Richest clubs 2012

Real Madrid and Barcelona have extended their advantage over the rest of Europe at the top of the 2010-11 Football Money League. Real Madrid have collected top spot for the seventh consecutive season with revenue of 479.5 million euros, while the remainder of the top six remains unchanged from 2009-10. Barcelona are second with 450.7m euros, while defending English Premier League champions Manchester United were… Read more

Arsenal youngsterAlex Oxlade-Chamberlainset for England call-up andEuro 2012 audition

Arsenal starlet Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain looks set to make his bow in senior international football in a Euro 2012 audition at the end of this month, according to The Mirror. England faces Holland on February 29 in a friendly rearranged from September last year and the 18-year-old is thought to be on the mind of boss Fabio Capello as he starts to weigh up his options… Read more

Tottenham’s Pavlyuchenko learnt a lot

Roman Pavlyuchenko believes he has made the right decision to leave Tottenham and return to Russia with Lokomotiv Moscow. The Russian international striker scored 42 goals in 113 appearances for Spurs after arriving from Spartak Moscow for 14 million pounds, but never established himself in the starting lineup and only managed 5 substitute appearances in the Premier League this season. After the north London side… Read more

EPL: Arsenal 7 Blackburn 1

Arsenal recorded their first Premier League win of the calendar year after they hammered Blackburn 7-1 at the Emirates on Saturday. Robin Van Persie tapped home in the opening two minutes before Morten Gamst Pedersen equalized with a well- struck free-kick. The Gunners captain scored an almost identical second before turning provider with a sumptuous pass to feed in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for the third. After… Read more

Andre Villa Boas: Torres is perfoming

Andre Villas-Boas maintains Fernando Torres is having a ‘tremendous’ impact at Chelsea, despite the forward’s struggle for goals since his arrival at Stamford Bridge. Since signing from Liverpool in January last year, the Spain international has scored five times in 44 appearances and has failed to find the net since October. But while admitting Torres needs to improve on his movement in order to fit… Read more

EPL preview 02-03 Chelsea Vs Manchester United

Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata believes Sunday’s English Premier League clash against Manchester United can define his club’s season. Mata, who joined Chelsea for 23.5 million pounds from Valencia in the off-season, has been one of his side’s rare shining lights in a season in which they trail co-leaders Manchester City and United by 12 points. And although Mata cast doubt on Chelsea’s ability to win… Read more