Month: July 2011

The theory is very simple, “you do not concede, you do not lose”. Under Rafael Benitez, the team had a very solid defensive record but in the last two seasons…

I’m sure your mum said, like mine, that a joke’s only funny when everyone’s laughing. In forgetting Mum’s golden rule, Mario Balotelli has drawn heat from his manager Roberto Mancini…

Last week we analysed the first half the 2011/2012 Premier League fixtures list, looking at the key clashes through August to December. Here we look at the second half of…

The BBC has obtained a document authored by the Carribean Football Union (CFU) detailing claims that Jack Warner had full knowledge of and participated in the distribution of cash bribes…

The mayor of Cesc Fabregas’ hometown, eager to cash in on the impending transfer of the Arsenal player (ARSENAL player) to Barcelona, had this choice soundbite to offer: Estanislau Fors…

Just how good have the last 5 years been for Manchester United? The emotional high of overtaking Liverpool in the league title stakes was soon tempered by the disappointment of…

Wayne Rooney was king of the replica kit last season. The Manchester United striker’s surname was the most popular for the back of Premier League replica shirts. It is the…

With the press still debating whether Drogba and Torres are good enough to lead the line for Chelsea (together or individually) and Nicolas Anelka douses the club’s efforts to move…

Sergio Aguero has been a long-term target for both Manchester City and Real Madrid for the past few months, ever since the Argentine announced his intentions to leave Atletico Madrid…

Last season saw domestic dominance return to the north of England, with Manchester’s top clubs claiming the two biggest pieces of domestic silverware. With just over a month left in…

Have you every played the game “Kill, marry or shag”? In it, one player gives his or her opponent three names – it works best with celebrities. Made famous in…

AC Milan and adidas have revealed their 2011/2012 third shirt. We have already shown you the Milan away shirt for next season and how well that has turned out. The…

AC Milan have revealed their 2011/12 away kit and the adidas manufactured shirt is exactly the same as the leaked images. The design is simple. White shirt with a white…

Hulk, Joao Moutinho, Rolando, James Rodríguez and Helton helped their club reveal their 2011/2012 kits at The Yeatman Hotel in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The Nike manufactured kits are…

Apparently, both Arsenal and Manchester United are going to wear blue away shirts next season. Although the shirts are very different but they are both manufactured by Nike. This horizontally…

Reebok and Bolton have recently released very futuristic-looking shirts and this one tops them all off. The trotters will wear white, red and blue home strip and a black and…

Watch the best of the 2011/2012 Premier League season with Sky Sports HD. The 2011/2012 Premier League season kicks off with a bang – a Manchester derby in the FA…

In less than a week Tottenham’s season has been turned on its head, as yet another high profile player disregards a piece of paper called a contract. With no European…

Harry Kewell. A show-pony. A drama queen. The best football player to come out of Australia. Just the mention of his name prompts the football fan to offer their opinions….

Everton have unveiled their 2011/2012 kits. The Everton away shirt was already revealed in May and now the blue home shirt and the camouflaged home goalkeeper kits. Outfield The main…

An apologetic … for Carlos Tevez? Just days after a scathing open letter? The same guy writing both? I guess stranger things have happened – remember Julian Faubert once played…

Inter Milan have revealed their 2011/12 home kits. The home shirt leaks suggested the correct design of the shirt but the revealed shirt has thinner stripes. Inter’s five-year treblesome reign…

Even though our home leaked shirt for Juventus were quite off but the away shirt leak was spot on as Juventus reveal their Nike manufactured 2011/2012 kits. After a disappointing…

Football has always thrown up rivalries, mostly between two or more side’s that inhabit a city. Liverpool and Everton, Manchester United and City, Glasgow Rangers and Celtic all are at…

Alberto Aquilani, the man they call “The Little Prince”, someone who was perhaps thought to be the golden boy of Italian football now finds himself in a complex situation. He…

Football managers have a knack for esoteric statements. Often, the profundity of these comments is completely unintentional; nevertheless, if we’re willing to trawl through hours upon hours of press conference…

Another week draws to a close at White Hart Lane with Luka Modric still very much a Spurs player. The Daily Mail may claim that there was a tantrum and…