On Saturday Arsenal fans marched against the perceived lack of financial muscle being flexed in the transfer market. How could a club with billionaire shareholders and some of the most expensive tickets in world football be unable to compete in the Premier League? News then, that 5,000 miles away American majority shareholder Stan Kroenke was putting the finishing touches to an £80millio...Full Story »

With toilet roll pouring down from cupboards and a £20 note stuck to the wall, it could only be one player's locker which has been trashed and photographed for posterity on Twitter: Liam Ridgewell. The West Bromwich defender has been remorseful after the embarrassing picture emerged of him wiping his backside with a wad of £20s. But it would seem his team-mates have seized upon t...Full Story »

Many of us had suspicions about Mario Balotelli. The temper tantrums were a key sign. But this onesie proves it - he really is a big baby. Although the Twitter account the picture first emerged on was called out as a fake by Manchester City, it's definitely Mario we're looking at. Camo king: Mario Balotelli seems to love camouflage, judging by his car, quad bike and now... his onesie The c...Full Story »

Rafa Benitez has had an underwhelming start as Chelsea’s interim manager. But he has an unshakeable faith in his ability to succeed at the highest level. In an interview given to France Football before his Stamford Bridge appointment, Benitez provided a fascinating insight into his methods, explaining: Why he believes he can get the best out of players like Fernando Torres. How he b...Full Story »

When Jose Mourinho took afternoon tea with Sir Alex Ferguson at The Lowry before Real Madrid’s Champions League clash with Manchester City, there was plenty to discuss. Mourinho loaded the bullets for Ferguson after Chelsea appointed Rafa Benitez and two days later the Manchester United manager took aim at the Spanish coach. Fergie and Mourinho are close enough to discuss the Portugues...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants to sign Schalke goalscorer Klass-Jan Huntelaar next month and he could be available for a cut-price £6million. The Holland international has been watched extensively by Arsenal scouts during the opening weeks of the season. Manager Wenger is a long-term admirer of the 29-year-old striker and has tried to sign Huntelaar in the past. Different Klass:...Full Story »

Demba Ba served up a timely reminder of his potency to end Newcastle's wait for a Barclays Premier League victory in a 3-0 win against 10-man Wigan. The 27-year-old's first-half double ended a run of four successive league defeats for the injury-hit Magpies on a day when it emerged that the club's ongoing efforts to renegotiate his contract to dispense with a troublesome release-clause are yet ...Full Story »

Chelsea interim manager Rafa Benitez is aiming to bring back the confidence with which the Blues won the Champions League in May, after dropping seven points in his opening three Premier League games as manager. The Spaniard wants to ‘adjust things’ on the pitch in the hope that by making the players more at ease with their roles within the team, they will then be able to apply them...Full Story »

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has encouraged disillusioned fans to get behind their struggling side in order to help them find form. Many Gunners supporters left the Emirates Stadium early during Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Swansea, a result which saw Arsene Wenger’s men drop to 10th in the Premier League table with a gap of 15 points between them and leaders Manche...Full Story »

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has defended Roman Abramovich following the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo. The 58-year-old manager believes that because Abramovich is pumping money into the club he should be allowed to do as he pleases. The decision to remove Di Matteo and replace him with Rafael Benitez has been an unpopular one at Stamford Bridge leading the visiting Chelsea fans at Upton Park...Full Story »