Jose Mourinho – the self-proclaimed ‘special one’ has enjoyed an impeccable managerial career over the years. After winning silverware at Porto, Inter Milan and Chelsea as well as holding the formidable record of never suffering a home defeat in over 150 fixtures for any club managed – failure is not something the 48 year-old will be accustomed to. … [Read more...]
Arsenal 0-0 Sunderland
Arsenal were held at home to a frustrating goal-less draw against Sunderland this afternoon and missed the chance to close the gap to just one point behind league leaders Manchester United. Despite a countless number of chances in front of goal the Gunners were unable to take advantage and net a winner thanks to Sunderland keeper Simon Mignolet who pulled off a myriad of classy saves this afternoon to keep the Arsenal attackers at bay. The Belgian shot-stopper denied the home side's best chance of the game late on when Samir Nasri curled in a pin-point free-kick that looked goal-bound only … [Read more...]
Ashley Cole Under Fire After Shooting Incident
Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has landed himself in trouble after allegedly shooting a young fan with an air rifle at Chelsea's Cobham training ground last weekend. Cole, 30, reportedly brought a calibre .22 air rifle into training and whilst fooling around with the gun pointed it at a young work-experience student and shot him - seemingly unaware that the gun was loaded. Reports suggest Cole has received a huge dressing down about the incident and Chelsea staff have met with the boy's parents this week to discuss the incident. The Blues are currently in 5th position in the Premier League … [Read more...]
Young Made Captain In Attempt To Keep Star At Villa Park
Ashley Young was made captain yesterday during Aston Villa's convincing 4-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers and it is thought to be a move by boss Gerard Houllier to help convince the star to stay at the club come the end of the season. Young was Villa's top performer yesterday after providing two goals in his side's home win over Blackburn which will no doubt ease the Midlands clubs' relegation worries. With just one year left on the midfielder's contract and long-term interest from clubs such as Manchester United, Man City and Tottenham Hotspur, manager Gerard Houllier is hoping that giving … [Read more...]
Ryan Giggs Signs New One Year Contract With Manchester United
Thirty-seven year-old Man United winger Ryan Giggs has signed a new one-year contract extension. The contract means the Welsh winger will bring his tenure at Old Trafford into an amazing twenty-one years, after making his club debut as a substitute on 2 March, 1991. After playing over 20 times for his club so far this season, there is evidence suggest Giggs still has a lot to contribute to the team. "It is great to know I'm contributing to the team's success. I feel I've still got a lot to offer," he said. "All I've ever wanted to do is play for United and I've been lucky enough to do … [Read more...]
Brazil 2014 – Who Will Represent England At The Next World Cup?
With the 2010 World Cup now thankfully a long-forgotten memory for the majority of disappointed England supporters, this week Liquid Football hopes to shed some light on the very future of English football and ponders the likely candidates we'll expect to see representing the Three Lions at the next World Cup in 2014 (assuming we get there of course). In South Africa last year we saw just how far England had fallen behind in the footballing world as our European rivals Germany, Spain and Holland outshone Fabio Capello's men at the World Cup in just about every way. Germany looked vibrant … [Read more...]
Ray Wilkins sacked from Chelsea
Breaking news as Chelsea assistant manager Ray Wilkins has parted company with his club after they have took the decision not to renew the 54 year old's contract. Wilkins who joined in 2008 under Luiz Felipe Scolari will end his stint with Chelsea with immediate effect. The former England midfielder enjoyed a successful playing career appearing for AC Milan, Man Utd, QPR and Rangers respectively after starting out life as a Chelsea apprentice in the 1970's. He managed both QPR and Fulham before taking on the assistant coaching role twice at Chelsea helping Gianluca Vialli in 1999 and 2000 … [Read more...]
Man City 0-0 Man Utd Highlights
Eastlands was the venue that played out a 0-0 boredraw in the Manchester derby tonight. Neither side threatened on goal and the best chance of the match came to Carlos Tevez who saw his free-kick saved by Edwin Van Der Sar. … [Read more...]
Ian Holloway blasts Nani goal
Ian Holloway, following his Blackpool side's 2-1 victory over West Brom, has recently condemmed the poor refereeing responsible for Luis Nani's controversial goal over Tottenham Hotspur last weekend. As well as discussing Manchester United, he talks about his Blackpool side as a whole as well as contract renewals with midfielder Charlie Adam. Hosted at Youtube. This video is provided and hosted from a 3rd party server. Our search functionality is helping you discover publicly available websites & their content. Liquid Football as a search engine does not host or upload this material and … [Read more...]
Sunday’s Premier League Highlights
An exciting day of football as a Javier Hernandez double helped Manchester United squeeze past Stoke whilst Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 victory over a 10 man Manchester City and Liverpool picked up their first win under new ownership against Blackburn Rovers. <embed src="http://rd3.videos.sapo.pt/play?file=http://rd3.videos.sapo.pt/hu0UnzjcWkwNHLNiZvcP/mov/1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="410" height="281" allowFullScreen="true"></embed>An exciting day of football as a Javier Hernandez double helped Manchester United squeeze past Stoke whilst Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 … [Read more...]