Ahmed Bilal
Sports Editor
Can England qualify for the 2010 World Cup?
Watch live World Cup matches here. Trevor Brooking thinks that the talent pool in England is so shallow that thinking about semi-finals is the stuff of fantasy – England players…
Concave Boots – hit it longer, faster and on target
Will these boots change the way football shoes are designed? In just a matter of weeks, the UK will see the eagerly awaited worldwide launch of Concave, a revolutionary new…
The Real Deal With FIFA, Club Football and ‘Slaves’
He’s not worth it. As a public-attention whore and someone whose main concern is to make FIFA look good in the eyes of press and the national associations as well…
10 Highlights From Manchester United’s Double-Winning 07/08 Season
Watched Manchester United’s 07/08 Season Review over the weekend (grab the torrent here) and it was quite an entertaining 2 and half hours. It also gave me some perspective on…
7 Reasons Why Americans Suck At Soccer
The world’s greatest nation is surprisingly mediocre when it comes to playing the world’s most popular sport. It’s not that they keep losing – far from it. Americans have a…
Euro 2008 Manager Ratings
We’ve looked at the players, now it’s time to look at the managers involved at Euro 2008 and find out how they got on:
Football Debt, Spiraling Wages and the future of European Football
Taking a break from the Euros, Ronaldo, babes and bad refereeing decisions, we come back to one of our favourite topics, football and money. Long story short – UEFA president…
Transfer Rumours (28 June 08): Arsenal and Liverpool tap up youngsters, Newcastle after Manchester United defender, Chelsea to lose Lampard but gain Arshavin and more
Once the Euros wrap up tomorrow, you can expect a flurry of transfer activity to start happening across Europe starting 1st July. We’ll be there to cover everything (everything important,…
Transfer Rumours (27 June 08): Liverpool go for Downing, Arsenal for Veloso, Tottenham get Gomes, Cavani to West Ham and more
And then there were two – Spain slowed the game down and Russians were out of depth in the patience game. Hiddink’s team can go home with their heads held…
Cristiano Ronaldo interview: “You all know what I want … In two days …”
Update: Required Reading: Article #1 & Article #2. Thank you. Guillem Balague interviewed Cristiano Ronaldo in the aftermath of Portugal’s Euro 2008 quarter-final defeat at the hands of Germany. You…
Premier League 08/09 Fixtures
The English Premier League fixtures list for the 2008/2009 was released this Monday. No good in printing it – we’d be smacked down by NetResult (or whoever the EPL has…
All Summer 2008 Premier League Transfers
All Premier League transfers going through in the summer of 2008 are on this page. For our transfer rumours column see our transfer news section. This page is updated frequently,…
Polish fans blame Howard Webb for Euro 08 exit
English referees tend to be in the spotlight in international tournaments for the wrong reasons – Graham Poll with his 3 yellow cards in Germany 06 and now Howard Webb…
The 7 Most Popular Players going to Euro 2008
Looking at the world of football through the eyes of the press can give you a perverted and totally false view of what’s actually happening and on a broader scale…
England 2-0 USA – 28 May 2008 – Friendly
This article refers to a previous USA-England matchup. Follow the latest England v USA match here. England were off the pace but managed to overwhelm and beat an even worse…