mind, ... More About: Newcastle United , English Premiership , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United Look To Secure The Transfer Of Jermain Defoe From Spurs
2007-04-28 17:13:00 As another season comes to a close the speculation of the future of some of restless talents in the Premiership begin to surface. Yet again it seems that there are some people who are determined to unsettle Jermain Defoe with talk of a move to Old Trafford to join up with old team mate Michael ... More About: Manchester United , English Premiership , United , Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United Increase Their Lead At The Top Of The Premiership As Chel
2007-04-28 16:58:00 The two early kick-offs that were both shown live on SkySports could have helped decide the fate of the Premiership trophy. Manchester United travelled to an emotional Goodison Park where Everton were mourning the loss of old boy Alan Ball. The Toffees players all wore Alan Ball t-shirts before the game as a tribute to the ... More About: Chelsea , Eagles
The Premier League Fine West Ham United Five Million Pounds For Tevez And M
2007-04-28 16:25:00 After a two day hearing in the Premier League kangaroo court West Ham United eluded the points deduction punishment, but were given a huge fine of £5.5m instead. The ludicrous situation that exists is the doing of the Premier League, they are the governing body and they should as part of the registration process require the ... More About: English Premiership , Tevez
Arsenal Goalkeeper Signs One-Year Contract Extension Ruling Out The Possibi
2007-04-27 20:15:00 Jens Lehmann has accepted the obligatory one-year contract extension that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger gives to his ageing stars. The Frenchman introduced a policy a few years ago, where he would only offer players over 30 years old one-year deals when their original deals expired. Thirty-seven year old Lehmann had been linked with a number of ... More About: Euro Football , English Premiership , Arsenal Football Club , Signs
David Villa Dismisses Rumours Of A Transfer To Chelsea
2007-04-27 00:26:00 The Spanish striker has been touted for a move to south London from Valencia for some time. He has performed consistently again in La Liga and shone during Valencia?s UEFA Champions League campaign. Villa is also on the wanted list of former Valencia coach Rafa Benitez but he has told the media that he has not ... More About: Chelsea , Liverpool , English Premiership , Transfer
Jonathan Woodgate Gets Dream Transfer From Real Madrid To Middlesbrough
2007-04-26 23:59:00 Yes, the headline is correct! Woodgate has got the move he has dreamed about since he was a boy. He had been on loan as part of his recovery from the recurring injury that ended his Newcastle United playing career. Woodgate has been playing well and receiving rave reviews from fans and pundits alike. However Madrid ... More About: Premiership , Middlesbrough , Real Madrid , English Premiership
Liverpool Need To Win Big In Champions League Semi Final Second Leg Against
2007-04-25 23:43:00 Premiership champions Chelsea have the edge over Liverpool in Champions League semi-final, in the rematch of the same fixture from 2005. The game failed to live up to the pre-match hype, and it seemed almost second rate in comparison to the footballing feast that was offered the night before when Manchester United played AC Milan in ... More About: Final
Youngest Member Of 1966 World Cup Winning England Team Alan Ball Dies Of He
2007-04-25 19:18:00 English football will mourn the passing of one of its less glamorous sons, as while the media glorifies the World Cup final goals of Peters and Hurst, there is little mention of the tireless running of Alan Ball that helped England to win the Jules Rimet trophy on home soil. Hampshire police have reported that Alan ... More About: Team , Land
Rooney And Ronaldo Score To Give Manchester United The Edge Over AC Milan I
2007-04-25 00:48:00 Manchester United got off to the same dream start they had in the previous round when Cristiano Ronaldo put them ahead in the Champions League Semi Final against AC Milan . With just six minutes on the clock the Portuguese winger found an opportunity to put his name on the score sheet. His header from a corner ... More About: Manchester United , English Premiership
Nakamura Goal Makes Celtic Champions Of The Scottish Premier League 2007
2007-04-22 18:59:00 Celtic have been confirmed as champions of the SPL after beating Kilmarnock with a last gasp winner. Celtic have been at the head of the Scott ish Premier League for what seems like forever and with a lead of thirteen points they can no longer be caught in the race for the title. Dutch striker Jan Vennegoor ... More About: Champions , Goal
Last Minute Jermaine Jenas Goal Earns Spurs A Draw Against Arsenal In The N
More articles from this author:2007-04-21 17:40:00 Tottenham started the 154th North London derby brightly, containing their visitors and creating a number of chances. Hoping to take advantage of the troublesome week their visitors are having. The normally quiet Arsenal boardroom has been plastered all over the back pages of the newspapers, as David Dein left as the club prepares for a hostile ... More About: Premiership , English Premiership , Jenas , Last 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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