Valencia v Schalke Preview
Valencia host Schalke in the first leg of their Champions League second round tie. Valencia, 3rd in La Liga, will be aiming to stifle the in-form Schalke strikers and keep a clean sheet going into the return leg. The Champions League represents Schalke’s best chance for bringing some respectability into a season that saw them flirt with relegation before rising back to the top 10 of the Bundesliga.
Ronaldo: Goodbye To A Legend
The famous gap toothed grin will be a thing of the past as Brazilian superstar Ronaldo has announced his retirement after a storied career that has seen him revered as…
La Liga: Sporting Gijon 1-1 Barcelona (12 Feb 2011)
Barcelona’s record 16 games winning streak finally comes to an end against Sporting Gijon at El Molinon. A game that saw Barcelona pick up six yellow cards, David Villa was…
EPL: Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City (12 Feb 2011)
As tense as it has been in recent years, Manchester United took the lead thanks to Nani who took an excellent first touch of the ball to keep it away…
Allegri: Ibrahimovic As Good As Messi
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has paid a glowing testament to his striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who he believes is on a level par with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. The Swede has…
United v City: Three Fantasy Football Strategies
No doubts about which is the biggest game in the Premier League this weekend: Birmingham City vs. Stoke City, obviously. Just kidding. It’s Manchester United versus Manchester City in the…
Juventus v Inter Milan Preview
Sunday’s Derby d’Italia is being billed as Juve’s last chance at making significant progress towards securing a Champions League spot this season – a gap of 11 points behind Milan with 14 games to go means title hopes have been shelved for next year. Inter, on the other hand, will want to use this match to get a leg up on title rivals Mlian – only 5 points behind but crucially a game in hand.
Adrian Clarke v Shrewsbury
If you missed this on Twitter earlier in the week, there was a video clip being shared around containing match highlights from a 1998 Southend v Shrewsbury game featuring our…
Adidas F50 Adizero Review
I always wondered if I’d actually end up playing like Lionel Messi if I put on a pair of Adidas F50 Adizero boots. Apparently, Messi is one of the quickest…
Friendly: Denmark 1-2 England (9 Feb 2011)
Liverpool man Daniel Agger opened the scoring in the game by putting a fine header past Joe Hart. Two minutes later Theo Walcott was one step ahead of the defender…
Cristano Ronaldo v Lionel Messi, Head 2 Head
As Argentina and Portugal line up to face each other in a battle to decide who’s got the better player / fine-tune tactics for more important games / make some…
EPL: Wolverhampton 2-1 Manchester United (5 Feb 2011)
Manchester United failed to make the most of their chances after Arsenal barely came out of an 8-goal draw against Newcastle. United succumbed to a 2-1 at Molineux Stadium, home…
EPL: Newcastle United 4-4 Arsenal (5 Feb 2011)
Arsenal had finished the game at the 26th minute mark when Robin van Persie scored his second and Gunner’s fourth goal. But then Abou Diaby was sent off. Looking at…
The Best and Worst Of Fernando Torres
Fernando Torres has posted his worst stats this season since he joined the Premier League nearly four years ago. However, in the history of the Premier League, no player has scored…
US Pre-Season Friendlies Schedule (Summer 2011)
United States Geared For Influx Of Star Names This Summer As Europe’s Elite Prepare For Pre-Season. Football, or should we say soccer in respect to our transatlantic friends over in…
