Manchester City out to beat Everton without Tevez
Manchester City travel to Goodison Park on Saturday sitting a relatively comfortable fourth in the Premier League table, seven points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool with a game in hand and…
Aston Villa v Wigan Preview
Aston Villa assistant/caretaker manager Gary McAllister has been boosted by a return to fitness for Richard Dunne, who hobbled out of last week’s defeat to West Brom, and Emile Heskey…
Has Cristiano Ronaldo evolved too far?
The debate about who is the world’s greatest player has revolved for nearly five years now around two names: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who now leads the line…
Away To The Orient: Amateur Football In China
Deprivation from football is a terrible thing. A summer without an international tournament represents a painful period of sobriety for most fans. Even the banalities of pre-season are welcomed with…
Stat Attack: Manchester United’s Edwin Van Der Sar vs Schalke’s Manuel Neuer
Castrol EDGE performance data shows that Edwin Van der Sar has saved 93% of shots he has faced this season in the Champions League, compared to 81% for Schalke 04’s…
Saved: Manuel Neuer only reason Schalke still have a chance against Manchester United
Manuel Neuer made eight saves in the first-leg, the most by a goalkeeper in the knockout stages of the Champions League this season. The 25-year-old German international was in stellar…
Arsenal: What Separates Them From Success?
“This team might not have the ‘Ronaldo’ factor, but it doesn’t understand the word, ‘defeat’. It’s determined, gritty and very professional…” “I’m not here to motivate players. I’m here to…
Liverpool have a 65% chance of beating Newcastle United
Liverpool host Newcastle United in an early Sunday kickoff with both teams knowing that their main rivals for league positions would have played out their games the day before. Liverpool will be hoping to build on recent momentum and also take advantage of any slip ups by Tottenham at Stamford Bridge, while Newcastle United – relatively safe in the league – would want to prove a point against one of the Premier League’s top sides after an encouraging 0-0 draw against Manchester United a couple of weeks ago.
Unstoppable Porto Set Up All-Portuguese Europa League Final
Three games. Fifteen goals. Even after a sloppy start in which they allowed Villareal to go in 1-0 up at half-time, FC Porto insisted on being brilliant. Having scored five…
Manchester City or Tottenham; the race for fourth place continues
With Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea looking almost certain to finish in the top three places in the Premier League, the fight for fourth place is well and truly on…
Tottenham, Inter and Juventus potential destinations for Porto’s rising stars
FC Porto have been one of European football’s revelations this season, as Andre Villas Boas’ side have swept all-comers aside domestically and in Europe. The side from the Estadio do…
Dubious or not? Controversial refereeing decisions involving Barcelona in the Champions League
The build-up and aftermath of Barcelona’s victory over Real Madrid in their first-leg Champions League semi-final has been marred by Jose Mourinho’s comments regarding Coach Pep Guardiola and referees. The…
The Strange Death of Brazilian Flair
Ahead of tonight’s semi-final clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Real’s Brazilian left-back Marcelo has pointedly suggested that he prefers ‘to win and not play well’ over defeat. He sums up an increasing trend in Brazilian football away from the flair and ingenuity which made the golden shirt a symbol of The Beautiful Game’.
Are Leicester City really better off under Eriksson than Sousa?
The reign of Portuguese legend Paulo Sousa will never be one remembered too fondly around the City of Leicester. A man that tried to bring a certain art of football…
Beyond Lionel Messi: An Alternative List of the Best 25 Footballers in the World
The titanic four-game battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona has once more thrown up the seemingly inexhaustible comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and an Argentinian chap whose name I have momentarily…
