Atletico Madrid v Fulham Live Blog
The real surprise of the 2009/10 season has been Fulham FC’s European form. Somehow manager Roy Hodgson has carved his way through the likes of Juventus and Wolfsburg to leave Fulham facing the biggest game in their history.
Marco van Basten rules out Milan hot seat
Marco van Basten has ruled out any possibility of him becoming the next AC Milan manager as speculation mounts over current boss Leonardo stepping down at the end of the…
Falkirk down, but Rangers party.
The Scottish Premier League culminated last weekend, and it will be remembered for many things, good and bad. Saturday saw Falkirk relegated into the First Division, after they were unable…
Carragher call up a disgrace
It will be a disgrace if Jamie Carragher is called up by England this afternoon. He shouldn’t even be considered. This is the man who quit his country because he…
West Ham Part Company With Manager Gianfranco Zola
West Ham have just announced that they have terminated the contract of manager Gianfranco Zola with immediate effect – the future of his assistant Steve Clarke is yet to be…
Wolfsburg Appoint Steve McClaren As Manager
Bundesliga outfit VfL Wolfsburg have appointed former England manager Steve McClaren as their new manager on a two-year deal. McClaren found himself linked with managerial posts right across Europe (including…
2009/2010 Premier League Review
Congratulations then to Chelsea, who have emerged as rightful Champions, with 27 wins, 86 points, and 103 goals in the bank. For a long time this looked like the competition…
Podcast: Chelsea TV’s Alison Bender, spending sprees and Fulham v Atletico
Check out Adrian Clarke & Iain Spragg in the latest episode of the award-nominated Soccerlens Podcast. Chelsea TV presenter Alison Bender joins the boys for an insightful chat on what life is…
Man City Close To Completing £11m Jerome Boateng Deal
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed that his side are within striking distance of wrapping up an £11 million deal for 21-year-old Hamburg defender Jerome Boateng. The German international…
Hammers – A few millionaires signing on tomorrow
Last week a strange email arrived in the The Ball is Round inbox. Every day we are blessed with offers to become a millionaire by simply sending our bank details to the relative of an African prince or a long lost relative in dire need of my help to smuggle our long lost fortune outside of some 3rd world country, but this showed an easier route to making a million. According to this email, “leaked” by someone at the club, simply be an average journeyman footballer with a poor injury record and you too could soon be earning your million pounds per annum.
England – Why being a one man team could cost us dear
The Barclay’s Premier League season came to its finale yesterday and the nation held its breath yet again. This was not because of the extremely tense circumstances in which the…
Benfica crowned champions thanks to Cardozo’s brace
Portuguese giants Benfica have clinched their first league championship in five years after defeating Rio Ave 2-1 in the Estadio da Luz on Sunday night. This is the 32nd league triumph…
Wayne Rooney Suffers Fresh World Cup Injury Scare
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has suffered yet another injury setback ahead of the World Cup, after limping off during his side’s final game of the season against Stoke with…
Chelsea score eight, Everton leave it late, and Burnley have one last Hurrah
The build up to the final day of the 2009/10 Premier League season created more tension than the day itself in the end, however fans were still treated to a…
Top Five Bets For The 2010 World Cup
It seems we have been looking forward to this for many years (well, four in total) and with just one month to go until the biggest sporting event in the world it is time to have a gamble on the World Cup if you haven’t had one already.
