Al-Fayed calls for salary cap

Fulham owner Mohamed Al-Fayed has called for the Premier League to introduce a cap on transfers and salaries in the wake of Manchester City’s £100m-plus pursuit of Kaka. City have been flexing their new-found financial muscle since being taken over by Sheikh...

Roy: Give MAF some credit

Roy Hodgson has insisted that Fulham chairman Mohamed Al-Fayed derves a huge slice of the credit for the team’s recent upturn in fortunes. He praised Al-Fayed for backing him in the two previous transfer windows with cash, first to ensure Fulham stayed up and...

Roy persuaded Al-Fayed to spend big

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has revealed he convinced chairman Mohamed Al Fayed to invest in Fulham’s new strikeforce by promising a long-term return. England forward Andy Johnson made his eagerly-awaited Cottagers debut in Saturday’s 2-1 victory over...

Al-Fayed toasts Fulham survival

Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed was jubilant after today’s victory at Portsmouth secured his side’s Barclays Premier League survival. The Cottagers won 1-0 at Fratton Park – their third straight away victory – to finish above Reading on goal...

Al-Fayed embraces motivator role

Mohamed Al Fayed is to spend the next two days with his Fulham players ahead of their crucial trip to Portsmouth. The Cottagers chairman is eager to show Roy Hodgson’s squad that they have his full support going into Sunday’s make-or-break showdown at...