Harry Redknapp will listen to offers for up to 14 players this summer as he looks to slash the wage bill at Tottenham Hotspur and pave the way for impact signings. The manager is prepared to sell the goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes and either Roman Pavlyuchenko or Jermain Defoe, and a host of fringe players.
Patrick Vieira calls it “upstairs”: the Manchester City operations room where Nike-sculpted executives and Sheikh Mansour and his entourage will decide whether to leave Roberto Mancini in the manager’s job. Those who say the FA Cup is dead may pause to reflect that City’s owner could yet make that call on the basis of whether [...]
Chelsea’s title defence had previously felt tinged with desperation, at best an optimistic pursuit from an apparently hopeless position, though now it is fuelled with conviction. This late win thrust the holders to within three points of Manchester United at the top, with a trip to Old Trafford to come next weekend. Sir Alex Ferguson [...]
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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