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On a pretty overcast day down on the south coast, Bournemouth, entertained Spanish opposition, Valencia. Bournemouth having cemented their place in the Premier League over the past two seasons, faced a team suffering from indifferent fortunes. The ill fated managerial debut of Gary Neville, still in the minds of some of the fans who had […]
The cultural mindset of short term, instant success in our society has bled into football academies and prevented England from producing a group of players capable of winning the World Cup. Football academies in England have been overhauled in the last few years with the introduction of the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP). The recent […]
A night of glorious sporting spectacle. The epitome of footballing rivalry, packaged and shipped to a Floridian paradise. El Clásico Miami. It was an intriguing spectacle unlike no other Clásico ever played. In front of a 65,000 bumper crowd, two of Europe’s elite squads kicked off. I’m decked in Barça gear but the two fan […]
When talking about football legends, some of the finest defenders ever to grace the game often get overlooked in favour of attackers. Perhaps because ‘clean sheets’ and ‘tackles won’ statistics don’t look as impressive as goals scored. It’s why the Ballon D’Or has often been labelled a ‘goalscoring competition’ by players and fans alike. However, […]
Along with every transfer window comes a lot of speculation, transfers, and departures, and this summer in Ligue 1 has been no different. As usual, many clubs turn to the French league in search for either underrated or undervalued players. Monaco’s brilliant run in the Champions League and League Cup, along with their Ligue 1 […]
England go through as group winners after a 2-1 win against Portugal with Spain losing all of their finger nails as well as three points to Scotland. Scotland had an outside chance of qualifying if they beat Spain and Portugal lost to England. Spain looked nervous early on but continue to play football according to […]
He was meant to be the next Ryan Giggs. Ramon Calliste was spotted by Manchester United scout Tony Hopkins when he was just 15-years-old in 2001. United, clearly impressed by what they saw, offered the Cardiff born lad a three-year contract. They even brought a house for his family to live in to ensure the […]
Last week, the big shock of the tournament was Galatasaray getting knocked out, this time around it was PSV getting beaten 1-0 at home by Osijek, with Borna Barisic scoring from the spot. The two teams from the home nations, Aberdeen and Everton, won at home in their first leg ties. Everton overcame Ruzomberok 1-0 […]
The football world has gone mad. Bonkers. We live in a world where John Stones and Kyle Walker’s combined transfer value is worth over £100 million pounds. I know that when it comes to football, I like to live in the past. I rate the old but gold generation above these money hungry kids that […]
Everton and Aston Villa have the longest running rivalry in football. Both clubs were founder members of the original Football league in 1888 and have played more top flight matches against each other than any other team, a total which currently stands at 202. They are also the two teams that hold the record for […]
Roma and Belgium midfielder, Radja Nainggolan, is very good at three things, not including breaking my Microsoft Word just spelling his name. Firstly, he is a supremely talented player, gaining a reputation as one of the best all-round midfielders in world football. This reputation leads to his second talent, managing to be linked with Manchester […]
Germany dominated Russia in Group C but failed to score from open play thanks to a combination of poor finishing and stunning goalkeeping by Tatyana Shcherbak. However, it was a combination of an odd decision by Shcherbak to punch a German cross clear, albeit poorly, while Daria Makarenko flung Mandy Islacker to the floor in […]
After the international break, MLS action kicked off again with plenty of excitement as the front-runners for the MLS Supporter’s Shield faltered and FC Dallas took first position in the West away from Kansas City. The MLS is starting to get close, and with 2/3 of the season over, there isn’t much longer for teams […]
Money has changed football forever. It swells from the pockets of everyone involved. Revenue of behemoth levels is generated from television broadcast deals, ticket and merchandise sales, and commercial sponsorship. Agents command huge fees for their part in transfers and have deeply vested personal interest in the outcome of negotiations. The players themselves earn huge […]
The modern manager is part showman, part lawyer, part negotiator, and part masochist. At any level, from the Premier League to the semi-professional leagues, the man in the tracksuit or coat and tie roaming the side lines is an intermediary between the players, fans, and ownership. At the highest levels, those managers who succeed are […]
Football, what a sport it is, loved by people from all around the world whether you’re in England, the home of the Premier League or on the other side of the world in Australia where football is starting to grow. One thing that all football fans have in common though despite the various ways we […]
New players, new kits and new coaches. The Liga MX Apertura has kicked off this weekend and I’m here to bring you all the highlights of last weekend’s action. Monarcas kicked off the Apertura against Monterrey but somehow neither side was able to find the net in this game. A disappointing 0-0 for Rayados. The […]
As the group stages go into their final games it’s time to take a look at some of the action since Italy’s early exit after defeat to Germany on Friday. Since then there have been six games played in total with Group A the only group to have completed all of it’s fixtures. The Netherlands […]
It has been 51 years since England won the World Cup in 1966. Three decades after, the stands of Wembley swelled with the anthemic tune of Three Lions as England, the host nation of Euro 96, tried to end thirty years of hurt. The outcome was the same as it always had been. Failure. Another […]
With the Eredivisie season quickly approaching, it should come as no surprise that the biggest clubs have gotten most of their transfer business done early. A tradition of buying young players with big upside has certainly been continued for the most part, especially by the top three sides. Let’s take a look at the transfers […]
