Manchester United second quarter results: What’s behind the share price slump? A loss of faith in the Glazer model or Louis van Gaal’s team? February 11, 2016 Manchester United were recently tipped by Deloitte to reclaim their position as the world's richest football club, yet investors do not appear to be reciprocating the faith in football's premier commercial juggernaut. Over $800m (£345m) has been wiped off the club's market value and its share price has slumped by 22.5 per cent since first [...]
Why Manchester United investors may be losing faith in the Glazers’ ownership February 11, 2016 Manchester United’s share price has fallen by over 20 per cent since the start of the year, reflecting the team’s struggles on the pitch which have left them in danger of missing out on Champions League qualification. Yet the degree of decline in United’s share price and the extended period over which it has occurred [...]
Liverpool ticket price protest: Premier League clubs should not lower the cost of attendance February 10, 2016 The ticket price row at Liverpool is only the latest squabble about the cost of attending football matches. The new £5bn-plus TV deal guaranteeing Premier League teams huge increases in revenue offers an occasion for clubs to lower admission prices. Retired footballers, journalists, media commentators and MPs all seem to be convinced that that they [...]
West Ham United 2, Liverpool 1 (AET): FA Cup victory ranks as one of club’s best, says Bilic February 9, 2016 West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists that his side’s extra-time victory over Liverpool in last night’s FA Cup fourth round replay deserves to be ranked amongst the finest moments in the club’s history. A last-gasp header from Italian centre-half Angelo Ogbonna catapulted the Hammers into round five after Michail Antonio and Philippe Coutinho had traded goalscoring blows [...]
Leicester’s superb technique is the overlooked facet of their unlikely assault on the Premier League February 9, 2016 Leicester's charge to the top of the Premier League has got all neutrals rooting for the Foxes and also reminded me of my old Everton side in 1984-85, the season our group of players first won the title. Just as lifting the FA Cup in the previous campaign gave us impetus to carry on, so too [...]
Everton takeover: American investors John Jay Moores and Charles Noell near £200m deal February 9, 2016 Everton could soon become the latest Premier League club with foreign ownership following reported progress in takeover talks with American investors. John Jay Moores, the owner of Major League Baseball franchise the San Diego Padres, and businessman Charles Noell are reportedly nearing a £200m takeover of the Merseyside club following a six weeks period of [...]
Liverpool boss Klopp returns ahead of West Ham FA Cup replay to urge truce in Anfield ticket row February 8, 2016 Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp returned less than 48 hours after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix and urged the club’s hierarchy to find a solution to the ongoing feud over Anfield ticket prices. Thousands of fans staged a walk out during Liverpool’s 2-2 draw against Sunderland on Saturday in protest at the proposal to have [...]
Knee injury set to rule Chelsea centre-half Kurt Zouma out for season February 8, 2016 Chelsea centre-half Kurt Zouma is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury during his side’s Premier League clash with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The 21-year-old defender is set for surgery and six months on the sidelines after his right knee buckled on landing during [...]
Chelsea 1, Manchester United 1: Hiddink recoils from contract stand-off as Terry reveals no communication from Blues February 7, 2016 Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink distanced himself from the ongoing debate surrounding skipper John Terry’s future after striker Diego Costa rescued a late point for his side in a pulsating contest against Manchester United. Costa’s injury-time leveller extended Hiddink’s unbeaten run since returning to the Stamford Bridge hotseat in December to 10 matches and robbed [...]
Bournemouth 0, Arsenal 2: Wenger turns up heat on title rivals after declaring bid for Premier League back on track February 7, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger refused to conceal the significance of his side reviving their stuttering Premier League title bid with victory at lowly Bournemouth before turning up the heat on rivals Leicester. Two goals inside 88 first-half seconds from playmaker Mesut Ozil and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ended Arsenal’s four-game winless streak and propelled the Gunners to third [...]
