Morgan buys Wolves for ten pounds
Liverpool plan wholesale changes
Romario claims 1,000th goal
Sir Jack Hayward sells his 100% shareholding in Wolverhampton Wanderers to Steve Morgan - founder of the Redrow building firm - for £10. There is a slight condition; the new owner must invest £30million in the Championship club. A life-long Liverpool supporter, 54 year-old Mr Morgan made unsuccessful bids to buy the Reds in 2004. The Wolves deal will be completed next month and an official statement confirms that “Steve Morgan is keen to ensure stability and continuity by retaining Mick McCarthy as first team manager and Jez Moxey as chief executive.”
Sir Jack, who will be 84 next month, bought Wolves for £2.1million in 1990. As chief executive Jez Moxey explains, this deal is in stark contrast to the familiar trait of departing owners walking away with a fortune:
“Sir Jack has done the most benevolent thing you can ever ask of anybody in football. The £30million is being used exclusively for the benefit of Wolverhampton Wanderers. We decided on £10 because Sir Jack said he’s going to frame it. It could have been a pound but we thought that would have been more difficult to frame. He wanted it framed so he could look at it and say: ‘That was once worth £50million to me’.”
In each of the three seasons that Manchester United have completed the Double they have beaten Chelsea on the way to winning the FA Cup.
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Two days before they face AC Milan in the Champions League Final, it is revealed that Liverpool’s playing staff is set for a massive summer overhaul. The Reds are being linked with a number of top name stars after owner Tom Hicks told the Liverpool Echo:
“I know we will make changes. I think (manager) Rafa (Benitez) will be a very busy man after Wednesday. Next year we want to contend for both the Premiership and Champions League. Actually, we want to challenge for all four competitions. In the Premiership, you need a depth of players and motivated players. There’s no problem finding the motivation to beat Barcelona or Chelsea. We know we have to have more consistency.”
Liverpool have not won the league title since 1990.
Although FIFA have today refused to recognise the feat, former Brazil striker Romario claims he scored the 1,000th goal of his career yesterday. The 41-year-old admits his total includes goals scored in youth, friendly and testimonial games.
The 1,000th goal was a penalty in the game between Vasco da Gama and Sport of Recife in a Brazilian national championship match played in Rio de Janeiro. He was immediately mobbed by his team-mates then surrounded by television crews as more than 15 minutes passed before the game could be restart. FIFA insists it only counts goals scored in official tournaments. To boost his goal count, Romario has also recently played in minor league games in the United States and Australia. The only other player to have claimed a 1,000 goal tally is fellow Brazilian legend Pele who is said to have scored 1,282 goals.