fergie: no problem with rooney

... wayne rooney has been declared fit by manchester united boss sir alex ferguson ahead of their pivotal premier league clash with bolton wanderers on saturday more

 Source : football.co.uk   Date : 26 March 2010
squad sheets: chelsea v aston villa

... ancelotti's charges, stripped of defensive options, must win if they are to remain in touch with manchester united ahead of their trip to old trafford next week more

 Source : guardian.co.uk   Date : 26 March 2010
'what the hell is going on here?' asks west ham's gianfranco zola

... "the wolves defeat was west ham's fifth successive league reverse and leaves the club three points above the relegation zone ahead of the difficult visit of stoke city more

 Source : guardian.co.uk   Date : 26 March 2010
dowie braced for biggest test yet

... dowie admitted the task ahead was the most challenging he had faced as a manager, saying: "i think it is because it's me that is on the line, but i am looking forward to keeping hull in this division and establishing them as a premier league force more

 Source : soccer365.com   Date : 18 March 2010
giggs vows to make amends

... and the experienced campaigner claims that finally moving ahead of their neighbours in the record books would be a sweet moment, although it is not his only motivation more

 Source : skysports.com   Date : 18 March 2010
riera scathing in benitez appraisal

... "riera's comments come ahead of tonight's second-leg europa league last 16 tie against lille in which liverpool are chasing a 1-0 deficit from last week's match in france more

 Source : irishtimes.com   Date : 18 March 2010
drogba: tough to go out at home

... 'the league is going to be a big battle, we have one game more to play [than our title rivals] and we have to go to portsmouth,' he adds, looking ahead to the next midweek clash more

 Source : chelseafc.com   Date : 18 March 2010
hull 1 arsenal 2- its one in the eye for city and one in the eye for bendtner

... arsene wenger's team are playing with belief and fire and have a friendly fixture list ahead of them more

 Source : football.co.uk   Date : 15 March 2010
landon donovan returns to us after loan spell at everton ends

... "despite attempts to extend donovan's loan period, la galaxy have now recalled him to their squad ahead of the start of the mls season on march 27 more

 Source : guardian.co.uk   Date : 14 March 2010
new football league chairman greg clarke warns of 'brutal' future for its members

... ” but although clarke promises to use his financial knowledge to help clubs to face the financial issues that may lie ahead, he also believes in “clean running, good governance and transparency” — key issues bearing in mind that portsmouth are likely to crash-land in the league next season, with the true state of their financial problems only now coming fully to light more

 Source : timesonline.co.uk   Date : 13 March 2010