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Portsmouth and Newcastle United summer takeovers could be disasters
With the credit crunch and the ever increasing debt in football, this summer looks set to be filled with a lot of high profile club buyouts. West Ham have recently been taken over by CB Holdings and Portsmouth and Newcastle look set to be the next clubs to be taken over in the English game. [...]
Continue reading...Football “Franchises” – Right or Wrong?
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
In a summer bereft of football, the release of fixture lists this week provide some form of respite for fans starved of action. Away trips are plotted, long weekends at some of the more far-flung fixtures are planned, and best mates are pleaded with not to hold their wedding on a certain date as it [...]
Continue reading...Real Madrid Firesale: Sneijder, Huntelaar, Robben, Diarra, Van der Vaart and Ruud for sale
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The other shoe has finally dropped. Real Madrid have put up nine players for sale, including their whole Dutch contingent. Joining Heinze, Saviola and Mahamadou Diarra on the transfer list are Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rosten Drenthe, Rafael Van der Vaart and perhaps most surprisingly, the young trio of Arjen Robben, Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Wesley [...]
Continue reading...Football chant challenge gives fans something to sing about
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
They echo throughout fields all over the UK during the football season, and on many occasions have been known to give players a lift. I’m talking about football chants. From Fernando Torres’ “Liverpool’s Number Nine” to “Glory Glory Man United,” songs and chants are a massive part of what makes football such a unique sport. Some [...]
Continue reading...Champions League – Celebrities Stand By Their Team
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Here is a list of some celebrities who follow Barcelona or Manchester United. Barcelona Kobe Bryant (basketball player) The 30-year-old LA Lakers star will warm up before the semifinal game number five against Denver Nugget in NBA finals later that evening with the Champions League final. “I was captivated by Ronaldinho, and that was how I began to follow [...]
Continue reading...Top of the flops: The five worst Premier League signings of the season!
Friday, May 22, 2009
There’s nothing quite like the buzz and thrill of expectancy when your club announces a new signing. Let’s face it, it doesn’t matter if you follow a team in the lowest echelons of the Conference South or one of the European superpowers at completely the other end of the spectrum, you just can’t beat that [...]
Continue reading...Transfer Rumors (18 May 09): Chelsea to make Tevez move, Liverpool and Manchester City after French star Gourcuff, Arsenal to rival Aston Villa for Ajax defender Vermaelen, and more
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Seasons are coming to a close around Europe, and while many big names will make moves in the upcoming summer transfer window, we’re also going to see a few notable managers change clubs in the near future. With that in mind, today’s transfer news and rumors roundup has a little managerial news from around [...]
Continue reading...Walker to Wilkins, Beckham to Baker – Five of the best and worst Englishmen in Italy
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
It’s somewhat rare these days to see an Englishman trying his luck in Europe’s top leagues, especially in the tactical cauldron that is Serie A. In fairness, for many, life seemingly begins and ends with the Premier League where visions of a move abroad are often distorted by what many perceive as the ‘greatest league [...]
Continue reading...Learning from history: How Benitez must avoid the mistakes made by Houllier
Monday, May 18, 2009
My Grandad always used to say “The Runners Up in anything are just the first losers”. It is a notion that is unlikely to endear himself to the man who he refers to consistently as “Bennertez”, as Rafa Benitez wakes up today contemplating being the “first loser” of this season’s Premier League. But, clichés and mispronunciations [...]
Continue reading...Italian invasion: Five of the best and worst Italians to ever play in England
Monday, May 18, 2009
There haven’t been too many Italians that have made that considerably bold step leap of moving from the proverbial comfort zone of Serie A to the Premier League. Although if young Federico Macheda needs any advice on how he may be able to forge a long and fruitful career at Old Trafford then he may be [...]
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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