Entries from October 2008

Newcastle United Vs Manchester City: Ireland saves City from a humiliating loss

Date October 21, 2008

A late goal from Stephen Ireland denied Newcastle United to score an elusive victory in the Barclays Premier League at St. James Park. Magpies were reduced to 10 men as early as the 12th minute, when Habib Beye got sent off for recklessly challenging Robinho. Although game looked in the hands of the Eastlands club, [...]

Stoke City Vs Tottenham Hotspurs: Ramos’ woes continue as Spurs lose another

Date October 20, 2008

Stoke thrashed Tottenham 2-1 increasing Juande Ramos’ woes, while Hull maintained their winning run as they defeated West Ham 1-0 at Kingston Communication Stadium. The loss continued the worst starts ever for Spurs in Barclays Premier League. Gareth Bale went on to concede a penalty, which was converted by Danny Higginbotham, within 17 minutes of [...]

Liverpool Vs Wigan Athletic: Kuyt helps Reds in clinching another thriller

Date October 19, 2008

A scissors kick from Dirk Kuyt, five minutes from full time, gave all three points to Liverpool against Wigan, who got reduced to ten men in a pulsating match at Anfield. Liverpool defeated Wigan 3-2 in spite of trailing twice courtesy an acrobatic volley from their Holland striker, who sailed the ball past former Liverpool [...]

Benitez: I have the strongest ever Liverpool squad

Date October 18, 2008

Rafael Benitez, Liverpool boss, believes that his present team is stronger than what he ever had since his arrival at Anfield. Liverpool will be having a testing clash against Wigan Athletic in their home ground without their main striker Fernando Torres. Torres has pulled a hamstring while he was on international duty for Spain last [...]

Ferdinand: Berbatov’s arrival has worked for Rooney

Date October 17, 2008

Manchester United England defender, Rio Ferdinand, thanked new draftee of the club, Dimitar Berbatov, for his role in inspiring Wayne Rooney. Rooney has scored five goals in last three appearances in England’s color, after going through a draught in the international arena for a year. Ferdinand believes that arrival of Berbatov on the deadline-day of [...]

Mourinho looking to manage Liverpool in future

Date October 16, 2008

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho wants to manage the Reds in the future and by doing so, he wishes to return to the Premier League again. Earlier, Mourinho enjoyed a successful stint when he was the manager at Stamford Bridge. He is again looking forward to return to England again and weave his magic one [...]

United skipper stirs up rivalry amongst the big four

Date October 15, 2008

Manchester United skipper Gary Neville has stirred up the rivalry among the top four teams in the Premier League by saying that he hoped Liverpool would not end up winning the title this season. For the past 13 years, it has been only Chelsea, Arsenal and United winning the Premier League title. Liverpool won their [...]

United: No delay in completing the transfer of Tevez

Date October 7, 2008

English and European Champions, Manchester United have moved forward denying that there is any delay in their plans of signing Carlos Tevez. Argentina striker, who is currently playing his second year at Old Trafford in a two-season loan deal, has expressed desires for committing himself permanently to the Red Devils. Tevez’s advisor, Kia Joorabchian, has [...]

Jones: Kinnear is going to be the best thing to happen for Newcastle

Date October 7, 2008

Former players, who played under Joe Kinnear, have backed Newcastle United’s interim manager. He has been under a lot of pressure since taking over the job vacated by Kevin Keegan. Mike Ashley, Newcastle’s owner, surprised everyone by handing the job to Kinnear, who is yet to be involved in managing a side since leaving Nottingham [...]

Liverpool Vs Manchester City: Reds make stunning comeback to win 3-2

Date October 6, 2008

Liverpool maintained their winning run by coming from 2-0 down and beating Manchester City 3-2 on an eventful BPL Sunday. It was Dirk Kuyt who scored his first Premier League goal since November, as Liverpool beat 10-man Manchester City in stoppage time. The home side got a stunning two goal lead in the dramatic first [...]