Juventus unveil new club logo to embrace wider audience of “children, women and millennials” January 17, 2017 Juventus say their new logo "shouldn't be seen as a logo, but as a brand". (Source: Getty) Italian champions Juventus have unveiled a new minimalist club crest which they claim will help attract new followers amongst "children, women and millennials". Club president Andrea Agnelli described the logo, which has received a mixed reaction amongst fans on social media, as [...]
West Ham dig their heels in over rebel Dimitri Payet and reject second Marseille bid January 16, 2017 West Ham have underlined their refusal to be bullied into selling Dimitri Payet at a knockdown price by rejecting an improved £20m bid from Marseille for the wantaway midfielder. The offer for Payet, a hike of little more than £1m from the Ligue 1 club’s opening bid, is believed to have been rebuffed by Hammers [...]
Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce not prepared to risk Premier League safety for FA Cup run January 16, 2017 Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce insists he is not prepared to risk his side’s Premier League safety for the sake of an FA Cup run as the Eagles prepare for their third round replay against Bolton. Palace host Allardyce’s former club, who are third in League One but lost at home to Swindon on Saturday, [...]
Manchester United 1, Liverpool 1: Tempers flare as Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp clash January 15, 2017 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp accused Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho of attempting to coerce referee Michael Oliver into showing Roberto Firmino a red card as tensions sizzled during Sunday's draw. Firmino was booked for shoving Ander Herrera after the forward reacted angrily to the Spaniard pulling his shirt as the visitors looked to counter-attack in [...]
Everton 4, Manchester City 0: Pep Guardiola accepts Premier League title may be out of reach after landmark defeat January 15, 2017 Everton 4, Manchester City 0 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits his team may be out of the title race after he suffered the heaviest league defeat of his glittering career at Everton on Sunday. Striker Romelu Lukaku and winger Kevin Mirallas put the Toffees in control before young midfielder Tom Davies and £11m debutant Ademola [...]
Barcelona director fired for suggesting Lionel Messi wouldn’t be as good without teammates January 13, 2017 A Barcelona director has been sacked by the club after claiming Lionel Messi relied on his teammates to get to the top of the game. Pere Gratacos is a key figure in the club's famed La Masia academy but has been fired from his role as director of training and education after questioning their star player's ability. Messi's contract [...]
Chelsea financial results: Exact cost of sacking current Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho revealed January 13, 2017 Sacking Jose Mourinho cost Chelsea £8.3m last season, new financial accounts released by the club have revealed. Yet dismissing the current Manchester United boss following a disastrous start to the season in 2015 proved to be significantly cheaper than the £67m paid to terminate another high-profile deal — the club's kit manufacturing partnership with Adidas. Last [...]
Football clubs represent high integrity risk to banks, says Dutch regulator January 13, 2017 Financial institutions need to up their game to combat football corruption, an investigation by the Dutch central bank has concluded. Reporting today, the regulator said banks were exposed to greater "integrity risks" when taking on football clients. And the central bank said this meant financial institutions should "apply a higher risk classification" when dealing with football [...]
Football pays tribute to true gent Graham Taylor January 12, 2017 Sir Alex Ferguson led a chorus of tributes from English football to former Three Lions manager Graham Taylor, who died yesterday aged 72 following a suspected heart attack. Taylor boasted an outstanding CV in club management having led Watford from the old Fourth Division to runners-up spot in the top flight in just six seasons, [...]
Everton January spending set to reach £45m as Morgan Schneiderlin completes transfer from Manchester United January 12, 2017 Everton manager Ronald Koeman has hailed the signing of Morgan Schneiderlin after completing the £24m signing of his former Southampton midfielder. Schneiderlin’s move from Manchester United takes Everton’s January spending to £35m and they are expected to invest further on £10m Standard Liege forward Ishak Belfodil. “I’m very pleased because I know the player, I know [...]
