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 […]
Manchester United rely on helping hand from De Gea to beat Everton
MAN UNITED 2, EVERTON 1 Marquee signings Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao were Manchester United’s goalscorers in a hard-earned victory against Everton at Old Trafford. It was far from a vintage display by the Reds who just did enough to record their third victory in seven Premier League matches to climb to fourth place […]
Oldham Athletic show spice at Posh
PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2 Oldham Athletic extended their unbeaten run to eight games following a 2-2 draw at Peterborough in Sky Bet League One. Latics’ good run received its biggest test to date and they rose to the challenge to pick up a valuable point at London Road. It was a terrific tussle […]
Another disappointing Champions League night for Manchester City, held at home by AS Roma
MAN CITY 1, AS ROMA 1. Manchester City have considerable work to do if they are to progress to the knockout phase of the Champions League after being held at home by AS Roma. A meagre return of one point from two group games leaves City’s hopes of a top-two finish hanging by a thread […]