Month: January 2010
The funny side of football in 2009
2009 has been a year like none before. Barcelona hit the ‘sextuple’, Cristiano Ronaldo was sold for around 80m, some big nations struggled to qualify for the World Cup, Theirry…
Read more »Leed’s utterly United in Manchester
“Well I didn’t expect that, I must admit…” So what did you expect, Sir Alex? A performance full of determination and grit to convincingly see off our lowly yet despised rivals in…
Read more »Barca drop points in race for La Liga
Updated:Barcelona endured a frustrating return to action in La Liga as they were held at Camp Nou by Villareal yesterday evening. The hosts enjoyed a wonderful 2009, culminating in Leo…
Read more »Manchester United v Leeds: Crossing the Great Divide
One of the greatest rivalries in English football is revived this weekend after several years in the wilderness, as a Leeds team, flying high at the top of League 1,…
Read more »The Best Transfers of Summer 2009
Updated:Who was the best signing of summer 2009? With price tags like 80m for Cristiano Ronaldo, 50-odd million for Kaka, 35m for Benzema and of course, 40m + Eto’o for…
Read more »Have Chelsea Got The Winter Blues?
“Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York” (Shakespeare- Richard III) Yes, I know a bit of culture is always welcomed by the…
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