Sullivan: Hammers Board Backs Grant 100%

Sullivan: Hammers Board Backs Grant 100%

Co-owner David Sullivan today insisted the entire West Ham board were "100%" behind Avram Grant, despite the club having actively tried to replace him as manager. 19 Jan 2011
Pienaar Completes Spurs Switch

Pienaar Completes Spurs Switch

Steven Pienaar today completed his move to Tottenham after signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with the London club. 19 Jan 2011
Taylor Defends Players In Tax Row

Taylor Defends Players In Tax Row

Elite footballers are doing nothing wrong by using loopholes to avoid paying the current top rate of income tax, according to Professional Footballers Association chief executive Gordon Taylor. 18 Jan 2011
Arsenal Crisis As Vermaelen Out

Arsenal Crisis As Vermaelen Out

Arsenal's need to sign a defender became even more urgent today after Arsene Wenger confirmed he could be without Thomas Vermaelen for another six weeks. 18 Jan 2011
Cech Not Getting Carried Away By Return to Winning Ways

Cech Not Getting Carried Away By Return to Winning Ways

Petr Cech claims Chelsea must win their next three matches before they can say their alarming slump is behind them. 18 Jan 2011
Ancelotti Keen To Build On Blackburn Win

Ancelotti Keen To Build On Blackburn Win

Carlo Ancelotti challenged his Chelsea players to prove their worst Barclays Premier League run for almost 15 years was behind them by winning at Bolton next Monday after watching them beat Blackburn today. 16 Jan 2011
Anelka Aims to Repeat Arsenal Fightback

Anelka Aims to Repeat Arsenal Fightback

Nicolas Anelka insists Chelsea can come back from 12 points behind Manchester United to win the Barclays Premier League - because he did it with Arsenal 13 years ago. 15 Jan 2011
Ancelotti Laughs At Lampard's Scolari Comparison

Ancelotti Laughs At Lampard's Scolari Comparison

Carlo Ancelotti today laughed off Frank Lampard's claim the current atmosphere at Chelsea was like the final days under Luiz Felipe Scolari and revealed he had spoken to Roman Abramovich about the club's miserable run. 15 Jan 2011
Hughes Sidesteps Wright-Phillips Question

Hughes Sidesteps Wright-Phillips Question

Mark Hughes today refused to deny he was trying to bring Shaun Wright-Phillips to Fulham but ruled out a move for his Manchester City team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor. 14 Jan 2011
Grant Clings On At West Ham

Grant Clings On At West Ham

Avram Grant today looked to have been given a stay of execution as West Ham manager after a board meeting at Upton Park ended with him still in place. 13 Jan 2011
Spurs Reveal Olympic Stadium Plans

Spurs Reveal Olympic Stadium Plans

Tottenham today launched a targeted assault on West Ham's bid for the Olympic Stadium as they finally broke their silence on their own plans to take over the site. 13 Jan 2011
FA Chief: Qatar 2022 'Logistical Nightmare'

FA Chief: Qatar 2022 'Logistical Nightmare'

Football Association general secretary Alex Horne today branded the prospect of the 2022 World Cup being held in the winter a "logistical nightmare". 12 Jan 2011
Grant Laughs Off Speculation

Grant Laughs Off Speculation

Avram Grant laughed off the latest rumours about his West Ham future after today's Carling Cup victory over Birmingham gave the club's board every reason to give him another stay of execution. 12 Jan 2011
Lampard Reveals Injury Challenge

Lampard Reveals Injury Challenge

Frank Lampard has revealed he will never fully recover from the injury that destroyed the first half of his season. 12 Jan 2011
Home Nations Matches Would Be 2013 One-Off

Home Nations Matches Would Be 2013 One-Off

The Football Association today revealed they were in talks to play the other home nations in 2013 but had no interest in reviving the Home International tournament. 12 Jan 2011
Messi Wins Ballon D'or

Messi Wins Ballon D'or

BARCELONA and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi had beaten his club teammates as he became the inaugural winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or at a glittering award ceremony in Zurich overnight. 11 Jan 2011
Blues Need to Step It Up - Lampard

Blues Need to Step It Up - Lampard

Frank Lampard admits Chelsea have not worked hard enough to arrest their alarming slide down the Barclays Premier League. 11 Jan 2011
No Guarantees for Sturridge

No Guarantees for Sturridge

Carlo Ancelotti refused to guarantee Daniel Sturridge a run in the Chelsea side despite the striker's two-goal salvo in the holders' 7-0 FA Cup thrashing of Ipswich. 10 Jan 2011
Ancelotti: Corner Not Turned Yet

Ancelotti: Corner Not Turned Yet

CARLO Ancelotti refused to get carried away with Chelsea's 7-0 FA Cup thrashing of Ipswich today, admitting they needed a run of victories to emerge from their worst slump for almost 15 years. 10 Jan 2011
Hughes: Cup Win Important To Maintain Momentum

Hughes: Cup Win Important To Maintain Momentum

Mark Hughes insisted his decision to field his strongest line-up for Fulham's FA Cup thumping of Peterborough would help his side's fight for Barclays Premier League survival. 9 Jan 2011
Ancelotti At Ease With Mini-Protest

Ancelotti At Ease With Mini-Protest

Carlo Ancelotti today laughed off a fan protest calling for him to be sacked as Chelsea manager, insisting such demonstrations were much worse in Italy. 8 Jan 2011