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It has been a funny summer for Arsenal fans. For the first off season since Done Howe was in charge, the threat of losing players to the more glamorous clubs of Spain, or er, Manchester, is not apparent. Add to that the claim by the club that there is money to spend of anything between […]
Team: Nagoya Grampus Kick-off: 11.30 League: J-League Club name origin: Derived from the two most prominent symbols of Nagoya: the two golden grampus dolphins on the top of Nagoya Castle (which can be more accurately described as shachihoko, a mythological creature part of the local folklore), and the Maru-Hachi (Circle eight), the city’s official symbol. […]
The influx of foreign owners into the English Premiership brought with it a raft of moral and ethical dilemmas which many observers found to be totally abhorrent. Money obtained via extremely dubious circumstances, if not âstolenâ per se then at the very least acquired through fraudulent situations. Whether it is Russian oligarchs, Arab billionaires or […]
Manchester United earned their first win of the pre-season when they beat Australian A-League All Stars 5-1 in front of 84,000 fans in Sydney. Robin van Persie was a second half substitute for United and scored the fifth goal of the game after youth products Jesse Lingard and Danny Welbeck scored the earlier four goals. […]
Before being beaten by Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League semi-final, then Arsenal captain, Cesc Fabregas, revealed his admiration for the opposition. âI’m a massive Man United fan,â he said. âI have no problem saying United are one of the best clubs in the world – even though I want to beat them. They […]
JosĂŠ Mourinho has repeatedly claimed that he is keen to sign Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney, with Chelsea seeing a bid for the player rejected earlier this week. David Moyes insists that Rooney is not for sale, although it is believed the club would accept a large offer from abroad for the striker, but will not […]
Is sport only about skill, or does it also involve strong elements of luck too? When looking at the careers of certain footballers, itâs easy to appreciate how hard they must have worked to become such established athletes â however, you also have to consider whether they were naturally quite fortunate as well. This is […]
It has been announced that Steven Gerrard has signed a contract extension at Liverpool that will keep him at the club for a further two years. There have been ongoing talks between Gerrardâs agents and Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre since the end of last season. The parties are said to have reached an agreement […]
Chelsea have landed in Bangkok for their pre-season tour. Their first game is in four days from now against Singha All Stars. They then move on to Kuala Lumpa to play Malaysia XI. Next stop is Jakarta for the BNI Indonesia All Stars.
Sevilla coach Unai Emery says that he and the club are “prepared” for the “likely” exit of Manchester City target Ălvaro Negredo. “The cards are on the table,” he said. “Negredo is a very important player for Sevilla and will continue to be so, either by staying here or by being sold and earning the […]
Who should join Messi on the FIFA 14 UK cover? Find out the identity of our new football superstar when the UK cover is revealed on Monday 15 July at 5pm UK time. Watch the video above for a sneak preview. UK customers can pre-order the exclusive limited edition copy of the game with 24 […]
The Arsenal squad flew out to Jakarta on Thursday afternoon for the first leg of the Asia Tour 2013. The players will take part in promotional activities, open training sessions and games in Indonesia, Vietnam and Japan.
Tonight England’s women’s football team kick off their Euro 2013 campaign against Spain. As part of PUMA’s commitment to supporting women’s football five of the England team will step onto the pitch in PUMA boots â Jill Scott, Alex Scott, Fara Williams, Karen Carney and Rachel Brown-Finnis. Before the team travelled to Sweden we caught […]
A step by step break down of Robin van Persie’s excellent volley against Aston Villa on the day the 2012-2013 title was won by Discount Football Kits.com.
Some reports from Spain this morning have claimed that Barcelona’s young star, Thiago Alcantara, will be announced as a Bayern Munich player later today. Whilst it would make some sense for Thiago to link up Barcelona legend, Pep Guardiola, who the player believes would be most capable of helping him develop as a midfielder technically, there are […]
VIDEO: Manchester United striker shows off skills of Rio’s mag
Both Liverpool and Chelsea have been linked with a move for Xabi Alonso over the past week, with Brendan Rodgers reportedly keen to bring him back to Anfield whilst Jose Mourinho is keen to be reunited with the player he managed at Real Madrid. Alonso has less than a year remaining on his current deal […]
Yesterday it was confirmed that Ted Terry, the father of Chelsea captain John, has been charged with racially-aggravated assault. John Terry was banned for five matches after the FA found him guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand on the pitch. Just like the chief magistrate in court, they deemed his defence âimprobable and contrivedâ. This […]