Thursday, February 27, 2014

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• Arsene Wenger discusses Joel Campbell’s Arsenal future after Man Utd exploits
• Photo: Fulham’s John Arne Riise gets a Liverpool tattoo
• Everton beat Man Utd, Liverpool and Spurs to Irish wonderkid Stephen Kinsella
• Video: Jose Mourinho says Chelsea lacked ‘killer instinct’ vs Galatasaray
• Liverpool linked with £5m move for Barcelona’s Bojan Krkic
• Video: Man City’s Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero film themselves at Beyonce gig
• Man City join Chelsea and Man Utd in the race for Southampton’s Luke Shaw
• Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson: ‘People have to tell me to stop training’
• Photos: Chelsea players return to UK after Galatasaray clash
• Video: Aurelien Chedjou makes it Galatasaray 1-1 Chelsea
• Video: Burak Yilmaz’s disallowed goal as John Terry is beaten by the multi-ball (Galatasaray vs Chelsea)
• Video: Ex-Tottenham man Gareth Bale scores a beauty for Real Madrid at Schalke
• Jose Mourinho declares Didier Drogba coaching role talk ‘nonsense’
• Video and GIF: Fernando Torres gives Chelsea the lead at Galatasaray
• Photo: Chelsea stars become The Simpsons characters
• Man Utd season ticketholders face Man City ban if they don’t buy Olympiakos tickets
• Photo: Spurs training ahead of Dnipro clash
• Photo: Olympiakos fans display stolen Man Utd banners
• Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o is ‘aged 39′, claims ex-girlfriend

Arsene Wenger discusses Joel Campbell’s Arsenal future after Man Utd exploits Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:46 AM PST Arsene Wenger says there is no reason why Joel Campbell can’t have an Arsenal future. The Frenchman said he will decide whether he wants the Costa Rican youngster in his first-team squad next season at a later date, but he is pleased with the 21-year-old’s progress. Asked about Campbell’s future, he said: "I will decide […]

Photo: Fulham’s John Arne Riise gets a Liverpool tattoo Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:26 AM PST Fulham left-back John Arne Riise is going under the needle to get a tattoo celebrating Liverpool’s Champions League victory. Posting a picture of a tattooist at work on his arm, the Norwegian defender announced that he would be getting a tattoo of the Champions League trophy with the date of Liverpool’s triumphant night in Istanbul […]

Everton beat Man Utd, Liverpool and Spurs to Irish wonderkid Stephen Kinsella Posted: 27 Feb 2014 01:36 AM PST Everton have beaten a host of Premier League rivals to the signing of highly-rated Irish teenager Stephen Kinsella. The 15-year-old Templeogue United winger was being tracked by Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham, but it is the Toffees who have won the race for his signature. Manager Roberto Martinez is so keen on the youngster that […]

Video: Jose Mourinho says Chelsea lacked ‘killer instinct’ vs Galatasaray Posted: 27 Feb 2014 01:25 AM PST Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has bemoaned a lack of ‘killer instinct’ from his side in their Champions League game at Galatasaray. The Blues boss felt his team should have killed off the tie during the opening 30 minutes, when they were dominant. Instead they had to settle for a 1-1 draw. Speaking at his press […]

Liverpool linked with £5m move for Barcelona’s Bojan Krkic Posted: 27 Feb 2014 01:19 AM PST Liverpool are set to bid £5m to sign Barcelona’s Bojan Krkic, according to reports. The one-time wonderkid of Spanish football was valued at £35m in 2011, but could now be available for just £5m. The 23-year-old has been watched by Reds scouts several times during his current loan spell at Ajax, the Daily Mirror claims. […]

Video: Man City’s Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero film themselves at Beyonce gig Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:38 AM PST Manchester City stars Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero bagged themselves front row seats for Bayonce’s gig in Manchester last night. The duo, who were accompanied by Nasri’s girlfriend Anara Atanes, filmed themselves as the music superstar performed just a few metres from them. Aguero is shown nodded along to Beyonce’s hit Halo, before Nasri attempts […]

Man City join Chelsea and Man Utd in the race for Southampton’s Luke Shaw Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:35 AM PST Manchester City are the latest side to step-up their interest in Southampton left-back Luke Shaw. Chelsea and Manchester United are widely expected to launch bids for the England Under-21 international this summer, and it now seems likely that City will also make an approach. The Guardian reports that Manuel Pellegrini has doubts over both Gael […]

Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson: ‘People have to tell me to stop training’ Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:29 AM PST Jordan Henderson says the Liverpool coaching staff sometimes have to tell him to stop training for his own good. The Reds midfielder was the butt of more than one Forrest Gump joke after Sir Alex Ferguson criticised his running style in his autobiography. And that situation won’t be helped by Henderson’s latest revelations that he […]

Photos: Chelsea players return to UK after Galatasaray clash Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:17 AM PST Come back to London with the goalscorer @Torres! Stamford Bridge will be key in the second leg #CFC #KTBFFH pic.twitter.com/Uu39v5GKVG — César Azpilicueta (@CesarAzpi) February 26, 2014 Chelsea made their way back to London last night after securing a 1-1 draw against Galatasaray in Istanbul. Goalscorer Fernando Torres had compatriot – and the man who […]

Video: Aurelien Chedjou makes it Galatasaray 1-1 Chelsea Posted: 26 Feb 2014 01:09 PM PST Chelsea have been pegged back in their Champions League tie at Galatasaray this evening. Defender Aurelien Chedjou has grabbed a second-half equaliser for the Turkish side. He scored a simple close range volley after keeper Petr Cech was caught in two minds.

Video: Burak Yilmaz’s disallowed goal as John Terry is beaten by the multi-ball (Galatasaray vs Chelsea) Posted: 26 Feb 2014 12:31 PM PST Chelsea don’t have much luck when it comes to ball boys, but they just about got away with this one. Skipper John Terry tucked the ball under his arm to berate his team-mates for some slack defending. Meanwhile, the speedy Galatasaray ball boys had returned another ball for a throw-in to be taken. Burak Yilmaz […]

Video: Ex-Tottenham man Gareth Bale scores a beauty for Real Madrid at Schalke Posted: 26 Feb 2014 12:15 PM PST After a couple of abject Tottenham performances of late, Gareth Bale has given a timely reminder of the bit of magic that was taken out of the team last summer. The £85m man produced this incredible jinking run after cutting in from the right before delivering the finish to put his side 0-2 up at […]

Jose Mourinho declares Didier Drogba coaching role talk ‘nonsense’ Posted: 26 Feb 2014 12:01 PM PST Reports that Didier Drogba will become Chelsea strikers’ coach this summer have been branded “nonsense” by Jose Mourinho. Speaking ahead of tonight’s Champions League game against Galatasaray, in which Drogba is going head-to-head with his former club, Mourinho rubbished reports carried in Sunday’s newspapers. He told Sky Sports: “I don’t know nothing about it. “And […]

Video and GIF: Fernando Torres gives Chelsea the lead at Galatasaray Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:56 AM PST Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has put his side into the lead with a crucial away goal at Galatasaray. Wide open spaces in the Turkish side’s defence allowed left-back Cesar Azpilicueta to put a chance on a plate for his compatriot, and Torres applied an easy sidefooted finish.

Photo: Chelsea stars become The Simpsons characters Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:41 AM PST Simpsonized! @chelseafc are the latest club to join @TheSimpsons' global soccer program. Info: http://t.co/vmMecxYHsh pic.twitter.com/bGltRwngZ6 — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) February 26, 2014 Chelsea’s players have been turned into characters from The Simpsons ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash with Galatasaray. Petr Cech, Frank Lampard, Fernando Torres, Eden Hazard and John Terry are those to get […]

Man Utd season ticketholders face Man City ban if they don’t buy Olympiakos tickets Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:17 AM PST Manchester United season ticketholders have been warned they will face being banned from the derby clash with Manchester City if they don’t buy a tickets for the Champions League last-16 second leg tie at home to Olympiakos. Presumably worried fans will stay away after the 2-0 first leg defeat, United emailed and texted fans giving […]

Photo: Spurs training ahead of Dnipro clash Posted: 26 Feb 2014 07:29 AM PST Training today: @paulinhop8 @NChadli & @Aaron7Lennon warm up in the sun #COYS pic.twitter.com/KO83KZamIP — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 26, 2014 Tottenham’s players have been training in the sun today as they prepare to turn around a 1-0 deficit against Ukrainian side Dnipro at White Hart Lane tomorrow night. Aaron Lennon, Nacer Chadli and Paulinho are […]

Photo: Olympiakos fans display stolen Man Utd banners Posted: 26 Feb 2014 07:21 AM PST Olympiakos ultras have been showing off two Manchester United banners they captured during last night’s Champions League victory over the Premier League champions. One banner appears to belong to a ‘Finedon Reds’ supporters club, while the other bears the slogan ‘The Best A Red Can Get’.

Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o is ‘aged 39′, claims ex-girlfriend Posted: 26 Feb 2014 07:14 AM PST Chelsea forward Samuel Eto’o is 39 years old – seven years older than his reported age of 32 – according to an ex-girlfriend. Blues boss Jose Mourinho found himself in an embarrassing situation this week when off-the-record jokes suggesting that the Cameroon international might be 35. But that light-hearted comment was actually a conservative estimate, […]

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