The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Aston Villa have made their best start to a season for 10 years and make the short trip to Molineux in confident mood following last Saturday's win over Chelsea. Wolves have failed to beat their neighbours in 14 matches, dating back to 1980, but Mick McCarthy's side can take comfort from the fact that both of Villa's defeats in the league this season have come against teams in the bottom half. Villa...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
With a transfer ban imminent, Chelsea have had no choice but to sign up existing players on long-term contracts Chelsea will formally confirm their intention to appeal Fifa's decision to ban them from registering new players until 2011 by Friday's deadline, ahead of presenting their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, though it is not just the club's lawyers who have been working...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
• Brazilian centre-back expected to sign three-year contract extension • Kalou signs new deal as Chelsea prepare for transfer ban Chelsea's Brazil international defender Alex will follow Salomon Kalou's lead by agreeing a contract extension at Stamford Bridge this week as the Premier League leaders look to secure their first-team squad on long-term deals while they remain under the threat...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
• New moves follow three-year deal for Salomon Kalou • Fifa transfer ban gives contract talks greater urgency Chelsea intend to finalise new long-term contracts for the Brazilian defender Alex and the England midfielder Joe Cole following Salomon Kalou's decision to sign a new three-year deal . Alex is understood to be on the brink of accepting a new two-year offer while Cole, whose contract...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
• Kalou's current contract was set to run out at end of season • Carlo Ancelotti says striker has important role to play Salomon Kalou has ended speculation over his future by signing a new three-year deal at Chelsea. The Ivory Coast striker's current deal had been set to expire at the end of this season, but with Chelsea banned by Fifa from signing any players in the next two transfer windows,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
England Under-21 6-3 FYR Macedonia Under-21 When Theo Walcott was substituted at half-time for what were described as precautionary reasons, the speculation began. Assuming the dead leg suffered by the Arsenal forward was no more than that, might he have been withdrawn with a view to playing for the senior side against Belarus next Wednesday? No, insisted Stuart Pearce afterwards, but the Under-21...
QPR REPORT (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
• Sense of injustice to be used as motivation • Midfielder offers support to Joleon Lescott after boos Frank Lampard has launched an impassioned defence of the much-maligned Chelsea academy and said Fifa's decision to ban the club from making signings until 2011 over the Gaël Kakuta affair "can be used as a positive". Chelsea are awaiting the full written judgment from Fifa...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Wolverhampton Wanderers are confident that Chelsea's transfer ban will not impact on the situation of loan defender Michael Mancienne.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
• Ecuador midfielder spent last season on loan at Everton • Wolves have option to make the deal permanent Wolves have signed the Ecuador midfielder Segundo Castillo on a season-long loan from Red Star Belgrade. The 27-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Everton, travelled for talks and a medical last week, and the paperwork was completed over the weekend. Wolves have an option to...
Sports Live on PC (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs West Ham United live Wolves vs West Ham Venue : Molineux Stadium Kick Off: Sat 15 Aug,15:00 BST. Wolverhampton Wanderers will have a new look to their line-up for their first match back in the Barclay’s Premier League. Manager Mick McCarthy has brought in seven new players over the summer, the latest being Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne who has [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
• Italian says Chelsea title quest will be arduous • 'We will have to overcome difficulties in every game' Carlo Ancelotti believes the Premier League will be tougher to win than Serie A. The Italian coach took Milan to the domestic title in 2004. Ancelotti will take charge of his first match at Stamford Bridge when Chelsea face Hull City in the lunchtime kick-off tomorrow. The Blues' manager...
Chelsea Blog (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
I have just returned from sitting in a friend's garden, staring at the night sky in the hope of seeing the Perseid meteor shower. We managed to see 10 meteors in about two hours, the first of which elicited oohs and aahs normally reserved for New Year's eve firework displays. It was awesome. Anyway, I digress. After an absence of 81 days (I counted them), the Premier League is back. Chelsea ease into...
Fantasy Premier League (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
With apologies to our former colleagues at Yahoo!Eurosport, here's an early look at the team news floating around the interwebs in advance of tomorrow's pre-match press conferences. Fit again Foster and Brown set to lift champions United Ben Foster and Wes Brown are likely to be fit for champions Manchester United 's opening Premier League game at home to Birmingham City after a close-season full of...
The H List (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
1. Is It That Time Already? It could be a case of "art" imitating life, or more likely a chronic lack of preparation, but I have followed West Ham's lead by leaving it 'til the last possible moment before preparing in earnest for the start of a new season. Like the Hammers, the odd pass may go astray, I may not be at 100% match fitness, but thankfully we both have access to those splendid...
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