Bolton Wanderers may be set to show Manchester City the attacking football that has been in short supply at Eastlands this season.
With City spending in excess of 100 million pounds to recruit the likes of Mario Balotelli, Yaya Toure and David Silva in the close season, few would have predicted Bolton to be billed as the entertainers in this match when the fixture list was released.
City may be fourth on the table, just five points behind leaders Manchester United, but they have struggled to produce the type of free-flowing performances one would expect from the English Premier League s most expensively assembled team.
Bolton, meanwhile, a constant if unfashionable presence in the Premier League since 2001, have been transformed in their first full season under …
VVV Venlo coach Jan van Dijk has been sacked after leading the Dutch strugglers to second-bottom on the Eredivisie table.
The 54-year-old was handed his marching orders on Monday, with club management losing patience as the threat of relegation continues to grow.
A short statement on the club s official website confirmed Van Dijk s departure, though a replacement has yet to be named.
The board of VVV Venlo has terminated collaboration with coach Jan van Dijk with immediate effect, the club s statement read.
The reason lies in the continued poor performance of the club during the calendar year 2010, and the associated low ranking of the team.
VVV have secured just 10 points from 18 fixtures this term, eight points adrift of escaping the drop zo…
Diego Costa snatched an injury-time equaliser to secure Chelsea a 1-1 draw against Manchester United and preserve the Premier League champions unbeaten run under Guus Hiddink.
Louis van Gaal described United s performances against Derby County and Stoke City as sparkling and his side began Sunday s game in dominant fashion at Stamford Bridge, though chances were few and far between in the first half.
Kurt Zouma was carried off on a stretcher shortly after half-time with what looked to be a serious injury to his right knee and Jesse Lingard turned home in fine style just two minutes later to put the visitors ahead.
David de Gea made a handful of superb saves to keep Chelsea at bay in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford and he frustrated Hiddink s side again, makin…
FC Utrecht have signed Liverpool youngster Kristoffer Peterson on a four-year deal.
The 19-year-old winger, who moved to England in January 2011 from Savedalens IF, leaves the Premier League club having not made a competitive appearance.
Peterson did, however, impress in pre-season during which it appears he caught the eye of Utrecht.
The Dutch side s head of scouting Edwin de Kruijff said: Kristoffer is a very talented player that we have followed closely for some time.
Since joining Liverpool he has a huge development. He is an excellent addition to the selection as it now is.
FC Utrecht is a club where talents develop into the top. The arrival of Kristoffer offers coach Robby Alflen more choices and contributes to a higher degree of competiti…
New Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is the right man to lead the club into a new cycle of success, according to defender Gerard Pique.
The former Athletic Bilbao boss was appointed as Luis Enrique s successor at Camp Nou in May, signing a two-year contract with the option of a third.
Valverde guided Athletic to their first trophy since 1984 with a 5-1 aggregate win over Barca in the Supercopa de Espana in 2015.
And Pique feels the 53-year-old, who spent two years at Camp Nou as a player between 1988 and 1990, can deliver success in 2017-18.
He s the right person to move forward, Pique told Omnisport. He has consolidated his career with a lot of time in LaLiga and he was a player for Barcelona. I think he has all the requirements to make a great year.…
Paris Saint Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played down talk of a move to England, .
The Sweden international revealed that he has held no discussions with any club following his winning goal against Chelsea in the second leg of their Champions League last sixteen tie on Wednesday evening.
His current deal with the Ligue One champions is set to expire at the end of the season, with clubs all over Europe and in the US likely to be circling.
Manchester United are just one of the sides linked with a move for the thirty-four year old who moved to the French capital from Milan in the summer of 2012.
During his time with PSG, he has racked up one hundred and sixty-six appearances in all competitions, scoring one hundred and thirty-seven goals while …