Month: September 2010

England may be the overwhelming favourites with the bookies to qualify for Euro 2012 as winners of Qualification Group G but their group is not as easy as it seems and after a disappointing World Cup many will be willing to now take England on. After South Africa, not many people are eager to go watch the match at Wembley but we can be sure that this game, along with many to come, will see Fabio Capello build a team that will be a strong contender at Euro 2012.

There are a myriad of ways you could describe AC Milan’s much-travelled show-pony Zlatan Ibrahimovic (lolloping gobshite, work-shy flake, disruptive semi-megalomaniac, self-important tossweed) but ‘likeable’ or even ‘affable’ probably wouldn’t…

As beautiful as the UEFA Champions League is one thing suddenly hit me when viewing the group stage draw in Monaco last Thursday – and that was the realisation of…

When does Barcelona NOT strike fear into clubs worldwide? They do it so well on the pitch and this summer, they did it through their use of the transfer market….

England may be the overwhelming favourites with the bookies to qualify for Euro 2012 as winners of Qualification Group G but their group is not as easy as it seems…

It’s amazing how many people seem to know a “reliable source” on deadline day. It’s also surprising just how many people seem to camp outside their club’s home stadium, just…

Premier League rules state that each club must submit a squad, maximum 25 players, containing eight home-grown players (players trained in England or Wales for 36 months before the age…

It may have taken a little longer than desired, but Harry Redknapp has his man. Tottenham’s last-minute, 8m pound move for Dutch star Rafael Van der Vaart has been given…

I must admit that I was initially skeptical of Arsenal’s decision to cough up around 12 million pounds for a 16-year-old ‘wonderkid’ back in January 2006. But Theo Walcott has…

The end of summer has been officially punctuated, at least in a footballing sense – although the weather here is also doing it’s bit. Transfer deadline day is always a…

If you were looking for a flood of big-money deals on transfer deadline day, you were left sorely disappointed. However, an absence of such multi-multi-million pound moves doesn’t mean that…

The transfer window is now very much a part of football. It does exactly what it says on the tin, in that it dictates when clubs can buy and sell…

Sheffield Wednesday moved to the top of the embryonic League One table after demolishing Hartlepool 5-0. ‘The Owls’ were 2-0 up in ten minutes after an own-goal from Paul Murray…

As the dust settles on the final day of the transfer window I for one am glad it’s all over. The fact that the transfer window does not close before…

As the final fixture of the opening weekend of La Liga entered into the 90th minute at the Vincente Calderon on Monday night, the energy and hope was clear to…

AC Milan have completed the signing of Brazilian international Robinho on a permanent four year deal from Manchester City. The Brazilian’s future in England has been in question for a…

Mauro Camoranesi has ended his eight year spell with Juventus and signed for German outfit Stuttgart. The 33 year old has penned a one year contract at the Mercedes-Benz Arena…

Schalke’s new €13million signing Jose Manuel Jurado has revealed that the opportunity to play for the Bundesliga outfit was just too good to turn down. The 24 year old who…