Blog Posts Tagged with: Sports Lawyers

The draw for the last 32 of the Europa league was made on Monday resulting in some interesting ties for the UK based teams. Merseyside clubs Everton and Liverpool will face Young boys and Besiktas respectively. London club Tottenham will face Italian side Fiorentina whilst Scottish club Celtic will face Italian giants Inter Milan. The full draw is below: Young Boys v Everton Torino... Read more
The draw for the Champions League last 16 has been made today in Nyon with Chelsea and Manchester City both facing tough opponents. Chelsea have been drawn away against Paris St Germain whilst City was drawn against Barcelona at home. Current holder Real Madrid was drawn against Schalke whilst Arsenal play French side Monaco. Paris St-Germain v Chelsea Manchester City v Barcelona Bayer Leverkusen... Read more
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has confirmed he would like to spend the rest of his career at Manchester City. Hart who is 27 joined City from Shrewsbury in 2006 for £600,000. It has been rumoured for several months that Hart is close to signing a long term contract at the club, he said “As far as I am aware it is pretty much sorted," "I leave it to the legal side to sort but I am very... Read more
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed he is keen to avoid the sharks in the last 16 of the Champions League draw which takes place on Monday 15th December 2014. Mourinho was speaking after his side 3-1 victory over Sports Lisbon which seen the Premier League leaders top group G. Chelsea was unbeaten in the group stages winning 4 of their 6 games and drawing the other 2. Following the game... Read more
The draw for the FA cup 3rd round was drawn last night with several all Premier League clashes to take place. A repeat of last year’s final was drawn seeing Arsenal face Hull at home. The ties are as follows: Arsenal v Hull Southampton v Ipswich Stoke v Wrexham Charlton v Blackburn Dover Athletic v Crystal Palace AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool Manchester City v Sheffield Wednesday Aldershot/Rochdale v... Read more
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has told the Leicester City fans to support the club or stay at home following their 3-1 defeat to Liverpool. Leicester started brightly and took the lead in the 22nd minute after an own goal from Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana then levelled the scoring in the 26th minute before Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard put the... Read more
Bayern Munch goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been named on the Ballon d'Or 3 man shortlist. The has only ever been won once by a goalkeeper, goalkeeper Lev Yashin won the prestigious award back in 1963. Neuer has had a outstanding season with club and country winning the league and cup with his club Bayern Munich, he also won the golden glove award in the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. Neuer has... Read more
Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has expressed his unhappiness at the fixture list over the Christmas period. The Premier League is the only league in Europe that plays 3 games over the Christmas period. The fixtures fall on the 26th December (Boxing day) the 29th December and the 1st January (New Year’s day) Van Gaal has spoke about the lack of time he will have to spend with his family... Read more
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli will miss Liverpool crucial Champions League game against Ludogorets on Wednesday evening. Balotelli who got injured whilst on international duty with Italy was hoping to be fit for Liverpool’s upcoming Champions League game. But Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that the striker has not travelled with the club. Speaking in a press conference prior... Read more
Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge has vowed to bounce back stronger from his latest injury. The Liverpool striker has not played for Liverpool since the end of August after suffering a thigh injury whilst on international duty. The 25 year old is now likely to be out until the end of January 2015 after suffering another thigh injury in training. Sturridge said “Through all this I'm... Read more