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Daily Ticker: Mourinho Eyeing Lampard, Hodgson Denies Liverpool Rumors, More

Inter Milan skipper Jose Mourinho, expected by many to leave Serie A and head to Real Madrid this summer, has already started scouting some new team members. According to the Daily Mail, Mourinho is looking to woo Chelsea legend Frank Lampard on a £30 million deal. Mourinho and Lampard spent three years together when the Portuguese managed Chelsea...

Noon Ticker: City Attempt To Recall Hart, Solano Arrested On Rape Suspicion, More

Manchester City Attempt To Recall Joe Hart From Birmingham City Manchester City’s lack of a proven goalkeeper is putting their Champion’s League hopes in serious doubt. City approached the Premier League yesterday to request special permission to execute an emergency loan deal to bring in a keeper for the final two weeks of the season. First-choice...

Why Have There Been More Injuries This Premier League Season?

If someone was counting the number of times a stretcher has come on the pitch this Premier League season, I have a strong suspicion that this would be a record breaking season for all the wrong reasons. Watching the very physical game between Everton and Fulham this past Sunday was like seeing a boxing match unfold...

Is David James the man to join Manchester City in emergency loan deal?

Before I begin, this really hasn’t been mooted anywhere but now that Manchester City have written to the FA asking for permission to bring in a keeper on an emergency loan deal, I really think this could happen. Portsmouth keeper David James used to play for Manchester City and there is no denying he is still...

Chelsea v Manchester City – LIVE

Join Premiership Talk’s Zain Alvi as he covers Manchester City’s trip to Stamford Bridge to take on a dominant Chelsea side. Roberto Mancini and his men, who are coming fresh off a 3-1 FA Cup elimination at Stoke in the midweek, will find solace in the fact that the Blues also lost at Inter in a...

Shay Given is not a good goalkeeper

Ask 100 football fans to name their top 3 Premier League goalkeepers and chances are, at least 95% of those fans will include Manchester City keeper Shay Given in their top 3. One man who certainly wouldn’t include Given in his top 3 is the Guardian’s Barry Glendenning. Anyone who listens to the Guardian Football Podcast...