Liverpool v Aston Villa Preview – Sunday 22nd March 2009 – Premier League
Liverpool vs Aston Villa Sunday 22 March 2009, Anfield Kickoff: 16:00 Liverpool Liverpool defeated Manchester United 4-1 away in their last league outing, The Reds’ second straight league…
That’s No Ordinary Rabbit
Germany coach Joachim Loew has criticised the lack of speed in the Bundesliga compared to the Premier League. Loew is concerned the lack of speed and sharpness in Germany’s top…
Promotion/Relegation for Major League Soccer?, Top 10 Divers in Football, Cesc Spit Row Continues, and more
While you try to find a way to join the club and sue West Ham, catch up on what else you may have missed on Wednesday.
20 Most Bizarre Incidents Ever in Football
Football can be a funny old game. Just when you think you have seen everything another moment comes along that makes you shake your head in disbelief. These may not…
Rafael Benitez is king of Anfield till 2014 – but will Liverpool sign the right players?
So finally it has been confirmed. Rafa Benitez will stay at Liverpool for another five years after he agreed a contract extension that will keep him at Anfield until at…
Do we really need a European League?
I spend pretty much all my free time scouring around football websites (yep, I’m cool) and the other day I saw an article with an interview with Michel Platini talking…
Torres and Vidic provide us with a sub-plot of epic proportions
Amidst what was an intriguing encounter between two of Britain’s most illustrious clubs, another battle was unfolding, that equally intriguing, and equally integral to the outcome. Many believed that the…
Football’s shift to technology could have negative effects on the game
Let’s face it, the game of football is a high-pressure affair. Throw in two clubs playing a local derby or a must-win match, a crowd full of supporters going absolutely…
West Brom: The Worst Good Side Ever
It must be hard being Tony Mowbray, and not just because you have to wake up every day and see a face that really, honestly, resembles an owl. Not just…
Counting down the best one-club goal scorers in Serie A history
After watching Pippo Inzaghi’s 300th career goal yesterday against Siena, and then reading Daniel Chung’s interesting article on one-club footballers, I was curious about all-time goal scorers at the same…
The love affair is over: It’s time for Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United to part ways
There’s been this misconception amongst football fans in England that Cristiano Ronaldo ‘got Wayne Rooney sent off’ at the last World Cup. Whilst I’ll take Rooney’s word for it, that…
Gabbi Agbonlahor boo-boys need to take a look in the mirror
Not so long ago, Gabriel Agbonlahor must have looked at himself in the mirror whilst getting ready for another enjoyable training session with Aston Villa and thought, “this is the…
Conference title goes for a Burton
For the Conference champions-elect to lose at Ebbsfleet may be regarded as misfortune. To lose at home to Salisbury in the same week looks like carelessness. What started as a…
The Great Debate: The Best Young Goalkeepers Of 2009
In a review I wrote on the Top 20 Young Footballers to Watch in 2009 (2009 Top Young Players) there was a notable absence of goalkeepers. This was not done…
Rooney hates Liverpool? We don’t care
Wayne Rooney is a unique case. And not just for obvious reasons either. Not just because his barrel chest and primitive looks mask a deftness seen in few English footballers…
