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Business of Soccer
/ 695 days agoStars & stripes over Vicarage Road: US investors target Watford
A group of investors in the US is in discussions over a deal to acquire Watford. U.S. Marine and Goldman Sachs executive Peter Grieve leads the group, The Football Co. (TFC). TFC only just launched in early 2023, but is supposedly financially backed with a $1 billion portfolio. According to the company's website, TFC describes […]

Leagues: Championship
/ 710 days agoWatford TV Schedule: View Hornets games on TV
Love the Hornets? Don't miss a single game that airs in the USA with our Watford TV schedule. Watford TV Schedule Watford on TV and streaming: U.S. only: Founded: 1881Stadium: Vicarage RoadManager: Valérien IsmaëlBest English top-flight finish: Runners-up (1983)FA Cup: Runners-up (1984, 2019)Lower titles: Third Division (1969, 1998), Fourth Division (1978), Southern League (1915) Where […]

Leagues: Championship
/ 710 days agoWatford TV Schedule: View Hornets games on TV
Watford TV Schedule and streaming links Love the Hornets? Don't miss a single game that airs in the USA with our Watford TV schedule. Founded: 1881Stadium: Vicarage RoadManager: Tom CleverleyBest English top-flight finish: Runners-up (1983)FA Cup: Runners-up (1984, 2019)Lower titles: Third Division (1969, 1998), Fourth Division (1978), Southern League (1915) Where Can I Watch the […]

Leagues: Championship
/ 710 days agoWatford TV Schedule: View Hornets games on TV
Love the Hornets? Don't miss a single game that airs in the USA with our Watford TV schedule. Watford TV Schedule Watford on TV and streaming: U.S. only: Founded: 1881Stadium: Vicarage RoadManager: Valérien IsmaëlBest English top-flight finish: Runners-up (1983)FA Cup: Runners-up (1984, 2019)Lower titles: Third Division (1969, 1998), Fourth Division (1978), Southern League (1915) Where […]

English Football
/ 723 days agoTroy Deeney earns first managerial job at Forest Green Rovers
Former Watford star Troy Deeney has officially been named head coach of Forest Green Rovers. The decision was made after club brass fired their previous manager, David Horseman. The striker previously joined the League Two side back in August as a player/coach. Although he has featured on the pitch for most of the team's matches […]

News
/ 1221 days agoSarr both Watford’s hero and villain in West Brom draw
London (AFP) – Watford's Ismaila Sarr scored from 60 yards in an early contender for goal of the season before seeing his penalty saved in a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion in English football's second-tier Championship on Monday. The 24-year-old Senegal forward opened the scoring for the visitors in the 12th minute with a […]

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/ 1260 days agoMoussa Sissoko joins Nantes from Watford
Nantes (France) (AFP) – France midfielder Moussa Sissoko has joined Nantes from Watford, the Ligue 1 club announced on Friday, ending a nine-year stay in English football. The 32-year-old has signed a two-year contract for a reported £1.8 million (2.08 million euros, $2.17 million). Sissoko signed for Watford from Tottenham at the start of last […]

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/ 1311 days agoWatford hire Forest Green coach Edwards as new boss
London (AFP) – Relegated Premier League club Watford have hired Rob Edwards as their new manager from the end of this season after his departure from fourth-tier champions Forest Green on Wednesday. Edwards will replace Roy Hodgson when the former England boss leaves Vicarage Road at the conclusion of their dismal campaign on May 22. […]

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/ 1313 days agoAfrican players in Europe: Zaha relegates former boss Hodgson
Paris (AFP) – Ivory Coast star Wilfried Zaha condemned his former boss, Roy Hodgson, to relegation from the Premier League after converting a penalty to give Crystal Palace a 1-0 win over Watford at the weekend. Hodgson retired as Palace manager at the end of last season, leaving Zaha and his teammates under the guidance […]

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/ 1315 days agoWatford relegated from the Premier League
London (AFP) – Watford were relegated from the Premier League after just one season back in the top-flight as Wilfried Zaha's penalty earned Crystal Palace a 1-0 win on Saturday. A sixth consecutive defeat left the Hornets still 12 points adrift of safety with just three matches to play. Roy Hodgson was welcomed back to […]

Leagues: EPL
/ 1329 days agoJesus scores four as leaders Man City crush Watford
Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Gabriel Jesus scored four times as Manchester City crushed Watford 5-1 to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Jesus stole the show at the Etihad Stadium with the first Premier League haul of three or more goals in his career. The Brazilian forward […]

Leagues: EPL
/ 1518 days agoMan Utd lose at Leicester, five-goal Liverpool thrash Watford
Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United succumbed to a first away league defeat for 30 games by losing 4-2 at Leicester as Liverpool thrashed Watford 5-0 on Saturday. Chelsea remain on top of the Premier League after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Brentford, while Manchester City eased to a 2-0 victory over Burnley. The […]

Aston Villa
/ 3172 days agoWatford to face Villa in Taylor tribute
London (AFP) – Watford will salute their former manager Graham Taylor, who died earlier this year, with a memorial friendly against Aston Villa on July 29. Taylor's passing in January at the age of 72 sparked tributes from across the world of football and Watford have decided to play an annual pre-season fixture for the […]

Leagues: EPL
/ 3173 days agoTon-up Deeney takes Watford closer to safety
Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Troy Deeney scored his 100th league goal for Watford as they took a significant step towards Premier League survival on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. Deeney, 28, set up M'Baye Niang for a spectacular opener and then scored early in the second half to give Watford […]

Crystal Palace
/ 3191 days agoDeeney own goal gifts Crystal Palace precious win
London (AFP) – Crystal Palace recorded a third successive Premier League win for the first time since September after Troy Deeney's own goal consigned Watford to a 1-0 defeat on Saturday. Deeney, the Watford skipper, headed a free-kick by Yohan Cabaye into his own net midway through the second half to send Palace four points […]