http://gty.im/464526950 A fan of Tottenham Hotspur has been arrested after punching a policeman outside the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence. After last week’s racial incident in Paris ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League tie with Paris Saint Germain, governing body UEFA had hoped for a quiet week. However, security warnings before Spurs’ last-32 tie with Fiorentina were raised on Thursday evening. No major incidents were reported although one fan punched a policeman after being asked to be searched outside the ground. Only one security problem reported at #FIOTOT : A Spurs fan punched a policeman while being searched outside the stadium.…
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http://gty.im/463861478 Former Arsenal winger Gervinho has been subject to racial taunts by Feyenoord fans whilst playing form Roma in the Europa League tonight. SHOCKING: Feyenoord fans just threw an inflatable banana at Gervinho. Disgusting! pic.twitter.com/L1m6WHeglI — BBC Sporf (@BBCSporf) February 26, 2015 After last week’s Champions League incident which involved Chelsea fans racially abusing a Paris civilian, UEFA and FIFA had hoped for no incidents this week. However, concerns over off-the-pitch issues ahead of Feyenoord’s second leg Europa League clash with Roma continued to worry football’s governing bodies. Whilst trouble off the pitch was quiet, an incident which is…
Liverpool have crashed out of the Europa League to Besiktas, losing 5-4 on penalties. Approaching the game in Turkey, Brendan Rodgers’ side held a slight 1-0 lead but they did little in the opening half to improve on their lead and they were eventually made to pay as they exited the competition on penalties. Mario Balotelli and Raheem Sterling had slight chances in the first half for the Merseyside club, whilst the home side failed to test Simon Mignolet. However, Slaven Bilic’s half-time team-talk worked it’s magic as the hosts came out in a spirited mood. Demba Ba came close…
View image | gettyimages.com Premier League leaders Chelsea have announced a new £200m five-year kit deal with Japanese tyre company Yokohama. The company’s brand name will appear on the Chelsea shirt next season, taking the place of current sponsor Samsung, and becomes the second biggest shirt deal in English football history. Chelsea have confirmed the partnership but are yet to announce the full financial details, however, it is being reported that the deal is worth £40m per year. Club chairman Bruce Buck is quoted by The Independent as saying: “It is an absolute pleasure to welcome Yokohama as our new…
View image | gettyimages.com Chelsea target Mauro Icardi is expected to see his future resolved on Monday, according to Inter Milan director Piero Ausilio. The 22-year-old striker has been strongly linked with a move to Stamford Bridge this season with Blues boss Jose Mourinho a keen admirer of the Argentine goalscorer. A whole host of other clubs have also been interested but Mourinho has monitored his contract situation at Italian side Inter Milan since the turn of the year. Icardi has a current deal with Inter that expires in 2018 but the San Siro outfit are hopeful of extending his…
Fiorentina progressed to the last-16 of the Europa League after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at the Stadio Armenio Franchi this evening. The tie was all square heading into the second leg although the Italian side held the advantage with an away goal after the first leg ended 1-1 at White Hart Lane. The homes side started well with Milan Badelj creating space for himself to muster up a shot, but he found Hugo Lloris in good form. Spurs reacted well and nearly went ahead through Erik Lamela, but the Argentine was denied by another in-form keeper in the shape of…
http://gty.im/464124316 Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has joked that the could be in charge of England by the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The Dutchman was speaking in a press conference ahead of this weekend’s Premier League action and was quizzed on the situation surrounding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Details of the tournament were released earlier this week, claiming that it could be held in November and December of that year, whilst the final could be played on December 23rd due to the heat. “It’s a little bit wrong and strange to play World Cup during a football season,…
http://gty.im/460202822 Arsenal legend Bob Wilson has called Piers Morgan ‘pompous’ after he called for Arsene Wenger’s sacking. A drastic 3-1 defeat to Monaco on Wednesday night in the Champions League saw Arsenal fans once again question the direction of the club and whether or not Wenger was the correct man in charge.S Social media erupted following the game with many calling for the Frenchman to be sacked, with one those included – Piers Morgan. The Journalist is a familiar voice on Twitter in his opinion of the Gunners and he tweeted following the defeat: Has Wenger resigned yet? If not,…
http://gty.im/464383332 Arsenal fans have been vocal on social media site Twitter in their response to Wednesday’s defeat to Monaco, calling for Arsene Wenger to be sacked. Goals from Geoffrey Kondogbia, Dimitar Berbatov and Ferreira Carrasco gave Monaco a 3-1 win over Arsenal at Emirates stadium on Wednesday evening and Arsenal boss Wenger has been hit with fierce criticism since. Many are blaming the Frenchman for being too naive in his respect towards the Ligue 1 side, and are now growing impatient with his lack of success, winning just one trophy in the last nine seasons. And, that criticism and blame…
http://gty.im/464488648 Newcastle United’s Jonas Gutierrez is set to make his playing comeback after overcoming testicular cancer. The 31-year-old Argentine midfielder, last played for the Magpies against Cardiff City on October 2, 2013, but is now in line to face Aston Villa on Saturday in the Premier League. Gutierrez, who is out of contract at the end of the season, looked unlikely to feature again for Newcastle after holding talks with Velez Sarsfield last month but boss John Carver confirmed he still has a future at St. James Park. He said: “I’m going to bring Jonas Gutierrez into the squad, and…