MAN CITY WOMEN 2, CHELSEA WOMEN 1 Manchester City were party poopers denying Chelsea the Women’s Super League title with victory against the Londoners at the Regional Athletics Stadium. And the win by second-bottom City handed the championship to Liverpool on a dramatic final day in which Chelsea, Birmingham and Liverpool could all have won the […]
Oldham Athletic 10 games unbeaten following win against Walsall
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, WALSALL 1 Oldham Athletic displayed grit and determination as they extended their unbeaten run to 10 games. They had to do it the hard way against Walsall after falling behind in their Sky Bet League One match against Walsall at SportsDirect.com Park. Walsall didn’t read the script as Jordan Cook gave his […]
Rooney on the mark as England hit five in Euro qualifier against San Marino
ENGLAND 5, SAN MARINO 0 Wayne Rooney continues to inch ever closer to England’s goal scoring record after finding the net in their Euro qualifier victory against San Marino at Wembley. The Manchester United striker moved to within three goals of legend Jimmy Greaves who is third on the all-time list. Rooney’s penalty was his […]
Manchester United help create world’s biggest transfer deficit for English football
Barclays has revealed that England has the biggest transfer deficit in world football after clubs spent £579m recruiting talent from overseas, a figure up by 15-per-cent. The bank said the balance of trade deficit stands at £379.1m, after taking into account the sale of players worth £200m to foreign clubs. This was seven times larger than second […]
Penalty shootout drama as Oldham Athletic take another step on the road to Wembley
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, BARNSLEY 2 (Oldham won 4-2 on penalties) Oldham Athletic won through to the northern area quarter final of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy following a dramatic victory against Barnsley at SportsDirect.com Park. Dominic Poleon, with his first goal for Latics, and Danny Philliskirk put Oldham 2-0 ahead at half time. Barnsley hit back […]