Month: December 2009

With Christmas season in full swing and a completely, utterly depressing past few weeks of sports news for me, (Roy Halladay being traded to the Phillies, Liverpool football club as…

Real Madrid have turned their attentions to out-of-favour Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic in their bid to cover the gap left by Pepe’s season-ending knee injury, reports Marca.
The Serbian international is widely regarded in the Blancos organizati…

A Christmas Carol is quite possibly the best Christmas story ever. It teaches us that life isn’t all about being successful and wealthy and that we should try to be…

Oh Santa, you jolly fat bastard. It’s difficult to find anyone around Christmas time who hasn’t heard the story of Santa, and if you haven’t then you’re either stupid, retarded,…

I’m sure we’re all well aware of the story of Frosty the Snowman. In case you aren’t, let’s refresh your memory. Originally a song, Frosty is about some kids making…

Rudolph, you loveable reindeer, you. No list of Christmas characters would be complete without a mention of Rudolph and it was slightly tricky picking who would represent him in this…

As enticing as it was to make Leo Messi Tiny Tim, it would only have been for their similar heights. According to the great people at Wikipedia as well as…

East London football fans are ecstatic with the news that Samuel Eto’o and Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions are considering using East London as their base camp for the FIFA World Cup…

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has declared that players like Emmanuel Adebayor, Robinho and Joleon Lescott were responsible for Mark Hughes being given the pink slip at Manchester City.The former Gunner believes that the aforementioned players were overpri…

As news filters through that Stan Kroenke has purchased 25 more shares of Arsenal Football Club edging him closer to the 30% threshold for the mandatory takeover bid, it has…

Valencia are reportedly set to allow a number of players to leave the Mestalla during the winter transfer window according to Super Deporte.Los Che have already busied themselves in the transfer market by bringing in Argentine forward Chori Dominguez o…

Petr Cech believes that Chelsea are still on course to win major honours this season, rather than fall into a downward spiral as their recent form may suggest.Carlo Ancelotti’s charges have registered only one victory in their last six outings in all c…

I have always prided myself on being almost the antithesis of a red-tinted United supporter; one who constantly replaces gloating ignorance fuelled by the success of the past with genuine…

Six of the best quotes of the week from dangerhere.com: 1. Having John Salako do your game is worth an extra man: “Both teams are adopting a 4-4-3 formation.” 2….

Manchester City fired Mark Hughes because the marquee signings didn’t support him – and they have now hired a manager who was dismissed because he could not get his expensively…

To cap off his loan move to Everton, Landon Donovan won the U.S. Soccer Federation’s Male Athlete of the Year award. This is Dononvan’s third win after back-to-back victories in 2003 and 2004, tying him with three-time winner Kasey Keller. Previously i…

There are winners and there are losers in football and it’s time to weed out those who suffered in 2009. But losing is not a simple concept. Some are major…

Once again it’s that time of year when we like to kick-back and ask “where did that one go?”, break out the Christmas spirit, and reflect on the football year…

Christmas came early for Serie A, although not as Italy’s football fraternity would have wanted. The Italian FA were forced to postpone 10 matches up and down the country on…

I discuss Ferguson’s tactical thinking when it comes to the upcoming transfer market. Is it worth being a miserly old man? Will he sacrifice the clubs success in doing so? Can Berbatov do the business? Or is a tasty new signing – like £45million rated Luis Suarez from Ajax – the only way forward?

Talk of a looming crisis at Old Trafford is rife across the media today, following yesterday’s 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Fulham. It’s not often Manchester United concede three…

By Andrew Southwick
Walter Smith insists the title race is still wide open, but the last seven days appear to have cleared the way for another Old Firm assault on the Scottish Premier League.
Dundee United and Hibernian have been giving the Glasgow t…

Liverpool fans thinking that ‘it couldn’t get any worse’ would be advised not to repeatedly tempt fate. The situation right now is still salvageable – after all United went out…

The Blaugrana meet Estudiantes in a bid not only to complete the best year ever contested by a club side, but also to become Europe’s third consecutive winners, following in the footsteps of AC Milan and Manchester United.

Ryan Giggs has won more medals than any other player in British football history, has made over 800 appearances in a career spanning 18 years and he’s STILL enjoying his…

A review of the season so far and why the top teams have apparently appeared to struggle.

City needs to understand that money doesn’t buy everything.