Ashley Williams is a man apart. The Swansea City defender is the only United Kingdom-born black captain of a Premier League football team. Which is surprising, given 13 of the 20 clubs have a UK-born captain, and around a third of UK-born Premier League players are black.
00:00 » The IndependentHe may have been lifted to hear England manager Roy Hodgson publicly back him this week, but any hopes that Joe Hart could be given the same kind of support from his club manager were dashed yesterday as Manuel Pellegrini confirmed there is no time-frame set for his return to the Manchester City…
00:00 » The IndependentBefore Mauricio Pochettino’s first match in charge of Southampton back in January, supporters were encouraged to bring along white handkerchiefs to protest against the sacking of Nigel Adkins.
00:00 » The IndependentManchester United were embracing that quintessential Sir Alex Ferguson quality of timekeeping, as they introduced their new official watch partner, and there was also little of the old man’s indignation on display when Ryan Giggs was asked about the notion that his club face league leaders…
00:00 » The IndependentAfter so much frustration and humiliation, Arsène Wenger hopes tomorrow’s game at Old Trafford will be different.
00:00 » The Independent• £11m club-record signing has stood out for Cardiff this season • Chile international to face England in a friendly next week Malky Mackay would rather not single out individuals but the Cardiff City manager is more than happy to make an exception in the case of Gary Medel, the…
00:00 » Guardian• Mourinho protege could be set for Selhurst Park • 'The club that gets him will be a lucky club' The former Real Madrid defender Aitor Karanka is in pole position to succeed Ian Holloway as manager of Crystal Palace as the Premier League's bottom-placed club finally hope to settle upon…
08 Nov » GuardianExclusive: Sven-Goran Eriksson tells Henry Winter he has a heartfelt message for the current England manager.
08 Nov » TelegraphArsenal manager jokes pressure will be less for the referee on but United v Arsenal will be 'strange' without Sir Alex Ferguson.
08 Nov » Telegraph
