Uefa investigators want Manchester City to be banned from the Champions League for a season if they are found guilty of breaking financial rules. However, according to one well-placed source, a final decision is yet to be made by chief investigator Yves Leterme. The former Belgian prime minister, chairman of the investigatory panel of Uefa’s…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must drop goalkeeper David de Gea following his recent mistakes, says ex-Premier League striker Ian Wright. The Spaniard spilled Antonio Rudiger’s 30-yard shot on Sunday, allowing Marcos Alonso to earn a point for Chelsea as United’s top-four hopes faded. De Gea has made three errors leading to a goal in…
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists many of his players have the club “DNA” after criticism of the side’s thrashing at Everton. United’s 4-0 loss at Goodison Park on Sunday was their sixth defeat in their past eight games in all competitions. Midfielder Paul Pogba said the players “did not respect the club or their fans” during…
(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…
