Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas’ move to European champion Barcelona neared completion Friday, bringing to an end one of soccer’s longest-running transfer sagas. The Spanish midfielder was heading to Barcelona for a medical Friday before being unveiled Saturday as a player back at his boyhood club. Sky Sports soccer expert Guillem Balague first reported that [...]
Spaniard insists that the Blues need to win at Old Trafford, and maintain a better goal difference than Sir Alex Ferguson’s men by scoring a plethora of goals to win the league Fernando Torres believes that beating Manchester United will only be a job half done, as Chelsea would then have to score more [...]
The James Milner saga may have mercifully come to an end, but Aston Villa’s search for Martin O’Neill’s successor is yet to be resolved so Kevin MacDonald will have another chance to demonstrate his credentials to Randy Lerner in Sunday’s trip to promoted Newcastle United. He needs only to cast an eye at his opposite [...]
Manchester United begin their Premier League season with a comfortable Paul Scholes-inspired 3-0 win at home to Newcastle It’s always interesting watching Manchester United start the season, particularly at a time of low-fi rebuilding. So many sub-plots tonight too: Wayne Rooney loves Newcastle United (he’s scored nine times against them). Michael Owen doesn’t love Chris [...]