Thursday, October 24, 2013

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• CSKA Moscow deny Man City’s Yaya Toure was racially abused
• Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho will be fit to face Arsenal
• Chelsea’s Ashley Cole pokes fun at Man Utd birthday boy Wayne Rooney
• Mike Phelan: ‘Man Utd would have signed one of the world’s best with Fergie in charge’
• Video: Juventus’ Arturo Vidal performs the worst ever dive and worst ever cross simultaneously
• Liverpool boss Rodgers attacks ex-Man Utd manager Ferguson over ‘lack of ethics’
• Man Utd boss David Moyes praises Wayne Rooney and Shinji Kagawa
• Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud allegedly exclaimed ‘F**k Man Utd!’ – then posed with United fan
• Newcastle plot move for MK Dons wonderkid Dele Alli
• Chelsea hopeful of winning race for Wolfsburg’s Julian Brandt
• Chelsea and Man City vie to sign PSG’s Blaise Matuidi on a free transfer
• Video: Comedy own goal gives Man Utd the lead against Real Sociedad
• Video: Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard appears on Loose Women
• Man City’s Yaya Toure targeted by racist monkey chants vs CSKA Moscow
• GIF It: All the goals from CSKA Moscow 1-2 Manchester City

CSKA Moscow deny Man City’s Yaya Toure was racially abused Posted: 24 Oct 2013 07:19 AM PDT CSKA Moscow have released a ridiculous statement denying that their fans racially abused Yaya Toure during last night’s game against Manchester City. The monkey chants aimed at the Ivory Coast international were clearly audible during the game. But CSKA didn’t see it that way. A club statement said: “Having carefully studied the video of the […]

Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho will be fit to face Arsenal Posted: 24 Oct 2013 07:06 AM PDT Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says playmaker Philippe Coutinho will be fit to make his comeback from an injury lay-off in next week’s game against Arsenal. The Brazilian had been one of the Reds’ top performers this season before injuring his shoulder in last month’s 2-2 draw at Swansea. Rodgers said: "He's joined in with the […]

Chelsea’s Ashley Cole pokes fun at Man Utd birthday boy Wayne Rooney Posted: 24 Oct 2013 07:02 AM PDT Happy birthday @WayneRooney have a nice one lad loving ur new hairstyle pic.twitter.com/PknPKwDaXO — Ashley Cole (@TheRealAC3) October 24, 2013 Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole has been enjoying a bit of banter with England team-mate Wayne Rooney on his birthday. The Manchester United striker turned 28 today, so Cole sent him birthday greetings – accompanied by […]

Mike Phelan: ‘Man Utd would have signed one of the world’s best with Fergie in charge’ Posted: 24 Oct 2013 06:40 AM PDT Former Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan claims Sir Alex Ferguson had plans in place to sign one of the best players in the world over the summer. In what can only be viewed as criticism of United’s new regime of manager David Moyes and chief executive Ed Woodward, Phelan said Ferguson had a marquee […]

Video: Juventus’ Arturo Vidal performs the worst ever dive and worst ever cross simultaneously Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:09 AM PDT You’ve got to hand it to Juventus star Arturo Vidal. He decided if he was going to make a fool of himself in last night’s game against Real Madrid, he would really go to town. The Chile international completely messed up an attempted cross and instead delivered a thunderous kick to the Bernabeu pitch. Not […]

Liverpool boss Rodgers attacks ex-Man Utd manager Ferguson over ‘lack of ethics’ Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:54 AM PDT Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has accused former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson of lacking “old school values and ethics” by publishing his new autobiography. The Anfield boss thinks Fergie broke unwritten rules by revealing dressing room secrets from his managerial career. Rodgers told talkSPORT: “Anyone who's been in football knows that whatever is said […]

Man Utd boss David Moyes praises Wayne Rooney and Shinji Kagawa Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:43 AM PDT Manchester United manager David Moyes was full of praise for both Wayne Rooney and Shinji Kagawa following last night’s 1-0 win over Real Sociedad. United took an early lead through an own goal after good work by Rooney, and Moyes was pleased with his efforts. He said: “Wayne, from day one I kept getting told […]

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud allegedly exclaimed ‘F**k Man Utd!’ – then posed with United fan Posted: 24 Oct 2013 02:28 AM PDT A Manchester United supporter claims Olivier Giroud told him “F**k Man Utd” when he saw him in the street wearing an official United jacket. But the Arsenal star was more than happy to pose for photos with the fan in question, even if he wasn’t sure about his taste in football teams and outerwear. The […]

Newcastle plot move for MK Dons wonderkid Dele Alli Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:58 AM PDT Newcastle United are reportedly planning a January raid for MK Dons youngster Dele Alli. The highly-rated 18-year-old has been scouted several times by the Magpies, according to The Journal. Although the left winger is currently out with an ankle injury, Alan Pardew’s side are ready to move for him in the January transfer window. He […]

Chelsea hopeful of winning race for Wolfsburg’s Julian Brandt Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:50 AM PDT #VfL-Talent Julian Brandt trainierte heute zum ersten Mal in dieser Saison bei den Profis mit. pic.twitter.com/IVqJH9cZVz — VfL_Wolfsburg (@VfL_Wolfsburg) August 20, 2013 Chelsea hope to beat the likes of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund to sign German youngster Julian Brandt. The 17-year-old has turned down a new long-term contract at Wolfsburg and will now leave […]

Chelsea and Man City vie to sign PSG’s Blaise Matuidi on a free transfer Posted: 24 Oct 2013 12:40 AM PDT Chelsea and Manchester City are both planning to tie Paris St-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi into a pre-contract agreement in January. The 26-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and is free to talk to other clubs from the start of 2014. According to French newspaper L’Equipe, both Premier League signs will […]

Video: Comedy own goal gives Man Utd the lead against Real Sociedad Posted: 23 Oct 2013 11:54 AM PDT Manchester United have take a very early lead against Real Sociedad in tonight’s Champions League game at Old Trafford. Wayne Rooney made a mazy run into the box and hit a curling effort the bounced off the inside of the post. Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez was first to the ball, but decided on a […]

Video: Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard appears on Loose Women Posted: 23 Oct 2013 11:33 AM PDT Frank Lampard has been doing the media rounds today to promote a series of children’s books he has written. One of his more interesting bookings was an appearance on lunchtime chat show Loose Women. See the Chelsea veteran’s appearance above.

Man City’s Yaya Toure targeted by racist monkey chants vs CSKA Moscow Posted: 23 Oct 2013 11:24 AM PDT Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was subjected to racist abuse during this evening’s Champions League win at CSKA Moscow. Monkey chants could clearly be heard coming from Russian supporters behind one of the goals during the second half of the game. Toure said he was aware of the abuse during the game. He said: “I […]

GIF It: All the goals from CSKA Moscow 1-2 Manchester City Posted: 23 Oct 2013 11:14 AM PDT Sergio Aguero was the star of the show as Manchester City defeated Russian side CSKA Moscow. The Argentina striker grabbed both goals for Manuel Pellegrini’s side. It was former Manchester United youngster Zoren Tosic who put the hosts into the lead. But Aguero soon levelled the scores, nipping in to poke a cross into the […]

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