(Reuters) – Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules, the English governing body said on Tuesday. It is alleged that the 44-year-old former England international placed 140 bets on football matches between August 2015 and January 2019, the FA said…
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – There was no sign of past traumas affecting Liverpool as they dealt with the toughest challenge of their title run-in to beat Chelsea 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday. Five years ago it was an April defeat at home to the West London side which prompted a late season collapse as Liverpool…
Manchester United could let as many as six players leave this summer as they prepare to back new boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the transfer market. However, their plans are complicated by uncertainty over the futures of Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Alexis Sanchez. Solskjaer will decide if Sanchez can go, but the forward’s salary…
MANCHESTER, England, April 3 – MANCHESTER CITY 2 CARDIFF CITY 0 Manchester City took command in the Premier League title race with a 2-0 win over Cardiff City that moved Pep Guardiola’s side a point clear of Liverpool with six games of the campaign remaining. After a game which City could have won by a…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his side’s nerve is “not in doubt” as they survived a scare to win 2-1 at Fulham and go top of the Premier League. James Milner scored a late penalty after a mix-up between Alisson and Virgil van Dijk gifted Ryan Babel an equaliser to Sadio Mane’s opener. The Reds…
(Reuters) – Liverpool showed plenty of spirit in their 4-2 victory over Burnley on Sunday and proved they are still in the fight for the Premier League title, manager Juergen Klopp has said. The win kept Liverpool second, a point behind leaders Manchester City, and Klopp also said his team’s display showed they were not…
Manchester City are being investigated by Uefa for alleged financial fair play violations. Uefa said the investigation “will focus on several alleged violations of FFP that were recently made public in various media outlets”. German news magazine Der Spiegel has published a series of claims, based on leaked documents, that Premier League champions City have…
Liverpool returned to their swaggering best and retained a slender lead in the Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing of Watford on Wednesday that was powered by two goals apiece from Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk. “It was exactly the game I wanted,” an exuberant Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp told reporters, after celebrating the win with players…
Manchester United defender Phil Jones has said the club were a “laughing stock” under Jose Mourinho. Mourinho was sacked on Dec. 18 with United 11 points adrift of the Champions League places. However, eight wins from nine under replacement Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has seen the club climb up to fourth place for the first time since the opening…
Feb 4 (Reuters) – WEST HAM UNITED 1 LIVERPOOL 1 Leaders Liverpool faltered in the Premier League title race for the second time in six days as they were held to a 1-1 draw at West Ham United on Monday. After being held at home by Leicester City last Wednesday, then seeing closest rivals Manchester…
LONDON (Reuters) – If more proof were needed of how unpredictable the Premier League can be it was provided on Wednesday as Liverpool blew a chance take a vice-like grip on the title race and Chelsea suffered their worst league defeat in 23 years. After champions Manchester City’s shock loss at Newcastle United on Tuesday…
Chelsea have signed Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy him for 36m euros (£31.3m). The Blues also have the option to extend the Argentine’s loan deal until June 2020 for 18m euros (£15.6m). Higuain, 31, spent the first half of the season on loan…
