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As if being relegated wasn’t painful enough for QPR fans, they had to endure the embarrassment of seeing their goalkeeper, Julio Cesar, wearing the shirt of their hated rivals Chelsea. “I would like to clarify that last night I attended David Luiz’s fancy dress birthday party and as a joke for my friend, my family […]
Before getting started and to make it clear, this is not a piece to make Wayne Rooney receive any more vitriol than he already receives. There is no doubting the talent involved here however it has come to a time in the career of England’s ‘best player’ that he has to, along with his manager, […]
Fenerbahçe, Benfica, Basel and Chelsea will all play in the Europa League semi-finals tomorrow, which may come as some surprise when you look at how poor some of their passing has been in the competition this season. Benfica rank 46th out of the 56 teams to play in 2012-2013, with a passing success of just […]
VIDEO: Barcelona and Bayern Munich training sessions
With a defiant ‘no one likes us, we don’t care’ attitude, Stoke City have played the role of villain with great relish since returning to the top flight. But, it feels like a long time ago that defending a Rory Delap throw-in was talked up as a rite of passage for aspiring centre- backs and […]
It comes as no surprise that the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Manchester United come close to the top of the passing accuracy table, however it is surprising to see that the likes of Wigan, Fulham, Roma, Torino and Lille are better passers than Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid.
As Manchester United players did a lap of honour around last night, following their 3-0 victory over Aston Villa to confirm their title win, something was thrown on the pitch in the direction of Patrice Evra. Evra, who captained United last night, picked it up and posed for the cameras. Closer inspection reveals that it […]
World Football Freestyle Champion, John Farnworth, shows why he has five Guinness World Records under his belt, performing some incredible football skills, using the new ‘Football Flick Urban’. The new Football Flick Urban unit has just been launched this week and is to appear on Soccer AM in the next couple of weeks. It’s a […]
Since it was announced that the World Cup 2022 was to be held in Qatar there have been several allegations of corruption. In May 2011 banned FIFA vice-president Jack Warner leaked a message which claimed Mohamed Bin Hammam did a deal so that the Gulf state could host the tournament. FIFA president Sepp Blatter was […]
We’ve all seen false dawns but no one can seriously doubt the impact Paolo Di Canio has had or where we would be, for all his feelings of being hard done by, had Martin O’Neill stayed. Pete Sixsmith wonders whether the same commitment from players and fans seen on Saturday can propel SAFC to safety […]
Manchester United v Aston Villa 20:00 – Manchester United came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with West Ham in their midweek game, thanks to goals from Antonio Valencia and Robin van Persie. – After a long drought by his own high standards Robin van Persie has now scored in his last two […]
With the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League set, everyone seems excited about the match-ups. And why not? Four great teams with stacked rosters, all in good form, along with plenty of intriguing side-plots (possibility of an all-German or all-Spanish final … Dortmund and Real Madrid in a replay of their Group Stage battles … […]
Jermain Defoe will demand positive write-ups in the press tomorrow following his brilliant goal in Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-1 win over Manchester City, but it wasn’t long ago that he was attracting the headlines Luis Suarez is today, after biting Ivanovic. During Spurs’ game against West Ham in 2006 Defoe was seen biting Javier Mascherano in […]
Luis Suarez has taken to Twitter to apologise to Branislav Ivanovic for biting him during today’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Anfield. This is the second time he has been caught on camera biting an opponent during a game. Just over two years ago he was banned for seven matches when, as an Ajax player, […]
During the game between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield today, Luis Suarez was caught on camera biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. Suarez conceded a penalty in the game, which Eden Hazard scored to put Chelsea 2-1 up, after handling the ball in the area. This isn’t the first time Suarez has bitten an opponent. In […]
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez took to Twitter to react to Tottenham Hotspur taking the lead against Manchester City at White Hart Lane. Samir Nasri scored early on against the run of play and City then went on to dominate much of the game, with Spurs having some dangerous moments but not looking like a […]
In the last minute of Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Fulham, Olivier Giroud was sent off for his challenge on Stanislav Manolev. Whilst his foot was high and he made contact with the player, it is hard to see how it was a red card offence. One might suspect Andre Marriner was trying to level the […]
West Brom v Newcastle, 15:00 – West Brom left themselves a mountain to climb after falling 2-0 behind in their last Premier League outing with Arsenal. Despite James Morrison tucking a penalty away in the second half, it was not enough for Steve Clarke’s side to take anything away from the game. – […]
Swansea v Southampton, 15:00 – Swansea battled back to earn a 2-2 draw with Norwich last time out, Luke Moore’s goal earning Michael Laudrup’s side the point. – Michu will be looking to enhance his now glowing reputation before the end of the season by adding to his already impressive total of 17 […]
QPR v Stoke, 15:00 – QPR were pushed ever-closer to relegation last weekend as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of a much strong Everton side at Goodison Park. – Expect Loic Remy to be well-marshalled by Stoke this Saturday should the Potters have done their research on Harry Redknapp’s […]