Transfer Rumors (26 Jan 09): Robbie Keane to leave Liverpool?, Tottenham sign a pair, Bundesliga leaders after Manchester United’s Tevez, and more
We’re into the final week of the January transfer window, and there are several signings to report on today. Nothing big, but the least attention-grabbing ones can have the biggest…
FA Cup replays are great, no matter what Fergie, Rafa and Harry think
When it suits him, Sir Alex Ferguson can be quite a student of the FA’s rules and regulations. The brief, and swiftly abandoned, dalliance with rule 11a may not have…
David Beckham: Legend
David Beckham, with his floppy hair and unassuming ways, was an instant success at Manchester United. A lifelong United fan, who had made the journey from the south with his…
FA Cup Deja Vu, UEFA Releases Its 2008 Team of the Year, Sepp Blatter Canoodles with Criminals, and more
My grandmother, lovely woman as she is, loves to watch ‘Waiting to Exhale.’ I’ve spent the last few weeks with her, and she watches it daily. Daily! Of all of…
Transfer Rumors (25 Jan 09): Manchester City after Valencia’s Villa and Werder Bremen’s Diego, Arsenal to bid for Manchester City’s Richards, L.A. Galaxy ponder offer for Newcastle’s Owen, and more
We’re edging towards the final week of the January transfer window, and while you’ll likely hear more about a few new signings tomorrow, Sundays seem to be set aside for…
Telegraph Fantasy Football Review
“We started this” boast The Daily Telegraph of the Fantasy Football phenomenon. And they are right, sort of. The Telegraph was the first national daily newspaper to run a Fantasy…
Times Fantasy Football Review
The official blurb of the Times Fantasy Football game reads as following: “11 players to pick, £100 million to spend and £100,000 to win — are you ready to prove…
FA Cup Holders Portsmouth Dumped Out at Home, Chelsea to Visit U.S. in July, Dimitar Berbatov Is Smarter Than You Think, and more
Nothing like an FA Cup upset or two to add a little spice to your Saturday. Well, unless you’re on the receiving end of said upset, at home nonetheless.
UEFA Football Team of the Year 2008
After 3.3 million votes cast by 256,000 online users (slightly less than last year), the uefa.com Team of the Year 2008 was revealed earlier this week. As can usually be…
Transfer Rumors (24 Jan 09): Tottenham offer Bent plus cash for Sunderland’s Jones, Arsenal to rival Fulham for Leeds wonderkid Delph, Real Madrid fail in bid for Roma striker Vucinic, and more
With action on the pitch dominating the sports pages today, there’s not a lot of transfer news and rumors to report on, but we still have a few tidbits for…
Guardian Fantasy Football Review
The Guardian has always fancied itself as a bit different from your usual rags when it comes to football. But in a sneaky way. It doesn’t so much avoid the…
Transfer Rumors (23 Jan 09): Aston Villa beat Liverpool to sign Wigan’s Heskey, Hull win race for Fulham’s Bullard, West Ham to sign Brescia’s Nsereko in record deal, and more
A couple of noteworthy signings are coming through the newswire today, which makes me quite happy, and should make fans of certain clubs quite happy as well. Of course, if…
Football giving less and less time to managers
“Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are the longest-serving managers, and that’s no coincidence. When they had difficult times – and both did – they were given time to get it…
Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur – F.A. Cup – 24 January 2009 – Live Blog
The article below refers to a previous United-Tottenham game. To watch the latest United-Tottenham game, click here. Manchester United (Scholes 35′, Berbatov 36′) 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur (Pavlyuchenko 5′) Stadium: Old…
Transfer Rumors (22 Jan 09): Manchester City in for Chelsea’s Drogba, Newcastle up Given price to 14m, Juventus set aside 30m for Liverpool’s Kuyt, and more
It’s starting to get down to crunch time for sides looking to add the necessary reinforcements to their squads with races for titles, European places, and survival in mind. Of…
