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Chelsea, Sauber agree to partnership deal (The Associated Press)
LONDON (AP) The lucrative worlds of soccer and Formula One joined forces Monday when Chelsea and Sauber announced a deal that shed light on the unexplained inscriptions on the Swiss team’s cars at recent races. The partnership will see the Champions League finalists and Sauber exchange knowledge in sport science, launch joint commercial initiatives, and share merchandising, marketing and sponsorship opportunities. Chelsea’s crest will appear on Sauber’s cars beginning with next week’s Spanish Grand Prix, while the Premier League club will show the Sauber logo on advertising boards and interview walls at its home matches, with the aim of increasing the market presence of the teams outside their own sports
Fox networks to televise 9 EPL games May 13 (The Associated Press)
NEW YORK (AP) Fox’s cable networks and digital services will televise nine of the 10 Premier League games on May 13 live in the U.S. Fox said it will broadcast matches on FX, SPEED, FSN, FUEL TV, Fox Soccer and Fox Soccer Plus, with one simulcast on FOX Deportes. One game will be available on FoxSoccer.com and two on Fox Soccer 2Go
Ashley Young: Manchester United has the momentum in title race (Goal.com)
Goal.com Manchester United winger Ashley Young believes neighbor Manchester City is buckling under the pressure as the Premier League title race approaches its climax. City had been seven points clear earlier in the season, but a recent collapse which has included Mancini’s men recording just one win in their previous four league games, has handed the initiative to United. “The pressure has always been on City, there aren’t any nerves coming from our side” – Ashley Young Sir Alex’s men could potentially clinch their 20th title at the Etihad Stadium on April 30th, and Young believes City are beginning to lose their nerve
Redknapp laments influx of foreign managers in the Premier League (Goal.com)
Goal.com Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes more homegrown managers should be given a chance in the Premier League. This season has seen the likes of Brendan Rogers and Paul Lambert flourish in their first season in the top flight of English football, while six of the current top nine Premier League clubs are managed by managers born in the UK. Redknapp believes getting a team promoted is the only opportunity homegrown managers have of pitting their wits in arguably Europe’s top league, and has lamented the influx of so-called ‘big name’ managers from foreign countries.
Redknapp laments influx of foreign managers in the Premier League (Goal.com)
Goal.com Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes more homegrown managers should be given a chance in the Premier League. This season has seen the likes of Brendan Rogers and Paul Lambert flourish in their first season in the top flight of English football, while six of the current top nine Premier League clubs are managed by managers born in the UK. Redknapp believes getting a team promoted is the only opportunity homegrown managers have of pitting their wits in arguably Europe’s top league, and has lamented the influx of so-called ‘big name’ managers from foreign countries
Wenger fumes as Chamakh is spotted with shisha pipe after loss to QPR (Goal.com)
Goal.com Reports have surfaced suggesting Arsene Wenger is fuming at the sight of his Moroccan striker Marouane Chamakh handling a shisha pipe. The photo was taken on Saturday evening after Arsenal’s loss to QPR in the Premier League and shows Chamakh accompanied by fellow Moroccan Adel Taarabt.
Wenger relieved that Van Persie avoided red card after spat with Krul (Goal.com)
Goal.com LONDON — Arsene Wenger has admitted his relief that Robin van Persie’s verbal spat with Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul did not result in a red card for the Arsenal striker. Van Persie scored the equalizer as Arsenal came from behind to beat Newcastle 2-1 and he could have wrapped up victory long before Thomas Vermaelen’s injury time winner were it not for a series of smart saves from Krul
Roberto Carlos: Jose Mourinho told me he will stay at Real Madrid (Goal.com)
Anzhi Makhachkala defender Roberto Carlos says Jose Mourinho confessed to him that he will stay at Real Madrid after the end of the season. Mourinho stated in December that he wished to return to the Premier League in ‘a couple of years’ and admitted that England was his ‘passion’ in football. Reports in Spain have suggested that Mourinho is keen to cut short his stay at Madrid after receiving whistles from the club’s fans in the wake of the Copa del Rey exit at the hands of Barcelona.
Roberto Carlos: Jose Mourinho told me he will stay at Real Madrid (Goal.com)
Anzhi Makhachkala defender Roberto Carlos says Jose Mourinho confessed to him that he will stay at Real Madrid after the end of the season.
Rio Ferdinand thanks Chelsea fans for inspiring Manchester United comeback with unsavoury taunts over John Terry race row (Goal.com)
Rio Ferdinand has thanked the Chelsea fans who taunted him for inspiring Manchester United’s comeback at Stamford Bridge. The Red Devils were 3-0 down just five minutes into the second half of the Premier League match but came back to draw 3-3 thanks to two Wayne Rooney penalties and a header from Javier Hernandez. And the United center back, whose brother Anton is at the centre of the John Terry row after accusing the England man of racially abusing him, was booed throughout the match