Tag Archives: premier league

Robin Van Persie and Angelo Henriquez Close in on Manchester United Deals

Originally posted on Manchester United Football Debate:
In what was a busy day for Manchester United two transfer targets are seemingly on the verge of signing for the club. Angelo Henriquez completed a medical yesterday and has reportedly agreed personal terms with Manchester United. The player turned down a late move from Manchester City in…

Why the top clubs can make the 2012-2013 Premier League season the best so far

Originally posted on Chris Winterburn :
Champions Manchester City, the team to beat this year On the day of the annual curtain raiser of the English football season, the Charity Shield is this year contested between the League champions Manchester City and the winners of the FA Cup Chelsea and we are going to get a…

Right-Back Still An Issue?? Chelsea 2 Manchester City 3

Originally posted on chelseanewsletter:
Second-half goals from Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri gave the Premier League champions their first Shield triumph since 1972. But it was the succession of niggly tackles, eight yellow cards and a straight red for Branislav Ivanovic that left the biggest impression as Chelsea lost out, despite Fernando Torres and…

Podolski Strikes Close To Home

Originally posted on ArsenalHeart:
The Prince takes a bow Today, we’ll take a break from the series looking at each position within the team. Instead, we’ve got a match concentrate on. While it’s only a friendly, it does bring a lot of talking points that merits discussions. The last of the known pre season friendly…

Cologne 0-4 Arsenal, Sahin and Song

Originally posted on Blazing Cannons:
It is another glorious day as we bask in the aftermath of a 4-0 drubbing of Bundesliga.2 side FC Koln, to round off our topsy-turvy pre-season on a big high in sunny Germany. With much of the week revolving around the transfer of Santi Cazorla, and the rumors regarding the future of…

West Brom Sign Lukaku

West Brom have signed Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku on a season-long loan. The young Belgian has featured heavily in Chelsea’s pre-season but has fallen down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. Lukaku would surely see a move to the Midlands club as a chance to play first team football.

West Ham Sign Alou Diarra

West Ham have signed French star Alou Diarra for a fee of £2 million. Diarra, a defensive midfielder, formerly played in Ligue 1 for Marseille and has some previous experience of the Premier League despite not making an appearance for Liverpool during his 3 year stay. The 31 year-old  is seen as a coup due […]

Romelu Lukaku’s agent denies Fulham move, responds to Calvin criticism

Christophe Henrotay, who represents Romelu Lukaku has scotched rumours that the Chelsea striker will be joining neighbours Fulham on loan but he could not reveal the youngster’s exact destination. “I can assure you that Romelu Lukaku will not go to Fulham,” he told the reputable Sport/Foot magazine. “I am in the course of finalising his…

Community Shield Preview: Chelsea v/s Manchester City

Originally posted on Matthew Harding Stand:
The long wait is finally over. After a bunch of pre-season games, long travelling and International duties for few the new season finally kicks off with the usual season opener- FA Community Shield. Defending English Premier League champions Manchester City will take on Chelsea, the FA Cup holder, on…

Barcelona 0 – 0 Man United (Barca win 2-0 on penalties)

Originally posted on Manchester United Football Debate:
Another game against Barca in which we drew the short straw with regard to kit, but at least we got to give the nice new white away kit a showing, and it looks pretty darn good. It managed to help us hold out on a clean sheet and…