Transfer Rumors (17 June 09): Liverpool close on Portsmouth’s Johnson, Man United to land Wigan’s Valencia by the weekend, Manchester City near deal for Blackburn’s Santa Cruz, and more
Did you know that a player’s teeth could cause a transfer to collapse? I didn’t, but apparently that’s the case with potential AC Milan signing Aly Cissokho, who could be…
09-10 Premier League Fixtures
The 2009/2010 English Premier League fixtures list was announced earlier today. The Premier League kicks off on Saturday, 15th August 2009 with Tottenham taking on Liverpool at White Hart Lane…
Portsmouth and Newcastle United summer takeovers could be disasters
With the credit crunch and the ever increasing debt in football, this summer looks set to be filled with a lot of high profile club buyouts. West Ham have recently…
Football “Franchises” – Right or Wrong?
In a summer bereft of football, the release of fixture lists this week provide some form of respite for fans starved of action. Away trips are plotted, long weekends at…
Transfer Rumors (15 June 09): Man United after Valencia stars Villa and Silva, Aston Villa close on Tottenham duo, Berbatov and Pavlyuchenko linked with Bundesliga moves, and more
We’re already in the middle of June, and though the signings haven’t been coming hard and fast just yet, that doesn’t mean that there’s a shortage of action thus far…
Everton Must Do Their Transfer Dealings Early To Avoid A Repeat Of Their Start To Last Season
David Moyes has been the unsung hero of the Premier League in the past 7 years. He has transformed an aging Everton team in fear of relegation every season into…
Manchester United should sign Ashley Young or David Silva, not Antonio Valencia
£80 million is a lot of money; the debate goes on over whether the world player of the year is worth it. In the meantime Manchester United has to find…
Lazy Sunday Transfer Talk: Manchester United Target Torres, Manchester City Get Tevez but not Eto’o, Mascherano to leave Liverpool for Barcelona and Ribery and Benzema to sign for Madrid next summer
Let’s have a look at what’s happening in the transfer rumours today. The story that immediately got my attention was the one linking Manchester United with an audacious bid for…
The 2009 VIVA World Cup in Padania
You may have never heard of the VIVA World Cup. I don’t blame you; it’s quite a low-key affair. But let me explain to you exactly what this obscure competition…
2009 Under-21 European Championship Squads
The 23-player squads for all 8 U-21 Euro 2009 teams are listed below. Only players born on or after 1 January 1986 are eligible to play in the 2009 U-21…
England v Finland – Under-21 Euro 2009
England U21 v Finland U21 (Group B) Date: Monday 15th June Venue: Halmstad Kickoff: 17:15 GMT Finland and England will kick off the the UEFA Euro 2009 Under-21 Championship on…
20 Most Expensive Players in the U21 Euro 2009
The 2009 Under-21 European Championship will showcase the best and brightest of young football talent from around Europe. With Spain, Germany, England, Italy and Serbia all having qualified for the…
Premiership sack race: Which manager will be the first casualty of the new season?
Some things in life are inevitable; Politicians will never win popularity contests. You will always have a soft spot for your first love. Police officers will look more and more…
Ten stories that haven’t been written yet, but you’ll read this summer
If there’s no football matches being played, then you have to fill the sports pages exclusively with transfer rumours. In the two months between now and the start of the…
Transfer Rumors (13 Jun 09): Barcelona offer Eto’o as bait for Liverpool’s Mascherano, Atletico Madrid open to selling Chelsea target Aguero, Sunderland plan audacious bid for Tottenham’s Keane, and more
The biggest news in the football world is still the impending sale of Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for a world-record £80m. However, in this morning’s transfer…
