Premier League: 10 talking points from the midweek action.
Branislav Ivanovic gets in among things, in the talking points out of the midweek Premier League games. Photograph: Getty/Action/PA. Guardian sport. Thursday 12 February 2015 06.17 EST Last modified on Thursday 12 February 2015 12.00��.
Teams: Diego Costa returns to Premier League action for.
TEAMS: Diego Costa makes Premier League return for Chelsea against Burnley. CHELSEAS Diego Costa returns to Premier League action. Published: 13:49, Sat, February 21, 2015. By James Cambridge. Diego Costa GETTY. Diego Costa��.
Premier League Live TV Rights Deals Jump to $7.8bn
The English Premier League underlined its status as the worlds richest soccer league Tuesday by completing three-year domestic television rights deals worth more than $8 billion — a 70 percent increase over the previous contracts.
Who Needs Fancy? Striker Charlie Austin Is Carrying Q.P.R.
Austin, a former construction laborer with a workmanlike approach to the game, is scoring goals that may keep Queens Park Rangers in the top tier.
Arsenal Stays In First Place
Eduardo da Silva scored his fifth goal in three games to help Arsenal to a 2-0 victory over West Ham that kept the Gunners atop the Premier League. With second-place Manchester United beating Birmingham, 1-0, Eduardo and Emmanuel Adebayor scored to keep Arsenal 2 points ahead. Chelsea stayed in third place with a 2-1 victory at Fulham, while Everton, Portsmouth and Aston Villa also won.
Manchester Uniteds Radamel Falcao leads Premier.
Some managers might feel like throwing themselves out of it as we assess the big hits and embarrassing misses in the Premier League transfer charts so far this season. Top of the Flops has to be Radamel Falcao, last seen��.
Russell Brand links Chelsea racism storm to ��5bn Premier League TV deal
Brand, 39, a West Ham supporter, accused the Premier League of garnering huge wealth and hogging it for itself, rather than sharing the bounty with fans. His comments sparked outrage among some blog followers. One called him a damn hypocrite.
Premier League clockwatch ��� as it happened! - The Guardian
Premier League clockwatch ��� as it happened! Manchester United and Manchester City both won, while Southampton could only draw with 10-man West Ham. Updated 11 Feb 2015. Yeah, clockwatch time! Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty��.
Dont look back in anger: The Premier Leagues Britpop years
Dont look back in anger: The Premier Leagues Britpop years. By Chris Bevan BBC Sport. Former Oasis lead guitarist Noel Gallagher is appearing as a guest pundit on Match of the Day 2 on Sunday night. To mark the occasion, BBC Sport looks back 20 .
Premier League Preview 2014/15: Southampton (A) | The.
By Gary Fulcher, Daniel Rhodes and Mihail Vladimirov. Liverpool have the opportunity to reduce the gap between us and 4th placed Southampton on Sunday when.
Crystal Palace v Arsenal, Premier League: as it happened
17.46 - cheerio Thats about all we have time for from this match - well be back tomorrow with more Premier League action. 17.45 Alan Pardew has said that the best players on the pitch were Palace players. He adds that Souare must learn from the error.
Oldham Ousts Everton From the F.A. Cup
Everton was knocked out of the English F.A. Cup by Oldham Athletic on Saturday when it lost at home, 1-0, in the third round, becoming one of four Premier League teams to be beaten by lower league opposition.
Sky and BT just spent a record ��5.14 billion on Premier.
Its safe to say that theres a lot of money in Premier League football. Clubs are profitable businesses in their own right, but a large share of its revenue is provided by investments for live TV rights. Over the past week, Sky and��.
Saturday Clockwatch: Premier League, Championship and more ��� as it happened!
. Hull 2-1 QPR; Sunderland 0-0 WBA; Swansea 2-1 Man Utd. There were also a couple of incredible scorelines in the Championship (where Derby go top after defeating Sheffield Wednesday), League One and League Two. You can find all of them over here .
Real and Barcelona Romp
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi scored goals in bunches as Real Madrid stayed 1 point ahead of Barcelona on top of the Spanish league at the season’s halfway point.. Real Madrid beats Getafe, 3-0, and Barcelona beats Deportivo La Coruna, 4-0, to retain top two spots in Spanish league; other soccer news noted.
EPL Results Week 26: Premier League Scores, Top Scorers and 2015 Table.
Manchester Citys hunt to retain the Premier League title took a turn for the better on Saturday after Manuel Pellegrinis men battered Newcastle United following Chelseas draw at home to relegation-threatened Burnley. The Citizens were unrelenting in.
Louis van Gaal warns Premier League of dream XI.
And, with the United manager insisting results prove his team is currently the best in the Premier League, that spells trouble for sides hoping to pip the club to a Champions League qualifying place. United have lost just one of��.
English Premier League Top Scorers
Top scorers of the English premier league on Saturday
Sky and BT retain Premier League TV rights for record ��5.14.
The Premier League has announced that Sky Sports and BT Sport have won the UK television rights for 2016-2019 for a total value of ��5.136bn.
English Premier League Rights Could Cost U.K. Broadcasters Billions
The price of soccer TV rights for British broadcasters is expected to rise more than 50 percent for the three-year period starting in 2016.
Bedford Hopes Premier League Keeps Grassroots Promise
Former 10,000 metres world record holder David Bedford knows all about competing at the highest level of elite sport, and also about life in the less than glamorous world of English non-league soccer.
Bundesliga considering schedule changes to compete with.
Despite the public display of opposition to the television model used by the Premier League by supporters of FC Bayern Munich this past weekend (see below), it now appears that the German Bundesliga is contemplating a��.
MEETING OF THE ANARCHISTS.
The meeting held last Monday night in Clarendon Hall to glorify the death of Canovas by Golli, the Anarchist, was discussed last night at 1,524 Avenue A. There were twenty-five persons present, a majority of whom were Anarchists. The most prominent one was Emma Goldman, who made a speech in which she reiterated her statement that she was glad that Canovas was dead.. President C. Smiths Demand for Bachelors to Marry
The unstoppable rise of the English Premier League - Quartz
The English Premier League has struck a new ��5.14 billion ($7.84 billion), three-year deal for broadcast rights in the UK. Thats a 71% increase on what the last rights deal in the UK achieved in 2011. Ahead of the��.
QPR End Long Search for Premier League Away Points
Managerless Queens Park Rangers climbed out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 win at Sunderland on Tuesday which would have impressed their dream manager as they earned their first Premier League away points this season.
Burnley stuns Chelsea in English Premier League draw
LONDON���Chelsea was surprised by relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday, conceding a late goal after Nemanja Matic was sent off in the 1-1 draw. Chelseas lead in the English Premier League was cut to five points. After Branislav Ivanovic gave .
Best Bets for todays Premier League games: Tottenham v West Ham.
Its the return of Europa dope Sundays in the Premier League - but bet on Tottenham shaking off the hangover habit. Spurs havent had far to travel this week, and their recent home Prem record against West Ham - W6 D3 L1 - reflects a longstanding.
Premier League TV rights grow to ��5.1bn but case for.
The latest rights deal shows yet again the robust financial might of the Premier League, so it must do more for the grassroots.
Global TV Deals Set to Take Premier League Rights Over $13bn
The English Premier Leagues television rights windfalls may soar over $13 billion once the 2016-19 international sales are completed this year. And with 11 of this seasons 20 clubs already under foreign ownership, the worlds richest soccer league expects the new deals will make its clubs even better propositions for would-be investors.
Predicting how the Premier League will look at the end of.
The ESPN FC crew give their Premier League predictions for who will secure a top four spot and who will be relegated, and Craig Burley explained he is far too knowledgeable of both ends of the table. Making any kind of��.
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham: Premier League ��� as it happened
In the cold light of day, Spurs wont like their performance at all and West Ham will be pretty chuffed with theirs. It wasnt even as if Allardyces men ran out of steam visibly. But at the moment, it simply looks like a winning draw for the home team.
Sky director teases BT following record Premier League TV.
Earlier this week, the Premier League announced the winners of its latest TV rights auction. As expected, Sky and BT were the (only) big winners, paying a whopping ��5.14 billion for coverage over the next three seasons.
Premier League TV rights go under hammer
Broadcasters BT, Sky and others are battling for football supremacy as the deadline approaches for the rights of live TV coverage of English Premier League matches. As Sara Hemrajani reports, the total bids for the lucrative multi-year contract are expected to top £4 billion.
BURMAS PREMIER REVAMPS CABINET; Acts When 15 Ministers Quit Over Party Leadership -- Test Is Seen Today
RANGOON, Burma, June 4 (Reuters) -- The Burmese Premier, U Nu, formed a new Cabinet tonight following the resignation of fifteen ministers in a dispute over leadership of the Government party.. Resigns
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Manchester United suffered only their second Premier League defeat since November as Bafetimbi Gomiss late goal gave Swansea victory. Ander Herreras low strike put United ahead, but the hosts responded immediately as Ki Sung-yueng flicked in from .
Stoney-Faced Balotelli Ends Premier League Goal Drought
After seven months, 14 appearances and 48 shots, Liverpools Mario Balotelli finally scored a Premier League goal and it proved a precious strike to clinch a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday.
Crystal Palace 1 Arsenal 2, Premier League match report: Arsene Wengers side.
But the cold reality is that Palace still boast only 27 points from 25 games, and that their Premier League position remains precarious. Not so for Arsenal, who limbered up for Wednesday nights Champions League match against Monaco by creeping into.
Everton v Leicester City: Premier League ��� as it happened
Regardless of whether its his name on the scoresheet, the Belgian was awful in front of goal and he should have had at least a hat-trick, as he did on Thursday in the Europa League. At the back Howard was equally poor, and between the Lukaku and their .
Owner’s Bid for Increased Stake Is Rejected
The Scottish Football Association rejected an attempt by Mike Ashley, the owner of the English Premier League team Newcastle, to significantly increase his stake in the financially stricken club Rangers.. Attempt by Mike Ashley, owner of English Premier Leagues Newcastle soccer club, to raise his stake in financially strapped Scottish team Rangers is rebuffed by Scottish Football Assn.
Premier League TV Auction to Proceed After Virgin Appeal Rejected
Britain cleared media giants Sky and BT to go head-to-head in a multi-billion pound auction of English Premier League football rights when it rejected a last-minute appeal from Virgin Media.
Champions League: How to Solve the Seeding Problem
It really isn’t hard to reward teams for performance in domestic leagues and also account for the relative strength of European leagues.
How Harry Kane Owned The Best Weekend Of The Premier.
You want to know why the Premier League is the best league in the world? Its for weekends like this past one, which feature a handful of headliner games, a couple more you didnt think would be that competitive but end up��.
Premier League footballer at centre of ��100000 blackmail sex scandal
A married top footballer has been caught up in a blackmail plot after a one-night stand, it has been alleged. The unnamed player, who is a defender in the Premier League, is reported by the Sun on Sunday to have spent a no holds barred evening with.
Premier League Week 26 Fixtures: EPL TV Schedule, Live Stream and Predictions
After a break for the FA Cup, the Premier League returns this weekend, with second-placed Manchester City hoping to make up ground on league leaders Chelsea. The Blues currently boast a seven-point league at the top of the division and host .
Southampton v Liverpool: Premier League ��� live!
Southampton v Liverpool: Premier League ��� live! Latest updates as Liverpool travel to the south coast; Email nick.ames.casual@theguardian.com | Tweet: @NickAmes82 · Get all the latest scores from around Europe and the UK. LIVE Updated 37s ago.
Premier League Table: Updated 2015 EPL Standings Following Matchday 26.
Chelsea suffered a setback in their Premier League title ambitions after drawing 1-1 at home to Burnley, allowing Manchester City to reduce the gap at the tables summit to five points. City trounced Newcastle United 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium to not.
The best in the Premier League? Van Gaals Manchester United boast backfires
When league leaders Chelsea travelled to the Liberty Stadium in January, they tore apart the Welsh club in a thumping 5-0 victory. That is what the best in the Premier League looks like. Not the dreary sterile performance again produced by United on .
English Premier League Gravy Train Proving Unstoppable
The soothsayers said it would not last, the bubble would burst and the English Premier League gravy train would run dry.
David Squires on ��� the Premier League TV deal bonanza.
In the latest in his series of illustrations, David Squires reflects on the Premier Leagues recent record shattering ��5billion plus TV rights agreement.
English Premier League Top Scorers
Top scorers of the English premier league on Sunday
Hull City TOP of Premier League and Crystal Palace.
HULL CITY are the best club in the Premier League!
Politicians Fume After Premier League Chiefs Wage Remarks
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore was criticised on Wednesday for saying he saw no problem with clubs paying staff the minimum wage after the league sold its British TV rights for 5.1 billion pounds ($7.80 billion).