The short answer to this question is: we don’t know. In the 2016-2017 season, 69.2% of players in the Premier League were foreigners. FA chairman, Greg Dyke, wants to decrease this figure to 60% by ensuring clubs give increased first team action to English players. Steven Gerrard believes fewer foreign players in the league would […]
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Living on the Dreams of Legends: Premier League Teams Must Be Courageous and Give Homegrown Players First Team Opportunities
Premier League teams consistently show a lack of courage when it comes to playing young, homegrown players. The best sides in the league have invested millions in developing academy facilities to ensure they are equipped to support player growth to the highest standards. However, Premier League teams do everything right in finding and training young […]
Living on the Dreams of Legends: The Money Pit
Money has changed football forever. It swells from the pockets of everyone involved. Revenue of behemoth levels is generated from television broadcast deals, ticket and merchandise sales, and commercial sponsorship. Agents command huge fees for their part in transfers and have deeply vested personal interest in the outcome of negotiations. The players themselves earn huge […]
Controversy in football: Do we love it?
Anything can happen in football. Surprising events and results now happen so frequently we should expect the unexpected. Very rarely does a weekend of matches, or a tournament, pass without an incident requiring further dissection, analysis and discussion. Goal line decisions have been taken care of at the top level in recent months with the […]
Do Footballers Have No Personality? Or Are Their Images Sanitised For The Media?
We have seen and heard it thousands of times. Managers interviewed after games where their team has been beaten. Instead of saying “they were better than us,” or “our defence didn’t play well,” they do whatever they can to take the limelight, and the pressure off the players. This in part is gamesmanship. The art […]
Are footballers only in it for the money?
Money makes the world go round. And in the eyes of many people it is the demon that sits on the shoulders of footballers. The one club players are now few and far between. Those that remain loyal to clubs are from a different generation of player. Youngsters moving through the game now are paid […]
Mourinho and Guardiola: A Tale of Two Managers in Manchester
When Pep Guardiola arrived at football’s richest club with a name badge declaring him as the ‘World’s Best Coach’ – success was sure to follow. Everywhere he goes he wins. So what better way for the red side of Manchester to respond than appoint the only manager that has gnawed away at Pep’s messianic reputation? […]
The Rise of Swansea City
Ever heard of that classic Hans Christian Anderson tale, The Ugly Duckling? If not, here’s a quick recap (bare with me, there is a point to this…) Essentially, the story revolves around, yes, you guessed it, a particularly unappealing looking baby duck. It gets mocked, belittled and ridiculed for years, wallowing in self pity and […]
Why Troy Deeney is the Manager’s Perfect Player
Troy Deeney is a known commodity and much has been written about him in his Watford career. Seeing him in person, however, reveals exactly why he is so valuable to Watford AND manager Walter Mazzarri, as well as why every Premier League team needs a player like him. My perspective was the manager’s one, however, […]
Latest Premier League transfer rumours
Image: skysports.com The season may be about to enter the business end of proceedings on the pitch but that has not stopped the rumour mill turning, with reports there could be significant change at Chelsea this summer. Diego Costa fell out with boss Antonio Conte earlier this year amid rumours that he was set to […]
Should the English Premier League have a winter break?
Winter break or no winter break? Are the latest generation of footballers being wrapped up in cotton wool? Why can’t footballers play three times in the same week? These are some of the questions being asked by fans, pundits and coaches all over the land. Football has always been played over the Christmas period in […]
Chelsea seek revenge for Emirates humiliation that kicked season into life…
After the dust has settled from midweek there is very little time to digest what happened as we find ourselves back among the Premier League action once again and what a way to start Week 24 of the season. London derbies always seem to be feisty but the stakes could not be higher in this […]
Manchester United Told Henrikh Mkhitaryan Is All Yours For £30m
Manchester United have been seeking the services of Henrikh Mkhitaryan for some time now and Borussia Dortmund are reportedly starting to crack. Despite Manchester United’s initial £19 million bid being swiftly dismissed by Dortmund, the Armenian attacker’s agent, Mino Raiola, is restlessly trying to push the deal through. According to reports by the Metro, Borussia […]
Can Leicester actually win the Premier League?
At the end of the 2014/15 Premier League season, Burnley, QPR, Hull City all were relegated to the Championship, England’s second football tier, meaning that Leicester City, who were the bookies’ favourites to go down in February after a prolonged spell at the bottom of the table, were to stay up in a miraculous relegation […]
Our Interview with Bettingrunner Blog
If you’re wondering how is By Far The Greatest Team working, what challenges are we facing and want to know who is really behind the blog, check out our interview with Bettingrunner. All questions are answered by the owner of By Far The Greatest Team, Filip Edelman. Hello Filip, tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m […]
CONFIRMED – Mourinho is the New Manager of Manchester United, Signed 5-Year Contract, Will Manage Team Against Stoke
Reports from numerous sources in the UK have revealed that Jose Mourinho has become a firm candidate for the position of Manchester United manager after being contacted by the club’s officials. The Portuguese coach is currently without a job after being sacked by Chelsea just a few days ago. Spanish media Fichajes claims Mourinho already […]
Roman Abramovich Ready To Fund Mega Deal To Sign La Liga Star
The international break really might just be the start of Chelsea’s turnaround, as it seemed to have not only afforded them a rest and opportunity to go back to the drawing board, but also helped served as an avenue to determine the future of Real Madrid’s player, Isco, who could end up at the Stamford […]
Liverpool Set To COMPLETE Transfer Of £160,000-A-Week Striker
Out of favour Liverpool striker, Mario Balotelli appears set to be heading for the exit door at Anfield as calciomercato.com claim that Sampdoria are having talks with his superstar agent Mino Raiola. The recently turned 25-year old has struggled for playing time at Liverpool after sealing a £16 million move from Italian giants AC Milan […]
By Far the Greatest Sports Bettor of All Time
There is good and then there is Great. There are only two living legends at this time who can obtain that status. One has been featured in Forbes, The Huffington Post, and Gambling 911. The other has been featured on ESPN & 60 Minutes. Both of these sports gamblers have their heart in Las Vegas, […]
Arsenal Is Confident Of Signing Schneiderlin
According to the DailMail, Arsenal are confident they can sign the highly rated Morgan Schneiderlin from Southampton, Morgan Schneiderlin during the summer transfer window. The paper also revealed that Schneiderlin wants to join Arsenal. According to the paper, the 25-year-old midfielder is currently valued at £25 million by the club. Southampton are in good form […]