Hangeland and Schwarzer close to new deals

Brede Hangeland and Mark Schwarzer are close to agreeing new contracts with Fulham. The duo are out of contract in the summer but the club are confident of keeping them both at Craven Cottage after successful talks over the past month. Norwegian centre back Hangeland...

Schwarzer named Australian skipper

Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer will lead the Socceroos in this month’s must-win World Cup qualifier against Oman, but there’s no place for Brett Emerton, who captained Australia just three months ago. Veteran goalkeeper Schwarzer, who has captained the...

Schwarzer’s studying pays dividends

Mark Schwarzer credited Fulham’s video analysts after claiming he knew exactly where Jonathan Walters was going to strike his penalty during the 1-0 win over Stoke City this afternoon. The 40 year-old goalkeeper made a sharp save from Walters’ spot-kick,...

Jol lauds special team effort

Martin Jol praised a superb team effort after Fulham moved closer to Premier League with a narrow win against Stoke at Craven Cottage. The Fulham manager singled out the work rate of central midfield pairing Steve Sidwell and Giorgos Karagounis, who was preferred to...

Schwarzer set to extend his contract

Mark Schwarzer has revealed that he has held initial talks with Fulham over extending his contract at Craven Cottage. The Australian international has his sights set on representing his country at next year’s World Cup in Brazil but appreciates that his...