Advantage Liverpool as Manchester United see red and Chelsea lose to Tottenham
Liverpool beat Aston Villa 5-0 – dubious penalties or not, it’s a well-deserved three points and on form, the title’s Liverpool’s to lose. Manchester United have serious, serious work to…
Football Fan Shoots Player Dead
An Iraqi football fan shot dead a player of the opposing team as he tried to score an equalizing goal in the final minutes of a match last Saturday. The…
Why does the press protect Fabregas?
Update: Excellent piece on Arseblog over the Fabregas-spitting incident. Read here. The tabloids have been depressingly unimaginative this morning. They lacked perspective (no mention of Fabregas’ past misdemeanours and no…
The Bloody English and Champions League Predictions
This article refers to an earlier version of the Champions League draw. Go to the latest Champions League draw article. Note: Follow the 2008-2009 Champions League & UEFA Cup Quarter/Semi-Finals…
Liverpool stun Old Trafford – can Manchester United recover in time?
Wow. The last time I saw United get this humiliated was against Chelsea three years ago, and even at 1-0 down Liverpool showed shades of the 04/05 and 05/06 Chelsea…
When will football move from ‘making examples’ to ‘making real progress’?
By the time Tevez-gate comes to a painful, life-sapping, grinding end, West Ham will be hailed as the prime example of how NOT to conduct football transfers. Tevez will cost…
Making Sense Of The Beckham-Milan-Galaxy Arrangement
So…David Beckham will be playing for Milan this season as they stumble towards the finish line hoping that the front two will stumble even more. At this point Milan have…
David Beckham Should Stop Blogging. Like. Seriously.
Hello everybody… That’s not me greeting you lovely folk, that’s D to the B riding the double-A of the V himself, (Sir – so far it’s optional) David Beckham. We’re…
Madrid get ready to harass Arsenal, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and their fans
Real Madrid will have their next presidential elections on July 5. The club’s members must confirm the election date (at the next assembly on March 29) before it becomes official….
Donna Powell to manage Fisher Athletic against Eastleigh
Donna Powell – turnstile operator at Fisher Athletic – is set to make footballing history when she leads the club out for today’s Blue Square South match against Eastleigh. She…
Clueless Chelsea Hit ‘Reset’ Button, Hope For Miracle-Worker
Football fans can be fickle, the media even more so but the Chelsea board has taken knee-jerk reactions and impossible expectations to Real Madrid-like proportions. While the white-clad prima donnas…
Soccerlens 2008 Review
Modern football is on 24/7, 365 days an year. It’s intense. It’s in your face. It’s ridiculously easy to get sucked in and react to news on a daily basis,…
October 2008 Review: When the credit crunch hit football and Arsenal dropped out of the title race
October saw the economic crisis hit the Premier League, with several football club owners suffering losses to their financial assets. Each club would deal with this differently – West Ham…
September 2008 Review: When Manchester City became Manchester Dhabi and Newcastle United went for sale
The summer transfer window was extended by a day to let clubs complete their deals on a Monday, and this ‘last day’ was memorable for many reasons.
August 2008 Review: When Liverpool Had No Money And Argentina Won The Olympics
August saw the usual pre-season predictions doing the rounds, with the major discussion in Spain surrounding Barcelona’s transfer spending and Madrid’s chase of Ronaldo and subsequent treatment of Robinho. Liverpool…
