The Best and Worst of the January transfer window
Since it’s inception in the 2002/03 season the January transfer window has thrown up some interesting moves. Some managers hate it, some love it and for varying reasons they’re probably…
Premier League extend transfer deadline past 5 p.m.
With snow wreaking havoc through England, the Premier League has been allowed to extend the transfer deadline to allow clubs to complete deals past the original 5 p.m. deadline. So,…
Three Classic World Cup Games Between Italy and Brasil
Two of the most fancied sides in world football visit the Emirates on 10 February for an international friendly. They will also meet in the group phase of the FIFA…
Transfer Rumors (1 Feb 09): Manchester City set to tie up deal for Newcastle’s Given, Everton fill striker void with Manchester City man, Tottenham’s Darren Bent drawing interest from relegation rivals, and more
The end of the January transfer window is now less than 24 hours away, and several deals are being wrapped up today, with many more to be done before the…
Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea – English Premier League – 1 February 2009 – Live Blog
Liverpool (Torres 89′, 90′ + 4) 2-0 Chelsea Stadium: Anfield Stadium, England Competition: English Premier League Date: 1 February 2009 Kickoff: 16:00 GMT, 11:00 ET Liverpool needed 2 late goals…
Transfer Rumors (31 Jan 09): Manchester United to counter Real Madrid’s offer for Wigan’s Valencia, Portsmouth move for Tottenham flop Dos Santos, and more
With the end of the transfer window and a weekend full of action on the pitch so close together, many a manager no doubt sweated through Saturday, and many will…
The Times‘s 50 Worst Things About Modern Football
Football is one of the greatest things in the world but it’s not perfect. It used to be perfect. Before money and television and the Bosman ruling and Baby Bentleys…
Newcastle snap up Kevin Nolan, but where does that leave Bolton?
I was a little surprised to see Kevin Nolan agree a four and a half year deal at Newcastle after arriving in a £4million deal from Bolton Wanderers. The 26-year-old…
Manchester United 1-0 Everton – English Premier League – 31 January 2009 – Live Blog
This article to refers to an older United-Everton game. Visit the most recent Manchester United v Everton match page. Manchester United (Ronaldo pen. 44) 1-0 Everton Stadium: Old Trafford, England…
Exaggerating Liverpool’s Slide, The Desperation of Charles N’Zogbia, Salomon Just Loves His Hip-Hop, and more
You know the saying about how no two snowflakes are the same? Well, just like snowflakes, opinions are not often In the end, folks are often just trying to make…
Transfer Rumors (30 Jan 09): Ronaldo in 91m Real deal, Arsenal and Manchester City talk Toure, Tottenham offer Bent to Blackburn for Santa Cruz, and more
We’re into the final stretch of the January transfer window, and while signings have been relatively light up to this point, we’ll be seeing a lot more confirmed deals (and…
The Worst Football Teams of All Time
We gave you the Greatest Teams of All Time. Now, it’s time for the worst! Without further ado, let’s go over the criteria that I used: Expectations are Everything. Look…
Tottenham and Manchester City resuscitate the January transfer window
So the circus is nearly over. We can almost revert back to picking up a newspaper and reading about injuries and “bust-ups”, goals and “romps”, rather than the usual regurgitation…
Transfer Rumors (29 Jan 09): Tottenham bid for long-time Manchester City target Santa Cruz, Real Madrid and Manchester United tussle for Wigan star Valencia, Arshavin’s Arsenal deal almost done, and more
The clock is tick-tick-ticking, and the end of the January transfer window is one day closer. If you haven’t signed that top target by now, you need to get a…
Football fork – January 2007 – Liverpool bought by the DIC group
About ten years ago Nick Hancock co-wrote a book called What Didn’t Happen Next, which was an amusing look at the butterfly effect in football and those little changes which…
