Archive for December, 2008
Spurs hold United
Defending champions Manchester United failed to close the gap at the top of the Premier League table as they were held to a stalemate at Tottenham Hotspur. Following Liverpool’s draw with Hull City earlier on Saturday, United went into their encounter at White Hart Lane well aware that a victory would move them to within [...]
Arsenal slips further
Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered another blow as they were held to a draw at Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Adebayor headed the visitors in front after 17 minutes from Cesc Fabregas’s corner. But Boro hit back and former Gunners striker Jeremie Aliadiere headed a fine equaliser from Tuncay Sanli’s fierce cross 12 minutes later. Robin van [...]
Liverpool’s crucial draw
Steven Gerrard scored twice as league leaders Liverpool came back from two goals down against Hull in a match the Reds should have won after dominating. Hull took a surprise lead when defender Paul McShane headed Marlon King’s cross into the roof of the net. A Jamie Carragher own goal then doubled Hull’s lead before [...]
Tevez Showdown for Fergie!!!!!!!!!
Argentine international Carlos Tevez sunk Paul Ince and Blackburn Rovers’ semi-final dream in the Carling Cup last night. Carlos Tevez staked a strong claim for a first-team spot as he put four past Blackburn Rovers to send Manchester United through the Carling Cup semi-finals. Sir Alex Ferguson offered a start to Manchester United goalkeeper Ben [...]
Liverpool Go Top
Liverpool went top of the Premier League – but only by a solitary point instead of three as West Ham, who defended well and became more of a threat as the game wore on, might even have won it at the end. As it was, the Reds left the pitch to boos of frustration at [...]
The Winner is Ronaldo – Ronaldo Wins Ballon d’Or
The result everyone was expecting has come to pass as the Red Devils’ superstar winger has been named European Footballer of the Year… The 23-year-old Portuguese star is the first from his country to win the coveted ‘Ballon D’Or’ award since Luis Figo in 2000. He scored a remarkable 42 times in 49 matches as [...]
The Gunners Broke The Heart of The Blues
Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, courtesy of a Robin van Persie brace. The Gunners came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in a closely fought encounter, with van Persie grabbing both of the Gunners’ goals in a matter of a few second half minutes. Arsenal arrived [...]
