Sport’s bravest athletes with stories to inspire us mere mortals
Professional sport contests can be decided by the smallest of margins; that extra bit of motivation, courage or bravery could well be the difference between success and ultimate failure. Regardless…
Cole vs Baines: Who should be first choice?
One of the toughest decisions England manager Roy Hodgson has to make throughout this World Cup qualifying campaign and, perhaps, beyond, is who his first choice left back is. In one corner you…
Poland v England Preview: Obraniak is Poles’ best chance against Three Lions
Ludovic Obraniak can provide the requisite creativity for Poland against England in the absence of injured captain Jacob Blaszczykowski.
Newcastle United & Wonga – Lending Alan Pardew’s side a helping hand
Newcastle United sign a lucrative 4 year deal with a financial institution by the name of Wonga.
England v San Marino: Chance for Baines, Jagielka & Lescott to show their quality?
Baines’ fantastic start to the season could see him force his way into the England left-back. Terry’s retirement provides hope for Lescott & Jagielka.
Three World Cup qualifiers to watch over the next seven days
Domestic duty takes a back seat throughout Europe over the next week as World Cup qualifying is back, with two fixtures for most of the nations vying for a place…
New, solid Arsenal look the part
Arsenal’s failure to win a trophy since 2005 has been largely down to two things: their vulnerability in defence and their failure to dig out victories in tight games. So…
FC Barcelona 2:2 Real Madrid – Status Clásico?
It’s probably club footballs’ most talked about fixture. The El Clásico. Last night’s match had hundreds of millions (some 400,000,000) viewers glued to their TV-sets and millions of free bets…
FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: The Be-All, End-All El Clásico
It’s getting tiresome; every other month a Clásico is contested in some competition (La Liga? The Copa del Rey? The Champions League? The Supercopa de España?). At least that’s how…
Newcastle vs. Man United: Tougher for United than it looks
Manchester United face a tough away trip to Newcastle on Sunday (4pm KO, Live on Sky Sports 1) but look worth a wager at 1.91 with Betfred and Paddy Power…
Liverpool v Stoke: Potters never won in 49 games at Anfield
Liverpool are 1.5 with Betfred and Paddy Power to beat Stoke at Anfield, and the stats are firmly in their favour. Stoke have never won away in the top flight…
City obvious favorites against Sunderland
Manchester City are a top priced 1.3 to beat Sunderland at the Etihad, but make little appeal at odds-on and a better value bet is for both sides to score…
FIFA Laws of the Game: Ambiguity, Uncertainty & Room For Interpretation
The Laws themselves are often vague or ambiguous, and allow a lot of room for interpretation
Man City’s Roberto Mancini: Rich in embarrassment
There’s a label attached to it: ‘nuveau riche’ or simply ‘newly rich’. In society, it is used to differentiate between those who inherited wealth and…
Tottenham plan for success as Liverpool and Newcastle look to ‘get by’ in Europa League
Thursday night sees the second round of the Europa League group stages, with Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle all in action in tough games. With domestic fixtures this weekend in the…
