Archive for January, 2010

Rooney in line for bumper United deal

Manchester United hitman Wayne Rooney is set to be offered a ВЈ200,000-a-week contract to keep the England man at old Trafford.
Rooney has been in sparkling form this season and his four-goal haul in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Hull took his goal tally for the season to 20 – just three goals short of his best [...]

January 25, 2010   Posted in: Premier League  No Comments

FIFA to consider video replays

FIFA have agreed to look at the possibility of using video evidence in the future despite refusing to discipline France striker Thierry Henry following his now infamous handball against Ireland.
Henry has escaped any punishment meaning he will not be banned for any of France’s World Cup games in South Africa after FIFA’s committee decided there [...]

January 19, 2010   Posted in: Latest  No Comments

Injuries darken Rafa’s Reds outlook

It doesn’t rain but it pours, just ask Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez.
The Merseysiders were dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship Reading at Anfield on Wednesday and now three of their key players are injured.
Talismanic striker Fernando Torres has been ruled out for six weeks, while Yossi Benayoun and inspirational skipper Steven Gerrard are [...]

January 15, 2010   Posted in: Premier League  No Comments