Month: January 2011

As you’ve probably been made aware by now, a footballer who essentially only excels at one very basic aspect of the game, i.e. kicking the ball the way he is…

In a bid to steady the particularly tumultuous ship at Upton Park, it looks like the West Ham board are keen on bringing in a few level-headed, calming influences in the next few weeks, namely Arsenal’s ego-drenched, donkey-in-residence Nicklas Bendtner.

When you’re chasing an improbable quadruple the last thing you want is a midweek trip to a bouncing Elland Road in an FA Cup replay. That’s the task that stands…

Nike’s Elite level football boots leave footballers (amateur and professional) with an important choice to make – do they go for the speed, acceleration and agility of the Nike Mercurial…

Comments made to a Dutch newspaper by Liverpool’s Ryan Babel have sparked speculation that the surplus winger may be about to seal a loan move back to former club Ajax…

Over the past couple of football seasons in Britain speculation has been rife with regards to league structures. Unpopular attempts to try and have a 39th game in the Premier…

As you’ve probably heard by now, Sunderland striker Darren Bent, presumably miffed at having his ‘big fish…’ credentials stolen away from him by new-signing Asamoah Gyan, handed in a transfer request at the Stadium of Light yesterday afternoon in a bid to push through a move to lowly Aston Villa.

There is a bit of chatter as to whether Manchester United can go the entire Barclays Premier League season unbeaten or not, but that is not an objective for the club. United did superbly well to stretch their unbeaten start to the league to 21 matches this season, 26 games overall, against Tottenham, but even Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that running the table is a bit of an unrealistic goal, and it is not even being discuss inside the club.

The January transfer window has received one of its biggest shocks in recent times as Sunderland striker Darren Bent has handed in a written transfer request in order to sanction…

Seriously, does anyone even have the slightest sliver of an inkling? Roughly six hours before the first-string were about to kick-off against Arsenal, word broke from somewhere inside the West…

Before you read on let me first put forward a question. If Roy Hodgson was to have played Glen Johnson in the left back position in a must win match…

It should come as absolutely no surprise that, over the course of the weekend, Arsenal suffered yet another setback in terms of Thomas Vermaelen’s agonisingly slow comeback from an Achilles twinge.

Manchester United were forced to rely heavily on their defensive linchpins to extend their impressive streak against Tottenham, but it could have been very, very different this time around. On top of reclaiming the top spot in the standings, the Reds also elongated their impressive unbeaten streak over Spurs to 20 Barclays Premier League games – 24 overall – but unbiased bystanders, including a somewhat troubled-looking Sir Alex Ferguson, would have thought it was Tottenham who were the holders of that streak.

In a very enthralling Barclays Premier League match, Manchester United earned a goalless draw with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. The Reds not only extended their unbeaten streak in the Premier League to 26 games, but also their personal streak over Tottenham to 24 games, but United was forced to dig deep and defend astutely against a very vibrant Spurs’ team – especially in the second half after the referee, Mike Dean, wrongfully sent off Rafael.

According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United have stepped up their pursuit of Benfica left-back Fabio Coentrao after catching wind of whispers that the Portuguese side are currently busy trying to source a replacement for the seemingly outbound 22-year-old starlet.

Yesterday Nike launched the new CTR360 Maestri II Elite football boot at Nike Town on London’s Oxford Street with Tottenham Hotspur star Rafael van der Vaart and Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere…

Since the World Cup there has been one major debate amongst England fans. Youth. Every one of our 60 million football experts has the idea of how we should bring…

After venturing forth from the gas lamp-lit hovel that he presumably calls home for the first time in over a century, Ol’ Sepp Blatter looks to have greeted the new…

Chelsea, 9 points behind Manchester United, have stopped talking about defending their title and are focusing on winning their next game and ensuring Champions League qualification. A good run of…

Newly-instated Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has scheduled a meeting with the club’s hierarchy (including owner John Henry, who flew in from the States on Tuesday) later today and the national press are adamant that the Scot will use the opportunity to ask for a shed-load of cash to spend on a shed-load of players.

After a much-needed week off, Manchester United take a trip to White Hart Lane to take on Tottenham Hotspur for a mouth-watering Barclays Premier League match. After their controversial 1-0 win over their most-hated rival Liverpool in the FA Cup last weekend, Sir Alex Ferguson’s men were able to take a short breather before enduring a tough stretch of five games in 16 days, which begins against Spurs.

Manchester United goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak has insisted that he finds in himself a suitable replacement for 40 year-old Edwin van der Sar claiming he is good enough to fill in…

Check out the brand new episode of 3 Up Front! The fast-growing podcast featuring host Adrian Clarke alongside acclaimed football journalists Iain Spragg and Iain Macintosh debate all the hottest…

Check out the brand new episode of 3 Up Front! The fast-growing podcast featuring host Adrian Clarke alongside acclaimed football journalists Iain Spragg and Iain Macintosh debate all the hottest…

Two months after branding Tottenham and AEG’s joint venture to move the club into the Olympic Park Stadium after the culmination of the 2012 games as being ‘completely unacceptable’, UK…

As well as faltering ‘keeper Manuel Almunia, there is growing speculation that hideously out-of-form Russian forward Andrei Arshavin may be leaving Arsenal in the January window – with the player’s agent telling all-and-sundry that Serie A giants Juventus are keen on signing his client.

Upon signing for his new club, Edin Džeko had a pop at Manchester United’s fan base inciting that the majority of supporters within Manchester are City fans. Everyone knows that there will always be a bitter rat race to see which Manchester club controls the mass majority of fans within the city limits, but, honestly, what does that really matter anymore?