Martin Caparrotta Archives: 09/2010

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has hailed the introduction of a new internet-based transfer system as an “historic moment for football”

Martin Skrtel insists Liverpool still need time to adapt to new manager Roy Hodgson and is confident the Reds can bounce back from a difficult start to the season

Stoke manager Tony Pulis has called for the PFA to clamp down on diving in football – and accused Samir Nasri of conning the referee during Arsenal’s clash with Tottenham last week

Arsene Wenger was at a loss to identify the reason behind his side’s poor performance after Arsenal were beaten by a spirited West Brom outfit on Saturday

Arsene Wenger is hoping Cesc Fabregas will recover from a hamstring injury in time to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 3 October

Arsene Wenger heaped praise on Jack Wilshere after the 18-year-old midfielder helped inspire Arsenal to victory at White Hart Lane on Tuesday night

The Sport Review’s weekly pick of ten of the best ‘tweets’ from some of the sporting world’s biggest stars

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has signed a new three-year contract to keep him at St Andrew’s until 2013

Sam Allardyce believes he has the necessary credentials to manage a club in the calibre of Real Madrid – and would win titles every season if he did

Arsene Wenger hailed CescFabregas’ inspired performance as Arsenal ruthlessly swept Sporting Braga aside at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night

Inter Milan manager Rafael Benítez believes his side must demonstrate the same intensity as last season if they are to replicate their Champions League success again this year

Cristiano Ronaldo is confident Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid will soon play the brand of football that fans at the Bernabeu demand

Frank Lampard has laughed off suggestions that Chelsea’s ageing squad will find it difficult to replicate the success of last year’s double-winning campaign

Kim Clijsters topped off an “incredible year” by storming to her third US Open title after thrashing Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-1 in under an hour in New York

Defending champion Kim Clijsters will meet Russia’s Vera Zvonareva in Saturday night’s US Open final after coming from behind to beat Venus Williams in New York

Italian football is once again making the headlines for the wrong reasons after players in Serie A announced they will go on strike in a fortnight’s time

Leeds Carnegie Head Coach Neil Back and Director of Rugby Andy Key have agreed new one-year extensions with the club that will keep them at Headingley Carnegie at least until the end of next season

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed the governing body will consider both scrapping extra-time and reintroducing the ‘golden goal’ rule to promote free-flowing football at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola voted Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas as his European midfielder of the season for the UEFA Club Football Awards 2010

Bernabeu legend Zinedine Zidane and new signing Ricardo Carvalho have heaped praise on new Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho

The glamour of a Champions League tie with Manchester United may have helped conceal it, but in the northern suburbs of Valencia lies a stark reminder of this La Liga club’s dire financial situation