New sponsor for FA Cup
American beer company Budweiser has won the naming rights to the oldest cup competition in world football, the FA Cup.The brewing giant will pay the Football Association 24 million pounds for the competition to be…
Pallister welcomes new signing Jones
Former Manchester United centre-back Gary Pallister has backed new signing Phil Jones to thrive under pressure at Old Trafford.Jones signed from Blackburn for about 16.5 million pounds on Monday, an indicator of how highly Sir…
K-League attempt to stamp out match-fixing
The K-League is set to introduce a relegation system from 2013 to help prevent further match-fixing scandals.The Korean top flight, currently featuring 16 teams, will be divided into two divisions based on results in 2012,…
Galliani: No change for Berlusconi at Milan
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has moved to quash speculation that owner Silvio Berlusconi is set to walk away from the club.Berlusconi's company Fininvest was handed a fine of 560 million euros by a Milan…
Iraq and Sidka part company
The Iraq Football Association (IFA) will not renew the contract of national team boss Wolfgang Sidka when it expires in two weeks.The 57-year-old former Werder Bremen manager had been in charge of the 2007 Asian…
Manchester City rule out a contract payout
Manchester City have refused to pay out the remaining year of Craig Bellamy's contract, with the Wales international potentially set to spend a season in the reserves. The former Celtic and Newcastle attacker has one…
Aston Villa fans aren’t fickle, just unsure
Up until Tuesday afternoon my article would be concentrating on where Jermaine Jenas would fit into the Villa midfield upon his return from injury. However the realisation that a League Cup game against a struggling…
Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur – Match Preview
Tottenham travel North to face inconsistent Wigan on Saturday full of confidence and in the hunt for a third consecutive win and clean sheet. The Latics will need to be wary of the North London…
Fancy watching Bolton and Stoke in style?
Owen Coyle finally got his Bolton side back on track with an excellent 3-1 victory at the DW Stadium. It has been a tough time for supporters, as the Trotters have embarked on their worst…
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa – Match Preview
Tottenham welcome Aston Villa to White Hart Lane on Monday evening keen to stretch their impressive unbeaten record to eight Premier League games. Harry Redknapp's side have won seven and drawn one since being thrashed…