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End of the road for hapless Burnley

April 25, 2010

BURNLEY (0) vs LIVERPOOL (4) BRIAN LAWS saw his Burnley side bow out of the Premier League in their first season back and then admitted: “We’re not good enough”. Two goals from Steven Gerrard and further second-half strikes from Maxi Rodriguez and Ryan Babel condemned the Clarets to the drop in front of the heartbroken [...]
Boss Smith remains coy despite ninth SPL title

April 25, 2010

RANGERS manager Walter Smith refused to say whether he would be back at Ibrox next season after steering the club to the Scottish Premier League title. Kyle Lafferty’s 17th minute strike was enough to hand the Gers a 1-0 victory at Hibernian and clinch the title with three matches to play. Smith has now led [...]
McLeish hits out as Villa steal a march

April 25, 2010

BIRMINGHAM boss Alex McLeish lashed out at referee Martin Atkinson after a late, hotly-disputed penalty took local rivals Aston Villa level on points with fourth-placed Tottenham in the race for a Champions League place. Atkinson pointed to the spot seven minutes from time after Blues defender Roger Johnson appeared to win the ball in a [...]
Arteta’s spot on to deny Fulham

April 25, 2010

MIKEL ARTETA fired home a stoppage time penalty to keep Everton’s slim hopes of a European place alive. The Spaniard slotted home from the spot in the fifth minute of added time after Chris Baird upended Tim Cahill in the box. Fulham boss Roy Hodgson rested no fewer than nine players ahead of Thursday’s crunch [...]
ROONEY AND MILNER SCOOP TOP AWARDS

April 25, 2010

WAYNE ROONEY last night insisted he will be fit to play in the World Cup for England after picking up the PFA Player of the Year Award. The Manchester United striker scored 34 goals this season and beat off competition from Didier Drogba, Cesc Fabregas and Carlos Tevez. Rooney, 24, is currently suffering from a [...]
Schwarzer heroics rescue tired Fulham

April 22, 2010

HAMBURG (0) v/s FULHAM (0) FULHAM goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer admitted the West Londoners had been drained by an epic coach journey to Germany after holding Hamburg to a draw in the first leg of their semi-final. Schwarzer excelled, making several crucial saves, as the Cottagers came through a testing 90 minutes that they spent mainly [...]
Reds face an uphill battle after lucky Forlan strikes first

April 22, 2010

ATLETICO MADRID (1) v/s LIVERPOOL (0) LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez is banking on producing another memorable European comeback at Anfield next week after losing the first leg of their semi-final. Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan (right) scored the only goal of the game – a poked effort that bobbled over the line after he [...]
Wasps chief remains cool on tax threat

April 22, 2010

WASPS owner Steve Hayes has dismissed suggestions that the club are facing a winding-up order over an unpaid tax bill of over £1m. Reports claimed that HM Revenue and Customs had issued a warning to the Guinness Premiership club earlier this month with the threat of a winding-up petition looming over them. The HMRC refused [...]
Age no hindrance to Brand Beckham

April 22, 2010

HE may not be going to the World Cup, but it’s not all doom and gloom for David Beckham. The veteran England midfielder, who will miss this summer’s tournament through injury, is still rated the highest earning player in the world. Despite being in the autumn of his career, the 34-year-old raked in more than [...]
Usmanov cash quadruples to £4.7bn

April 22, 2010

ALISHER Usmanov, Arsenal’s second largest shareholder, saw his fortune more than quadruple in the last year, according to new estimates. The figures, part of Forbes magazine’s list of the 10 richest football club moguls, show the Russian’s wealth swelled by £3.6bn to £4.7bn. That amount looks like small change, however, next to QPR shareholder Lakshmi [...]