Cardiff rampant, Mowbray arrives and promises sunshine while Eriksson tempts Beckham
Cardiff cruise to victory at Elland Road While Leeds may be going through a tough patch, Cardiff’s 4-0 win was still an impressive signal of intent. They have scored exactly…
The FIFA Ballon d’Or’s probable contenders
The inaugural FIFA Ballon d’Or list has been announced with pretty much the household names of 2010 who we would have expected. There are however names who are in with…
Jose Mourinho Will Punish Cup Defeat With ‘Death’
There are many things that you could accuse Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho of being, and ‘inconspicuously subtle’ is definitely not one of them. With tonight’s Copa Del Rey tie…
England Wallow As Spain Dominate Ballon d’Or Shortlist
With their individual World Cup exploits taken into account, it should come as little surprise that England as a nation have absolutely no representation on this year’s Ballon d’Or shortlist,…
Mowbray the Man to Lift Middlesbrough’s Malaise
While Liverpool languish in the Premier League’s relegation zone, one division down the Championship has its own big hitter floundering in the bottom three. Scarlet stripped, based in a working…
Heroism Needed, Not Heroes
Javier Hernandez put in a heroic performance scoring both goals in Manchester United’s 2-1 over Stoke City, but even he admitted that he was not a hero. Chicharito’s statement, “It…
Wolves Preview: Fledgings Chance To Flourish
Manchester United look to defend their Carling Cup crown as they clash with the Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Fourth Round at Old Trafford. United have won back-to-back Carling Cup titles,…
Curiously, Newcastle need their home form to match their away form
Newcastle’s impressive early-season away form continued at Upton Park on Saturday as they came from behind to beat West Ham and move into the top half of the table. Goals from Kevin Nolan and Andy Carroll sealed…
Slumbering giants get going, Scunthorpe refuse (yet again) to die quietly and are Cov now contenders?
Two big sides who need to be watched carefully Notts Forest and Reading showed last season that they have plenty of quality; at their best, Forest were as good as…
FIFA Reeling Amidst Fresh World Cup Bribery Allegations
FIFA are on the defensive again today, after yet another tidal wave of allegations concerning the corruption of their World Cup bidding system broke across their bow yesterday afternoon. Football’s…
How Do Man Utd Plan To Show Their ‘Ambition’ To Wayne Rooney?
Given their escalating debts and presumably dwindling coffers, the perceived wisdom seems to be that Manchester United may eventually be found guilty of writing cheques that their collective posteriors can’t…
11 Footballers on Film
With the amount of simulation in the modern game, one would think that many footballers would do quite well as actors. But as the following list shows, very few have…
Unsurprising Premier League successes – Titus Bramble and Zat Knight
With John Terry and Rio Ferdinand both looking uncertainly at their futures as age and injury begin to take their toll, two much criticised central defenders who would hardly have…
Manchester City 0-3 Arsenal Goal Highlights (24 October 2010)
Manchester City had to face huge disappointment being down to ten men from the fifth minute of the game and as Samir Nasri beautiful opener, Alex Song’s powerful top corner…
The Changes Started Today
Ahead of their match with Stoke City, there was a cry for focus for the Manchester United players, but it was two senior players that let them down. Two of…
