Manchester City FC reports £20.5m profit as annual report for 2015-16 is released Record revenues of £391.8million announced in the eight successive season of improved year on year financial performance Record £20.5m figure represents the second consecutive year of profitability for the club Wage/revenue ratio of 50% is among the best in the football industry […]
Turkish delight as Manchester United beat Fenerbahce 4-1 in Europa League
MAN UNITED 4, FENERBAHCE 1 Manchester United scored four goals in an enthralling 17-minute spell against Turkish team Fenerbahce to leap from third to first place in their Europa League group. Two penalties from Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial – amazingly netted less than three minutes apart – broke the deadlock. They were followed by […]
Lowly Oldham Athletic display Iron to shoot down Sky Bet League One leaders Scunthorpe United
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, SCUNTHORPE UNITED 0 Lowly Oldham Athletic turned the Sky Bet League One form book upside down with a surprise win against leaders Scunthorpe United. It was certainly against the odds as Latics were without a home win while the Iron had a mightily impressive away record. But Latics emerged deserved winners thanks […]
Jose Mourinho gets tactics spot on as Manchester United gain draw in goalless game at high-flying Liverpool
LIVERPOOL 0, MAN UNITED 0 Jose Mourinho pulled off yet another tactical masterclass in Manchester United’s goalless draw at Liverpool. After an uninspiring start to the season by United, the heat was on Mourinho for the eagerly-awaited meeting at Anfield. And though it was not a meeting for the purveyors of fine football, it was […]
Zac Clough’s double earns Bolton Wanderers derby victory against Oldham Athletic
BOLTON WANDERERS 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Oldham Athletic’s first-ever visit to the Macron Stadium was a losing one as defeat to Bolton Wanderers left them entrenched in Sky Bet League One’s relegation places. The return of the early-awaited derby – they last met in the league in 1995/96 at their former Burnden Park home – […]