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PICTURE: Bradford City player pays tribute to Bermudian footballer after Aston Villa goal

Nahki Wells put Bradford City 1-0 up against Aston Villa in the Capital One Cup with less than 20 minutes played. When celebrating, he lifted his shirt to reveal a message that said “RIP Tumaini Steede”. Steede was a fellow Bermudian footballer, who died in July 2012, after being involved in a serious motorcycle collision. […]

Messi: An ode to the greatest

In terms of football, the year of 2012 finished moments ago and it was incredible for one reason and one reason only: Lionel AndrĂ©s Messi. Pundits and people alike all talk of the greatest of all time or asking whether he is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, that’s where people’s perceptions are in the wrong place. […]

New Chelsea striker’s controversial past

As a teenager Demba Ba took part in unsuccessful trials at Watford, Barnsley, Swansea City, Lyon and Auxerre, before FC Rouen, in France’s fourth division, finally took a gamble on his services. He spent a season there, scoring 22 goals in 26 games, then joined Mouscron in Belgium’s first tier. After 8 goals in 12 […]

VIDEO: Meireles given 11 game ban for spitting… but did he spit?

Raul Meireles has been given an 11 match ban after the Turkish FA have ruled that he is guilty of spitting at a referee following his red card. Meireles angrily confronted the referee following his sending off and on first viewing it may appear as though he does spit. However, from a different angle, it […]

Roma-landia

             There are certain coaches that advocate a certain style of play, when Roma made former manager Zdenek Zeman the man in charge they knew what they were signing up for. The Czech is famed for what can only be described as the “all out attack” setting on FIFA, Zeman’s tactics is one of high […]

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