France given the honour to showcase Euro 2016
France will be the predecessor to Poland and Ukraine’s joint hosting of the European Championships after they fort off competition from Italy and Turkey to win the right of hosting…
England Till I Die – By The Fans, For The Fans
In celebration of England’s passionate supporters, England ’Til I Die (compiled by David Lane) reveals the funny, the absurd, the emotional, the peculiar and unbelievable that is part and parcel…
Football Commentators: You Can’t Live With Them…
It’s no secret. I loathe most football commentators. Not all, but definitely most. I do not care to recall the amount of times I have been reduced to watching long…
Serbia Vs. New Zealand: Match Preview
International Friendly: Serbia vs. New Zealand Date: Saturday 29th May 16:15 (GMT) Venue: Hypo Group Arena, Austria Capacity 32,000 The All Whites take on Serbia this Saturday, 400 meters above sea…
The Special One – El Especial
Jose Mourinho has enjoyed what is arguably his most successful year in managerial football with a treble in the Serie A. Inter Milan enjoyed an unprecedented rout of silverware under…
The best festival of the summer is on the horizon
My boys aren’t in it, but my enthusiasm could never dampen
‘England Expects’ – And That’s The Problem
It’s started again. In fact it started about a month-and-a-half ago. The now seemingly omnipresent ‘En-Ger-Land’ white-van jingo-jango has farted it’s way back onto the front and back pages of…
Is the Premier League turning into a proving ground for potential superstars?
As yet another talismanic player gets ready to pack his bags and bid farewell to North London, the rumour mill is working overtime as Arsenal are linked with every discontented…
Group C: The Group of Life
With the footballing space on the internet dominated by Britain and America, this group is being intensely studied. But it shouldn’t be. I mean, really, it’s not all that interesting….
No Longer “The Special One”, Mourinho is now “The One”
When Massimo Moratti appointed Jose Mourinho the new Internazionale manager in May 2008, some wondered “why”? Inter had won the Serie A for a third successive season yet Roberto Mancini declared after their Champions League exit that he would be leaving. The reasoning behind appointing Mancini’s successor was simple, Mourinho was then and is now a winner.
If Glen Johnson were Brazilian the press would drool
The nation’s disaffection with England’s inability to keep possession in the aftermath of England’s World Cup warm-up match with Mexico on Monday shrouded what should have been a day of…
U.S. Soccer finalizes 23-man roster: Brian Ching says goodbye, Gomez cries
So we now know the 23 Bob Bradley will take to South Africa. They are: Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England). Defenders:…
Mourinho’s move to Madrid moves ever closer as Pellegrini is finally axed
Possibly one of the biggest certainties in football is coming ever closer to fruition. Jose Mourinho will leave his newly crowned European champions to take prime place in the hot…
I smell a banana skin – where will the upsets be in the WC group stage?
Germany v Ghana It is fun but usually wrong to predict German failure. Euro 2008 was yet another example of Germany’s ability to deliver in major tournaments; they reached the…
France Keeper Hugo Lloris: ‘The World Cup Ball Is A Disaster’
In the run up to every World Cup there are certain inevitabilities that are so predictable, you can almost set your watch by them. Every other television commercial will start…
