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The Republic of Ireland may just have found a new star in Robbie Brady, who wowed spectators at Craven Cottage during his country’s 4-1 demolition over Oman on Tuesday. Brady scored a goal and set up two more as Ireland recorded a confidence-boosting win to add to their dramatic victory over Kazakhstan four days earlier, […]
At the end of week in which we were reminded yet again that there are sometimes more important things than football, it fell to the city of Sunderland to host a group of supporters who have been campaigning for more than two decades to expose the lies and cover up perpetrated by those in authority. […]
Everton v Newcastle, Monday 20:00 – Everton’s 100% start to the season ended last time around against West Brom, falling to a 2-0 defeat at the Hawthorns. – While many have been hailing his eye for goal at the start of the season, Marouane Fellaini’s defensive work has been less impressive. He’s lost out in […]
Nigel De Jong said goodbye to Manchester on the final day of the summer transfer window, much to the regret of many City fans. De Jong was a firm favourite during his three-and-a-half year stint at the club and he will always be respected by the City supporters for the total commitment he showed in […]
Reading v Tottenham, Sunday 16:00 – Young Spurs midfielder Jake Livermore has been a bright point in an otherwise difficult start to the season for Spurs. Livermore, who earned his first senior call up for England this week, has covered more ground so far this season than any other Spurs player with 19.47 miles. That’s […]
Sunderland v Liverpool, Saturday 17:30 – Liverpool fell victim to a resurgent Arsenal 0-2 at home last time out. There was reason for hope though despite the extension of Brendan Roger’s disappointing start at Anfield, with the emergence of 17 year Raheem Sterling as a real talent for the future. – Joe Allen has so […]
Stoke v Man City, Saturday 15:00 – Stoke’s persistence once again paid dividends as a second half goal from Peter Crouch saw them rescue a point against Wigan. They could have had all three had Charlie Adam’s late effort not been brilliantly saved by Ali Al Habsi. – Jonathan Walters has summed up Tony Pulis’ […]
QPR v Chelsea, Saturday 15:00 – Chelsea continued their imposing start to the domestic season the weekend before with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge. – While some may have expressed doubts about how Eden Hazard might adapt to the physical demands of the Premier League, he is already showcasing why so many […]
Man United v Wigan, Saturday 15:00 – A superb hat-trick from new Manchester United talisman Robin van Persie was enough to prise three points away from Southampton. Prolific though he may have been at the start of this season, Robin van Persie has the potential to be even more lethal in front of goal. According […]
Here we go again. Inevitably, Chelsea’s defeat to Atlético Madrid in the European Super Cup at the end of last month saw the above inquisition come to the forefront of people’s minds once more. So, I’ve decided that I may as well give tackling it a go myself. It’s rare that I consult the family […]
Arsenal v Southampton, Saturday 15:00 – Arsenal got their season up and running with a 2-0 victory away to Liverpool, with both goals coming from new summer additions Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla. Santi Cazorla has been at the heart of everything good about Arsenal in their opening matches. He’s completed an impressive 133 passes […]
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Norwich v West Ham, Saturday 12:45pm – Last weekend Norwich fought to the final whistle with a dramatic late goal from Robert Snodgrass denying 10-man Tottenham their first league win of the season. Norwich were outworked by a motivated West Ham, only managing to run for 54.16 miles against the Hammers, their lowest total of […]
FIFA 13 captures all the drama and unpredictability of real-world soccer, and is driven by five game-changing innovations which revolutionize artificial intelligence, dribbling, ball control and physical play. It is the largest and deepest feature set in the history of the franchise. These innovations create a true battle for possession across the entire pitch, deliver […]
Whether the past 10 days represent, for you, the tedium of an international break or thrills on the road to Rio 2014, the return to Premier football is welcome enough to justify bringing forward this week’s ‘Who are You?’. Sunderland play Liverpool on Saturday evening and we asked David Wooding, a Liverpool-supporting journalist and broadcaster […]
Wayne Rooney’s new book is about to come out (in case you haven’t read a newspaper or watched a football related programme during the international break and somehow managed to miss that) which will only add to his insane wealth. But how much would it costs to insure England’s most valuable footballer? Learn about infographics […]
If BFTGT‘s followers on Twitter were in a football ground, they would fill Mill Lane, home of Pickering Town FC, who were founded in 1888. Currently playing in the top flight of the Northern Counties East Football League, they have a ground with a capacity of 2,000 (200 of which are seated, don’t you know). […]
During his time as manager of Boston United he lead his team to promotion from the Southern Football League to the Football Conference in 2000 and subsequently to the Football League in 2002. However, in 2006 he plead guilty to conspiring to cheat the public revenue between 1997 and 2002. He was given a 12 […]
Before I start, I would just like to clarify that I am a fan of Fernando Torres, not quite as much as I was before, but I support Chelsea so want what’s best for the club, not Fernando Torres or any other player. I really want Torres to succeed and be amazing but I just […]