4 September 2011 Sven Goran Eriksson has become the latest big name in football to donate a ‘money can’t buy prize’ for the October auction to raise money for Sir Bobby Robson’s foundation, while Sir Alex Ferguson is the latest to pay tribute to Sir Bobby while donating his own prize. Eriksson, a former England […]
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How Manchester United beat Barcelona in the 2010-11 Champions League, how Tottenham beat Arsenal – and how Chelsea beat them all on TV
18 August 2011 By Sportingintelligence Uefa’s detailed figures showing the precise amounts of money earned by the 32 clubs involved in the Champions League in 2010-11 are in the table below, and Uefa’s article on these numbers is linked here. Payments are essentially split in performance money (dependent on results and progress) and TV cash […]
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Arsenal’s top-flight permanence pipped by Manchester United’s consistency
By Brian Sears and Nick Harris 9 August 2011 Arsenal are famously the only club in England who have enjoyed an unbroken stretch in England’s top football division since the Second World War. Indeed the Gunners have been in the top flight non-stop since 1919. The new season will be Arsenal’s 66th consecutive top-division season […]
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Manchester United set to pay £20.5m for Jones after late £22m offer from Liverpool
By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 12 June 2011 Prompted by a ‘hardball’ attitude from Blackburn Rovers owners and a late £22m bid on Saturday from Liverpool for Rovers’ England under-21 defender Phil Jones , Manchester United have agreed to pay £20.5m for the player and the deal is expected to […]
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Manchester United stretch lead at top of all-time Premier League table
By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 23 May 2011 Manchester United’s win against Blackpool on Sunday and other victories during 2010-11 have helped them extend their lead at the top the Premier League all-time table (published in full below). United have been one of seven ever-present teams in the League’s 19 […]
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Last day form points to Manchester United win, Blackpool pain, and Wigan-Brum toss-up for third relegation slot
By Brian Sears 19 May 2011 To paraphrase Ol’ Blue Eyes: ‘And now, the end is near, the season takes its final curtain. But who, supporters ask, supporters fear, is down for certain?’ As a dispassionate statistician, it’s clear that Manchester United generally have a good final day in the Premier League. We’ve looked at […]
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Manchester United home form key to title, and Chelsea best at Old Trafford
By Brian Sears 6 May 2011 If Manchester United are to be crowed Premier League champions again, it will be down to their superb Old Trafford form. Never have they relied so heavily on their home form as the top table of the two below demonstrates. Wins over Chelsea and Blackpool would bring their total […]
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Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and City maintain goal rush towards record
By Brian Sears 8 April 2011 With 72 games remaining in the Premier League this season before the matches on Saturday and Sunday, an average of three goals per game would see a record level of scoring this campaign, the 19th season in the League’s history. Overall so far this season the rate works out at 2.77 […]
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Arsenal and Manchester United alone have Cup pedigree in Prem League era
By Brian Sears 10 March 2011 Six of this season’s FA Cup quarter-finalists have never made it as far as the semi-finals in the Premier League era (since 1992), which might suggest they’ll care significantly this weekend and field their strongest teams. We can but hope. Those six are Birmingham and Bolton, who meet on […]
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Manchester United the only Premier League team in credit at Anfield (bar Barnsley and Blackpool)
By Brian Sears 4 March 2011 In this, the 19th season of the Premier League, Manchester United hope to reach another 19 – league titles in English football history. That would take them one past Liverpool’s all-time 18, and that is one reason that this weekend’s game at Anfield between the two old rivals is […]
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