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After controlling the ball with his hand before putting Liverpool 2-0 up in the FA Cup, Luis Suarez then kissed and pointed to his hand to really rub salt in Mansfield’s wounds, particularly given they had shown so much respect to their opponents. Mansfield left 96 seats unused and wrote the names of the Liverpool […]
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The decision by Trafford Borough Council to deny Manchester City the opportunity to build a fence around their training facility in Carrington high enough to block out the camera lenses of snooping photographers has turned out to be a rather damaging one. Cameramen can sit in a tree on a public footpath and take snaps […]
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 […]
Demba Ba today completed his ÂŁ7.5m move from Newcastle United for Chelsea, which has seen him travel from relegated West Ham to the champions of Europe in just eighteen months. “It feels good to be here, I’m very happy and very proud,” said Ba. “It was important for me, and for Newcastle, to get my […]
November 18th 1999: Harry Redknapp, West Ham manager “He is an exciting young lad and I would love to see him go right to the top. He could have gone anywhere as a lad – Manchester United, Arsenal‚ every club in the land wanted him but he chose West Ham and now we are talking […]
It seems almost every time Gareth Bale plays I have to attempt to rationalise all the controversy over his alleged diving. He’s been booked five times this season, only of which three of those occasions were for simulation – although it remains ambiguous whether his aim was to cheat or perhaps simply negate a foul […]
Jack Wilshere posted this picture of himself as a child wearing a West Ham kit on Twitter. Wilshere started his career with Luton Town but Arsenal spotted him in a game against Barnet and snapped him up. Wilshere spent half a season on loan at Bolton in 2010. Wilshere got Xavi’s shirt following Arsenal’s game […]
The first pictures of Demba Ba with his Chelsea shirt and new manager following his ÂŁ7m move from Newcastle.
Peter Sixsmith began his New Year footy fix with a trip to Whitby where he saw the home side come from behind to start 2013 on a winning note. There was little to cheer him on the his trip to Merseyside where Liverpool achieved a comprehensive victory against a lacklustre Sunderland. The final part of […]
Former Manchester United youngster, Zeki Fryers, has finally got his move to Tottenham Hotspur after the youngster signed for Standard Liege in the summer. Spurs had been Fryers’ first choice destination after he had rejected a contract from his boyhood club, where reports suggested he had been offered as much as ÂŁ20k-a-week, in stark contrast […]
Daniel Sturridge has played 161 minutes of Premier League football for Chelsea this season, having started one game and being brought on as a substitute for six games. He has completed 61 of his attempted 71 passes in the league this season, giving him an accuracy rate of 86% (Torres 70%). He has been successful […]
Daniel Sturridge has finally put pen to paper on his transfer from Chelsea to Liverpool, following the passing of a medical a few weeks ago. “I am humbled and happy to be here,” said Sturridge. “Brendan Rodgers said he sees me here for a long time – and I also see myself here for a […]
Tottenham’s start to the season has been solid without ever truly being convincing. They’ve accumulated a decent total but no more than that, while performances have only rarely dazzled. So far Spurs have been like a late Oasis album – decent, with the odd good tune but overall lacking something, and overall not as good […]
Reading v West Ham            15:00 Reading remain bottom of the Premier League after the Christmas period has so far given them a 0-0 draw with Swansea and 1-0 loss to Man City. Mikele Leigertwood has covered more ground than any other player for Reading this season, and has also attempted the third highest […]
Fulham v Swansea  15:00 Fulham suffered a disappointing 4-0 defeat to Liverpool before Christmas before bouncing back with a 1-1 draw against Southampton. Dimitar Berbatov scored the opener in that game before displaying a t-shirt urging his team mates to “keep calm and pass me the ball” Berbatov may be forgiven his self […]
Aston Villa v Wigan 15:00 Aston Villa have a mountain to climb after losing their last two games 8-0 (against Chelsea) and 4-0 (against Spurs) One shining light for Villa has been Christian Benteke, who has had 50 shots at goal, the tenth highest in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index. Of the […]
Stoke v Southampton, Saturday 15:00 Stoke’s incredible unbeaten run at home continued with a 3-1 win over Liverpool on Boxing Day. Two goals from Jonathan Walters and a second in three games for Kenwyne Jones saw the Potters bounce back from conceding an early Steven Gerrard penalty Jones looks like a striker with […]