Harry Redknapp On FA ‘Long List’ To Become Next England Manager
Word is filtering down from highly-prominent FA sources this morning that Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is a leading contender to replace incumbent Fabio Capello as England manager when the Italian’s…
Trains, Planes & Automobiles: A Messi Trip to Osasuna for Barcelona
Barcelona’s great run of form almost came to a “Messi” end on the weekend after the Catalan club almost failed to show up against Osasuna! The La Liga champions had…
Valencia Preview: Win, Draw Or You Lose
After they were given an unexpected break in the Barclays Premier League this weekend, Manchester United should be well-rested as they host to Valencia at Old Trafford with the top spot in Group C on the line. Both clubs have already secured their births for the very lucrative UEFA Champions League Knockout phase in the last round, but the Reds only need to avoid defeat against Los Che to advance as the group’s No. 1 seed.
Will Ferguson Spend Or Promote?
With Manchester United out of action this weekend, rumors have unsurprisingly started to swirl that a couple of their long-serving, living legends are set to announce their unwanted, but inevitable retirements. Sir Alex Ferguson has stated that both Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, who, along with Paul Scholes, are only on single-year contracts, may not have their respective contracts renewed at season’s end.
Championship Review: And it was all looking so upside down . . .
With 13 minutes to go in yesterday’s games, things were looking oh so sweet for the relegation zone trio. Palace were winning at Elland Road, Boro were heading for a…
Harmful Or Helpful?
A lot of criticism has been shelled at Blackpool for not going above and beyond to ensure that their match with Manchester United was played this weekend, but is it really justified? Prior to this season, Blackpool were Barclays Premier League virgins, so their stadium, Bloomfield Road, did not have an adequate under-soil heating system, which caused the pitch to be frozen in some areas.
Qatar 2022 may have a stunning project on paper but the feasibility of it being a success is doubtful
If Russia’s 2018 bid was seen as high risk in terms of delivering a FIFA World Cup of technical brilliance then the decision to stage the tournament in Qatar is…
Plenty to see despite the snow
5 games are postponed but 14 hardy sides will be getting on with it despite “The Big Freeze”. The chill will be particularly icy for Roy Keane and Darren Ferguson;…
FA Face Limbo As Chairman Stands Down In FIFA Protest
England 2018’s resolute failure to schmooze their way into FIFA’s good books earlier in the week have left relations between the two camps at an all-time low, with the English…
Football Algebra
Unless we’re watching an International friendly, the days of a football team donning the traditional 1 to 11 numbering system is long behind us. Since the Premier League switched to…
The end of Black November
A rather bleak November has ended, with important games coming up for Arsenal.
La Liga Preview: Madrid Trio Look To Bounce Back While The Basques Do Battle
Madrid might boast one more club in La Primera than Barcelona, but at the moment is is the Catalans who are coming out on top. The thrashing of Real Madrid…
FIFA’s World Cup Sell-Out: The 2018 Aftermath
The fall-out from FIFA’s utterly predictable decision to chase the World Cup Gaz-ruble/Petro-dollar has begun in earnest this morning, with the English media’s reaction swathed in varying hues of frothing…
Fergie Time: How England Can Host the Next World Cup
Welcome to Fergie Time, a roundup/newsletter type deal that delivers news, opinion and links directly to your screen. As the name suggests, there will be some exaggeration, nsfw moments, canceled…
We Are United In The States
Back in the 1970s, a life-long Red transplanted to New York from England, and nearly 20 years after landing in America, he finally took the onus to establish the Manchester United Supporters Club USA (MUSCUSA). With no professional league in the United States since 1984, America was starving for some sort of connection to football, so Peter Holland took the initiative to complete all of the necessary groundwork to establish this as the official branch in 1991, and it has been growing the Manchester United fan-base here ever since.
