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Professional football has been in the news once more this past week, as Chelsea succumbed to a poor judgment call as a result of a dive last weekend. This isn’t the first time diving has been in the news, professional football has been plagued by diving for years. With the spotlight on professional diving once […]
They might not have earned a historic spot in next year’s World Cup, but the Jamaica Under-17 women’s team should be proud of their performances in the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship which finished on Friday. Held in Montego Bay, the hosts reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time and secured a very […]
The assist master is in the Premier League and forty-two point five million pounds later the reviews have been somewhat mixed. Some for quite laughable reasons and others more justifiable however the consensus on my side is that one of the best players in the world is now in the acclaimed world’s greatest league and […]
Ahead of England’s friendly against Germany, the headlines in today’s papers revolved around AndrĂ© SchĂĽrrle’s comments about Wayne Rooney. WAYNE ROONEY WOULDN’T GET IN GERMAN TEAM “Rooney is a great player, but we have good quality, too, in every position, and maybe twice, so I don’t know if he would play,” he said. SchĂĽrrle has […]
Ahead of Manchester United’s victory over Arsenal, Mesut Ozil gave a very cocky interview in which he claimed that his side would definitely win. As it turned out, Ozil struggled to make an impression on the game and Arsenal once again found themselves on the losing side at Old Trafford, with their former captain, Robin […]
Swansea vs Stoke 16:10 A header from old boy Steven Caulker condemned Swansea to defeat in the Welsh derby at the weekend. Michael Laudrup’s misery would have been compounded by the news that star striker Michu has been ruled out with injury for at least a month. Swansea are likely to miss the Spaniard’s ability […]
Chelsea were losing 2-1 at home to West Brom this afternoon until Ramires dived in added time to win his side a penalty. Eden Hazard scored it to save Chelsea’s embarrassment and keep Mourinho’s home record in tact. Whilst some Chelsea fans have pointed to there being contact, it is clear from the replays that […]
Chelsea were moments away from deservedly losing to West Brom at home this afternoon, meaning Jose Mourinho would lose his impressive home record with the blues, until Ramires dived deep in to injury time and was awarded a penalty. Just last month, Mourinho was very critical of players who dived. “I have told the players […]
Norwich vs West Ham 17:30 Norwich were on the receiving end of a 7-0 defeat to Manchester City last weekend, a result that Chris Hughton and his team will be keen to forget. Despite not playing at their best, Norwich were simply caught out by a Man City side brimming with quality and confidence at […]
Southampton vs Hull Southampton secured a point away at Stoke, but the real talking point from the game was Asmir Begovic’s freak goal in the first minute. A draw away at Stoke has been seen as a good result over recent years, with the Brittania becoming renowned for being a bit of a fortress. If […]
Aston Villa vs Cardiff 15:00 Aston Villa entertain a Cardiff side on Saturday buoyant following their victory over South Wales rivals Swansea. Andreas Weimann has been a pivotal figure for Aston Villa this season, featuring in all but 60 minutes of the campaign so far – registering two assists in the process. On Saturday, however, […]
PUMA football are showing their support for the Royal British Legion this weekend by applying poppies to Carrick, Lallana and Caulker’s boots. Michael Carrick: “As players, we have the greatest admiration and respect for the men and women of the armed forces, both serving and veterans. Wearing the poppy on our boots is our way […]
Manchester United vs Arsenal 16:10 Manchester United look like they might finally be coming accustomed to the workings and methods of manager David Moyes, and they play host to table-toppers Arsenal. Centre half Nemanja Vidic may not be getting any younger, but he does continue to produce world class performances. The Serb cleared the ball […]
Sunderland vs Manchester City, Sunday 14:05 The Black Cats welcome a Manchester City side who have scored 12 goals in their last 2 games. Sunderland were reduced to 9 men in their defeat to Hull, meaning that the other players had to up their workrate even more to remain competitive. Sebastien Larsson certainly managed to […]
Tottenham vs Newcastle, Sunday 12:00 Spurs missed the chance to go up to second in the Premier League when they drew away to Everton, and they host a Newcastle side buoyant following their victory over Chelsea. Despite being an advocate of squad rotation, Andre Villas-Boas has been reluctant to chop and change his defence, with […]
Liverpool v Fulham Liverpool scintillating start to the season came to an abrupt halt in their last league outing. Unbeaten in the Barclays Premier League in their first nine games the reds were unable top make it a perfect ten after falling to a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal. That game was just the second time […]
Chelsea v West Brom After a run of nine games without defeat, Chelsea suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Newcastle United in their last Barclays Premier League outing. Debate continues to rage around Chelsea’s midfield, with 22 year old Brazilian sensation Oscar keeping out more experienced players. Oscar has had more attempts at goal this […]
Crystal Palace vs Everton 15:00 Manager-less Crystal Palace host Everton in desperate need of a win to kick start their season. Former manager Ian Holloway claimed that the large influx of new players was a key reason behind his departure from the club, but one stalwart who has remained in the first team is defender […]
Serie A league leaders AS Roma were brought back down to earth last night when their perfect start to the season of ten wins in a row was put to an end by a plucky Torino side who managed to hold the Giallorossi to a 1-1 draw after an impressive performance from their wide midfielder […]
Arsenal let down British contingent Of the five British teams competing in this season’s competition, only Arsenal failed to win this week. The Gunners undoubtedly had the toughest match – up against last season’s runners-up, Borussia Dortmund – but they will be disappointed at losing their 12-match unbeaten streak in all competitions. The defeat really […]