Nike Open Their Inaugural Football Store in Manchester
Yesterday marked an important day for sportswear company Nike as they launched their first world football store with Manchester United playing a predominant role. The store which has been heavily…
Joey Barton Is A Contemptible Little Sh*t
Yesterday evening the Football Association announced that they had bought ‘violent conduct’ about Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton (or ‘37542’ as he was briefly referred to as for a short stretch…
What In Blue Blazes Is Going On At Chelsea?
As you may or may not be aware, Chelsea took the executive decision to sack their erstwhile assistant coach of the past two-and-a-half managerially turbulent years, Ray Wilkins, yesterday afternoon….
Let Holloway manage as he sees fit; it worked for McCarthy
Ian Holloway’s impassioned defence of his team selection for the game with Aston Villa is reminiscent of Mick McCarthy’s staunch belief that he was right to do the same thing versus Manchester United last year. Both managers should have the right to manage as they see fit and at the end of the year be accountable for their decisions
Championship Chat: The Weekly Gossip Review
Welcome to a new feature in which I’ll look at the transfer rumours swirling around the division, trying to distinguish the possible from the ridiculous. Joe Allen (Swansea) to West…
FC Barcelona – The Making of the Official Photo
Shown in this video are behind the scenes of when the players of Barcelona dress-up for a team-photo and then go back to the dressing room to put their kits on and go back to the ground for the second photo:
From Virus To Headache
There were many positives to take from Manchester United’s disciplined performance in their goalless draw against City, but Sir Alex Ferguson has been left with an unneeded headache. A virus has plagued most of the squad for over a week now, so it was always going to be a big ask for them to put in an all-out, end-to-end performance against an improving City team, but in the end, United still showed that they are still the class team in Manchester.
Is Ian Holloway Unravelling Before Our Eyes?
‘Twas only a little over nine months ago that Wolverhampton Wanderers were handed a suspended £25,000 fine by the Premier League board for fielding what they deemed to be a…
Can Arsenal and Manchester United Finish Ahead Of Chelsea?
The race for this year’s Barclay’s Premier League title looks like going right to the wire with none of the pre-season favourites able to pull away from the chasing pack…
Mourinho gets his marching orders
José Mourinho’s ambition of doing the treble in Spain is still on course after Wednesday night’s 5-1 annihilation of Murcia in the second leg of the Copa del Rey. However,…
El Clásico confirmed for Monday, 29 November
It’s now officially over. The issue that has gripped the Spanish nation for the past few weeks has come to an end. El Clásico has finally been given a date…
Worst…Manchester Derby…Ever!
‘Tepid’, ‘stale’, ‘ugly’, ‘dreary’ and ‘utterly devoid of anything approaching creativity, inspiration or incident’ – just a refined selection of what the country’s leading back-page quota-fillers are calling last night’s…
Atlético look to Asia to compete with Madrid and Barcelona
It’s a move that could have far-reaching effects for Spanish football. Atlético Madrid this week became the first Primera Liga club to formally ask the Liga de Fútbol Profesional if…
Time to be a real sport FIFA: bring on the goal line technology
For some reason, the concept of goal line technology, essentially a NON-ISSUE, now threatens the very the integrity, if not the very innocence of football. Platini, the incorrigible leader of…
City 0 United 0: A Defensive-Minded Derby
In the 157th installment of the Manchester Derby, United and City could not be separate as they drew 0-0 at the City of Manchester Stadium. The result not only keeps United in second place in the Barclays Premier League table, but it also extends their unbeaten streak to 25 matches.
