Saturday, 3 May 2014

BENITEZ WINS COPA ITALIA

Napoli's Rafael Benitez holds the Italian cup

Coppa Italia final: Rafael Benitez's Napoli beat Fiorentina 3-1.

SOCCERSNIPERS BRINGS YOU TODAYS BARCLAYS PREMIERSHIP MATCHES.

SOCCERSNIPERS BRINGS YOU PREVIEW OF TODAYS BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE.

AMAZING LATE DRAMA IN CHAMPIONSHIP

soccersnipers brings you all the drama in the English Championship.

Manchester City assumed pole position in the title race with a 3-2 win but Everton gave the conspiracy theories short shrift after Manuel Pellegrini's side endured a testing time at Goodison Park.

MANCHESTER UNITED LOST TO SUNDERLAND THIS AFTERNOON AT OLD TRAFFORD.

Manchester United interim manager Ryan Giggs has praised Louis van Gaal - the man who may replace him in the Old Trafford hot seat.

WEST HAM SHOCK TOTTENHAM (BRIEF REPORT)

WEST HAM THIS MIDDAY SHOCKED TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR WINNING 2:0.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will be offered a new contract this summer to keep him at Anfield until 2016.

PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW: ALL GAMES

Saturday, May 3

West Ham v Tottenham

Marco Borriello is the only absentee for West Ham. The on-loan striker is struggling with a calf injury which has limited the 31-year-old to just two appearances for the Hammers since he joined in January. With the rest of his squad fit and in contention, manager Sam Allardyce will be tasked with picking the right team to end a run of four straight Barclays Premier League defeats.

Wayne Rooney is a major doubt for Manchester United's match against Sunderland due to a groin injury, but it will not threaten his involvement in the World Cup.

MANCHESTER UTD OFFER £50M FOR HAZARD

Manchester United are set to test Chelsea's resolve with a £50-million bid for striker Eden Hazard.

Arsenal officials have held a meeting with Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy to finalise a deal, according to Football Direct News.

The 52-year-old heads into Saturday's penultimate Barclays Premier League clash with relegation-haunted Cardiff under intense pressure after a run of six successive defeats which have left his most vociferous critics calling for his imminent departure.

A review of Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg action as Sevilla and Benfica reached the final.

Ryan Giggs has all the credentials to successfully manage Manchester United next season, according to his former team-mate Louis Saha.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has called for a change in Premier League loan rules to bring them into line with European regulations.

SOCCERSNIPERS GATHERS THAT ARSENAL ARE PREPARING A TAKE IT OR LEAVE BID OF £12M TO QUEENS PARK RANGERS FOR THE SERVICES OF LOIC REMY.

TODAY'S TRANSFER GOSSIPS

SOCCERSNIPERS brings you all today's transfer gossips.

CHELSEA IN FOR BENZEMA

Soccersnipers gathers this morning that Chelsea in search of a lethal striker is preparing a bid of £40m for Madrid hitman karim benzema.

Chelsea and Jose Mourinho suffered Champions League heartache as Atletico Madrid set up a derby final against city rivals Real with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho believes one minute decided Chelsea's Champions League fate after Atletico Madrid won Wednesday night's semi-final second leg 3-1 to set up a derby final with rivals Real.

Eden Hazard became the latest critic of Jose Mourinho's tactical methods after Chelsea exited the Champions League on Wednesday night.

The Blues were criticised for defensive tactics employed in the semi-final first leg at Atletico Madrid and in the Premier League win at Liverpool before tumbling out of Europe following a 3-1 home loss.

"Chelsea aren't set up to play football," Belgian Hazard told beIN SPORTS' French station.

"Chelsea are set up to counter-attack."

ATLETICO MADRID DESTROY CHELSEA

Atletico Madrid shocked the soccer world tonight when they won Chelsea 3:1 tonight at Stamford Bridge.

TRANSFER GOSSIPS FOR TODAY

Munich’s fight against the English

The fight for Loic Remy’s signature has turned global, after Bayern Munich made up their minds to have a go at signing the Frenchman. So far Remy’s suitors comprised strictly of English teams, Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle United, and Tottenham Hotspur, reports the Daily Mirror. It is also reported that Munich are willing to take a step forward by preparing a bid of around 15 million pounds for the QPR loanee.

Jose Mourinho has hit back at his critics ahead of the Champions League semi-final with Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge.

These reports also suggest that the troubled La Liga champions are ready to offer two of their star players in part-exchange for the German international.

PSG IN FOR JANUZAJ

MANCHESTER United winger Adnan Januzaj has emerged as a summer target for French giants Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed Petr Cech is not in contention to play Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg with Atletico Madrid, despite sending the goalkeeper out to training on Tuesday morning in a show of togetherness.

Real Madrid moved a step closer to a 10th European Cup as they blew away defending champions Bayern Munich to reach the final of the Champions League on a record-breaking night at the Allianz Arena.

MADRID TRASHED BAYERN 4 :0 IN AN EXCITING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINALS SECOND LEG IN ARENA.

SOCCERSNIPERS BRINGS YOU LATEST INJURY UPDATE ON ROBIN VAN PERSIE WHO RETURNED TO TRAINING LAST WEEK AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO BE BACK TO FULL ACTION SOON BEFORE THE WORLD CUP

SOCCERSNIPERS PREVIEWS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAME BETWEEN MADRID AND BAYERN.

SOCCERSNIPERS BRINGS TO YOU ALL THE TRANSFER GOSSIPS AND PAPER REVIEWS FOR TODAY..SUAREZ REAL MADRID TOPS TODAY'S TRANSFER RUMOURS.

Real Madrid are ready to offer Liverpool £70 million for Luis Suarez, according to reports.

Arsenal closed in on another shot at Champions League qualification with a 3-0 win over Newcastle to inflict a sixth straight defeat on under-pressure manager Alan Pardew, who returned to the dugout following a lengthy touchline ban.

The Gunners are now four points ahead of Everton in the race to secure a top-four finish,

JUAN MATA BREAKS SILENCE ON MOYES

Moyes was the man who brought the Spaniard to Manchester United, shelling out £37m to lure him from Chelsea in January.

ARSENAL WENT A STEP FURTHER TODAY TOWARDS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATIONS WITH A 3 GOAL WIN OF NEWCASTLE.

Arsenal expect to have captain Thomas Vermaelen back from a hamstring problem for Monday night's Barclays Premier League clash against Newcastle.

SOCCERSNIPERS BRINGS YOU ALL THE TRANSFER GOSSIPS FOR TODAY

The Mail on Sunday reported that manager Jurgen Klopp needs to bolster his attacking options with Robert Lewandowski on his way to Bayern Munich.

HATEM Ben Arfa’s considering his future at Newcastle United – and could buy out the remainder of his contract.

BARCELONA HONOUR VILLANOVA WITH A WIN

The show must go on, although these are sad days for Spanish football. Tito Vilanova, the former Barcelona coach, died on Friday after a long battle with cancer

Liverpool strikers Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge were named on Sunday in the Professional Footballers Association's Premier League team of the year.

On a night when the league's leading scorer Suarez was hotly tipped to land the player of the year award, he and Sturridge were joined by Reds captain Steven Gerrard in the league select XI.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was rewarded for a remarkable season by landing the Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year award on Sunday night.

Just a year ago the Uruguay international was starting a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic but fast-forward 12 months and the 27-year-old deservedly came out on top in a poll of his peers.

CHELSEA TRASH LIVERPOOL

CHELSEA SHOCKED LIVERPOOL WITH COUNTER ATTACKING GOALS.

Liverpool started strongly with superb attacking play but Chelsea which mostly had benchwarmers played well structured defensive football which

Manchester City playmaker Samir Nasri has revealed that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is his ‘football father’. The 26-year old believes that the French manager does not deserve the bad criticism hurled at him for not winning a trophy for over 9 years, and wants his former boss to break the title drought and win the FA Cup this season.

There are reports coming out of Germany that Arsene Wenger could be poised to make the Bayer Leverkusen and Germany international player,

Everton defender John Stones is said to have been identified by Chelsea as John Terry’s long-term replacement.

Jose Mourinho is considering wholesale changes for Chelsea's trip to Barclays Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday due to the proximity of the Champions League semi-final second leg with Atletico Madrid next Wednesday.

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