Archive for February 3, 2013
Roy Hodgson lost Jermain Defoe and Michael Carrick to injury today ahead of England’s friendly against Brazil on Wednesday with Daniel Sturridge another major doubt.
Sam Allardyce isn’t the sort for showy demonstrations of affection, but he sounded as though he wanted to kiss Andy Carroll on Saturday evening.
Brian O’Driscoll’s man-of-the-match performance for Ireland in their victory over Wales comes under the spotlight after the opening weekend of the 2013 Six Nations.
• English midfielder picks up two bookings in four minutes• Lyon beaten 3-1 at Ajaccio with two Adrian Mutu goalsMarseille failed to take advantage of Lyon’s defeat at Ajaccio when they …
Newcastle’s newest hero Moussa Sissoko has thanked Alan Pardew, his new team-mates and the club’s supporters for his warm welcome to the North East.
• England captain wins award for second time• Danny Welbeck second, Ashley Cole thirdSteven Gerrard has been voted the Football Association’s England player of the year for …
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is voted the England player of the year award for the second time.
MARK WEBSTER: John Inverdale and the BBC broadcast a weekend of scintillating Six Nations action. From the corporation’s perspective, the whole thing went exactly according to plan.
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Nacho Monreal made a winning start to his Arsenal career as Lukas Podolski handed Arsene Wenger’s men a slender 1-0 win over Stoke. Sportsmail breaks down his performance.
Michael Owen and Mikel Arteta shook hands after their on-pitch spat — but the Stoke forward is still facing a possible ban.
Goran Popov’s reaction to a red card for spitting on another player showed us what’s wrong with the modern footballer – he should have walked off the pitch in shame.
Sportsmail’s Matt Lawton has scooped a prestigious award from the FA for his unrivalled coverage of the England football team over the past year.
The Reading captain, Jobi McAnuff, has hailed Jimmy Kebe as a “big player” for the Royals after the Mali international scored a match-winning double in the 2-1 victory over Sunderland on Saturday.
Andy Carroll’s West Ham United career starts now. With 14 games left this season Carroll, finally fit, can focus on playing and scoring for the team to whom he is on loan, and where he could well move permanently in the summer ‑ if he enjoys himself.
Rickie Lambert will be 31 a week on Saturday. He has spent all but the last six months of his career in the lower divisions, but after scoring his 11th goal of the Premier League season for Southampton in their 2-2 draw at Wigan, he says he is disappointed not to be looking forward to an England cap this week.
Fraizer Campbell was so excited by the prospect of making his Cardiff City debut against Leeds that he was up at 7am on Saturday morning. The early riser may have had a curtailed sleep but what followed when he stepped onto the Elland Road turf as a 61st-minute substitute really was the stuff of dreams, Campbell scoring the only goal within two minutes. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to think I’m going to be involved in a game,” he explained afterwards.
Arsene Wenger knows only too well the criticism that has come his club’s way for their transfer market dealings so he feels he deserves praise for his quick deadline day capture of Spanish full-back Nacho Monreal from Malaga, and the Arsenal manager may have a point after a solid debut in the 1-0 victory over Stoke City. However, his claim that the return of Ivorian forward Gervinho ‑ the “best player” at the Africa Cup of Nations ‑ softened the blow of not boosting his attack in January might not be so readily accepted.
The Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert called Christian Benteke “exceptional”, after his two goals took his league tally into double figures after the 3-3 draw at Everton on Saturday.
The best pictures from the Superdome in New Orleans as the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVIIMartin Pengelly …
