The English Premier League race for third and fourth place and the final two tickets to next season’s UEFA Champions League will be decided on Sunday. Arsenal kept its hopes of finishing in the topfour alive thanks to a 2-0 win over Sunderland on a pair of late goals from Alexis Sanchez. Manchester City, a […]
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Liverpool stand will be named after Dalglish
Liverpool will rename the Centenary Stand after Reds great Kenny Dalglish later this year in recognition of his contribution to the club as player and manager. It will be part of Liverpool’scelebration of its 125th anniversary.
What They're Saying: Juergen Klopp
“I heard the interviews after the game and I saw the faces of my former players and saw the shock in their eyes and that was really hard, so I forgot the game again immediately. I only thoughtabout them.” — Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp on his former players at Borussia Dortmund who had to play […]
The EPL agent life is a good life
Like just about everything else in the rarified universe of professional soccer, agent-spend is on the rise. The term is just what is sounds like: the amount spent by teams on agents whiletransacting deals. And in the case of the Premier League, as one might imagine, it’s a big number. The English Football Association released […]
Vardy: Leicester City players inspired by 'unfair' criticism
Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy said he and his teammates were “fired up” to prove their critics wrong after they were accused of undercutting fired manager Claudio Ranieiri. The Englandinternational scored twice — his first league goals since December — as the Foxes defeated Liverpool, 3-1, in their first game since Ranieiri’s dismissal. “There has been […]
Southampton sweeps Liverpool with Anfield shocker
Southampton achieved one of its greatest victories in its history when it beat Liverpool, 1-0, at Anfield and completed a sweep of the English League Cup semifinal. Shane Long‘s goal instoppage time made the aggregate score, 2-0. The second leg of the Hull City-Manchester United series will be played on Thursday.
Gerrard comes full circle with move into Liverpool academy
As expected, former Liverpool star Steven Gerrard has officially returned to the club he served for nearly two decades. Gerrard ended an 18-month playing stint with the LA Galaxy inNovember and though he spoke of perhaps continuing his playing career he spent much of his time in the last two months — during which he turned […]
Premier League clubs dominate Europe profit list
Manchester United, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Real Madrid and Leicester ranked as the five most profitable clubs in Europe for financial year of 2015. The loss-leaders? Inter Milan, AC Milan andQueens Park Rangers.
Liverpool thumps Stoke, trails Chelsea by six points
Liverpool is in second place, six points behind EPL leader Chelsea and one point ahead of third-place Manchester City, after a 4-1 win over Stoke that keeps Liverpool unbeaten at home this season.Liverpool, which faces Man City on New Year’s Day, responded to Jon Walters‘ 12th minute goal with strikes by Adam Lallana, Roberto Firmino […]
No Swansea City Christmas party: Next two games, January window are vital
There will not be a Christmas party for Swansea City players to celebrate the holiday season. Whether they will be in a partying mood to welcome the New Year hinges on results of theirnext two games, both of which are at home. According to news reports, theplayers decided to cancel the traditional holiday gathering after […]
