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It’s late June, and football fans are starving to death. Not literally of course, that would be weird and tragic. But the diet of football people gorge on between August and May (June and July too if there’s a major tournament) is taking its toll, as the all-you-can-eat buffet that is the domestic season is […]
Tottenham finished the 2012-13 season in fifth place in the Premier League, agonisingly missing out on Champions League football once more despite winning a record amount of top-flight points. Next season the club will have another crack at finishing in the Champions League qualification places, but should they also be looking at winning a cup […]
The Daily Star is today claiming that Manchester and Real Madrid are planning to exchange Wayne Rooney for Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, with both players apparently keen to leave their current club. Their story might be easier to believe if they could spell.
Thiago to Manchester United 18/6/11 – Thiago: “I would be lying if I said that my dream is to succeed at Barca. My dream is to succeed in football. I want to be a player who people remember for ever.” 29/6/11 – Thiago signed a new four year contract which sets his release clause at […]
SKY SPORTS will launch its biggest ever season of live football with coverage of seven Football League matches in just ten days starting on the 2 August. Beginning with the season’s opening Football League fixture, Sheffield United v Notts County, the schedule begins with live matches on five consecutive dates and offers fixtures from all […]
Ibrahim Afellay to Liverpool or Tottenham Hotspur 14/10/10 – Afellay: “Playing in the Premier League would be the best for my prestige. I’d like to play for Liverpool or Manchester United – the top level prospect for any player.” 24/10/12 – Afellay: “Arsenal were interested in me in the last few years at PSV and […]
Santi Cazorla, one of the best signings from last summer, has given a rare interview in English discussing his first season at Arsenal, life in London and being two-footed.
The North West Motorway Police were today guilty of having a pop at Liverpool FC for their lack of silverware. The Merseyside club, who have seen their title record over taken by Manchester United over the past few season, now winning 20 to Liverpool’s 18, are now a poor relative to their Mancunian rivals. This […]
With us having to endure a few weeks without any domestic football in England, we can now turn our attention back to the new season, after the Capital One Cup draw for the first round was made this afternoon. The first round of games will take place on the week beginning August 5th, meaning we […]
The official Twitter feed for Liverpool FC posted up some pictures of their players this afternoon. Jordan Ibe (who has played 63 minutes of first team football for Liverpool in all competitions) “in the spotlight”. Then there was “our Brazilian magician” for Philippe Coutinho. But then the strangest of the lot, “Captain fantastic” showing Steven […]
In Chelsea’s game against Liverpool at Anfield towards the end of last season, a familiar face was spotted on the touchline as Juan Mata went to take a corner early in to the second half. Was that… could it be… Danny Welbeck? Jonny Evans has interviewed Welbeck, with footage available of Manchester United’s official website, […]
Iago Aspas to Liverpool 26/12/12 – Swansea City and Atletico Madrid both confirm their interest in Aspas. 31/12/12 – Paco Herrera, Celta Vigo coach: “The president has made it clear Iago will not leave until the end of the season, so I am quiet.” 15/1/13 – Paco Herrera: “It seems that there is the possibility […]
After Manchester City’s FA Cup final defeat to Wigan last month, their fans were singing “you can stick your Pellegrini up your arse!”, with news emerging that he was set to replace Roberto Mancini as manager. Today, Manuel Pellegrini has been confirmed as City’s new manager and has signed a three year deal with the […]
Fergie broke a million hearts when he announced his retirement. A Man U without Fergie prior to last month was an unimaginable horror, right up there with the apocalypse; but a Fergie without Man U? What on earth will he do? Out of concern, and slightly out of jest, we’ve drawn up a list for […]
Pre-season is notable for two things; new football kit launches and wild transfer rumours. While the new Manchester United football kit arrived earlier this month there seems to be more rumours every day as new boss David Moyes settles in to his role. But who will become his first big signing? It will be a […]
Wigan Athletic have today confirmed that Owen Coyle has been appointed manager after Roberto Martinez took up the managerial post at Everton. 1. Owen Coyle was a striker and played for 14 different clubs during his career, including the club that recently sacked him, Bolton Wanderers. 2. During his playing career, Coyle scored 249 goals […]
Who would have thought it? In a matter of a few days, the Haitian national football team has come away from two formidable friendlies against Spain and Italy with a narrow loss, historic draw and three goals. And the most sturring thing of all is: despite the bookies were favouring their oppoents, they deserved it. […]
Featuring top freestylers Billy Wingrove & Jeremy Lynch, together they are the F2 freestylers. Each week the pair will take challenges against each-other, getting progressively more and more challenging.
Luis Suarez revealed earlier this month that he was ready to leave Liverpool FC. Rather than being honest to the fans and explaining that, justifiably, he wants to join a better club who can compete for the Champions League every year, he has blamed his decision on the country. Suarez has been regularly criticised in […]
