Thursday, October 15, 2015

Juicy Sports headlines for TMB sport fans

  • Jose Mourinho is furious after being fined by the FA for claiming referees are biased against Chelsea - a month after managerial rival Arsene Wenger escaped punishment for calling Mike Dean "naive" and "weak".
  • Arsenal defender Gabriel wants to make history at the Emirates by helping the Gunners secure more silverware.
  • Liverpool are growing confident of signing in-demand wonderkid Ruben Neves from Porto after an informal approach was welcomed by the player's entourage.
  • Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has been warned the club will not tolerate a repeat of last season's trophy-less campaign. The warning came as City released their annual report, which revealed a bottom line profit of £10.7m, the first since Sheikh Mansour's 2008 takeover.
  • New Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has laid down the law as he gets his hands on the Kop stars. The full squad trained together on Wednesday for the first time since the German's appointment and he made what he will demand of them crystal clear.
daily star
  • Jermain Defoe has been told he is fighting for his Sunderland future by new boss Sam Allardyce.
  • Louis Saha has tipped Anthony Martial to one day beat Romelu Lukaku to the title of world's best striker.
  • Micah Richards insists morale in the Aston Villa dressing room remains sky high despite their shocking start to the season.
  • Colombia boss Jose Pekerman has backed Chelsea hitman Radamel Falcao to regain the form he had during his time at Atletico Madrid.
  • Manuel Pellegrini has been told he must deliver success on the pitch to match the progress mega-rich Manchester City have made off it.
the guardian
  • Sam Allardyce has warned Jermain Defoe the days of specialist goal-poachers are long gone. He will also tell the former England striker that Sunderland's position near the foot of the Premier League dictates he cannot wait for the forward to play himself back into top form.
  • Allardyce has also lashed out at supporters of his former club West Ham United accusing many of them of being "deluded" and "brainwashed".
  • Aaron Ramsey senses Arsenal's convincing victory over Manchester United has given them the belief they can go on and win the Premier League title.
  • Asmir Begovic has become the latest player to support Jose Mourinho by claiming the only comforting aspect of Chelsea making their worst start to a season in 37 years is that Mourinho is "the best manager in the world".
  • Michel Platini indicated at UEFA's congress in March 2011, weeks after he was paid £1.35m by FIFA on Sepp Blatter's authority, that he would support Blatter's candidacy in that year's FIFA presidential elections.
daily mail
  • Tim Sherwood's future as Aston Villa manager remains uncertain after owner Randy Lerner met senior staff in America last week.
  • Jurgen Klopp hopes his new Liverpool side can hit top gear in his first game in charge against Tottenham on Saturday.
  • Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed the intense regret felt within the Manchester United camp after their fierce rivals Manchester City pipped them to the Premier League crown in 2012.
daily express
  • Arsenal are reportedly set to steer clear of William Carvalho in January. The Sporting Lisbon midfielder was on the Gunners' radar in the summer, but after fracturing his leg, Arsene Wenger abandoned his interest.
  • Jesus Navas is relishing the idea of playing his former team Sevilla next week. Manchester City face the La Liga side next week in the Champions League with both teams level on three points after the first two Group D matches.
  • New Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce is keen on signing Charlie Austin in January.
  • Arsenal have been alerted to the availability of Real Madrid forward Jese Rodriguez, whose future has come under the microscope due to a lack of playing time at the Bernabeu.
  • PSG are ready to move for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, if current manager Laurent Blanc fails to win the Champions League this season.
the sun
  • Tim Sherwood is under huge pressure after a top Aston Villa chief said they are at a "critical stage of the season".
  • Cesc Fabregas believes Chelsea can still win the Premier League title, insisting a 10-point gap is not "impossible" at this stage of the season.
  • Arsenal striker Alexis Sanchez has told Real Madrid he is happy in north London after being linked with the Spanish giants.
  • FA chiefs will officially dump their support for Michel Platini today as the FIFA corruption scandal deepens.
  • Thibaut Courtois plans to be back in action for Chelsea before Christmas. Courtois went under the knife after damaging ligaments in his right knee during a training session last month.
  • Gareth Bale revealed it took him "one second" to reject England and choose to play for Wales. The Real Madrid superstar, 26, has an English gran but rejected an FA approach as a youth.
the times
  • Jose Mourinho's handling of the Eva Carneiro affair has been strongly criticised by Graeme Le Saux, the former Chelsea defender who is a member of the Football Association's Inclusion Advisory Board (IAB).
daily telegraph
  • The FA is planning to save £30m by sacking England manager Roy Hodgson's backroom team.
  • Victor Valdes's difficult spell at Manchester Untied is set to end in January, according to his agent.

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