Month: July 2011
Revolutions, radical change and a sense of foreboding: why French imports come with a warning label for Newcastle United fans
In the Age of Enlightenment, a European nation overcame financial crises and numerous regime changes to briefly flourish on the big stage for a few years. Shift the focus away…
Read more »Robbie Fowler: International striker, property mogul, Thai football league hero
Updated:The name Robbie Fowler will never be forgotten by Liverpool fans, who cherish memories of the striker netting countless goals for the Anfield side. The Kop worshipped the ground the…
Read more »Football Links: Barcelona’s anti-football, Manchester United’s first title-winning manager and more
Updated:Essential weekend reading while you mull over the insanity of a 400m naming rights deal: The science of pre-season training – courtesy of Premier League club Wolves. Six forgotten title…
Read more »Scoring Stats – The true value of Ronaldo and Messi
Updated:Everyone knows Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are way ahead of the curve. Here we look at just how far they’re in front of everyone else.
Read more »Zidane becomes director of football at Real Madrid
Real Madrid and France legend Zinedine Zidane has revealed that he will become the new director of football at the Santiago Bernabeu next season. The former player has been working…
Read more »Modric v Nasri v Sneijder – who should Man Utd, Man City and Chelsea buy?
The hunt is on for creative midfielders this summer as managers across England look for the perfect solution to unlocking packed defences. With Paul Scholes retiring, Frank Lampard ageing and…
Read more »Gervinho – another bit-part failure in waiting for Arsenal?
Gervinho was instrumental for Lille in their Ligue 1 title campaign last season, but does he fit the bill for Arsenal? The Arsenal-bound, Ivory Coast striker has the all-round game…
Read more »An Open Letter to Carlos Tevez
Updated:Dear Carlos Tevez, For five years now you’ve been a shedload of trouble for the entire English Premier League. With this letter, I’d like to invite you to please stop…
Read more »New Inter coach Gasperini looks for improvement next season
New Inter coach Gian Piero Gasperini was introduced to the world’s media for the first time and claimed he knows his side will improve on their second placed finish last…
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Manchester City And The Dubious Pleasures Of Gael Clichy
So to be a top team you need attacking fullbacks. This is not just general opinion but to a degree in the modern game it is quite literally a must…
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A Darkness Closes In On Arsenal
Updated:Being a Liverpool Forum Obsessive I’ve read plenty of transfer gossip this season, most of which I won’t bore you with since it consists largely of hysteria about only having…
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Nike T90 Seitiro: Official 2011/2012 football for Premier League, La Liga and Serie A
Updated:The new Nike T90 Seitiro footballs will be used in Europe’s top three football leagues – English Premier League, Spanish La Liga and Serie A for the upcoming 2011/2012 season….
Read more »Match fixing investigation threatens to rock Turkish football
60 people have been detained as part of a major investigation into alleged fixing within Turkish football. The chairman of current champions Fenerbahce is part of those under arrest by…
Read more »Villas Boas- What can we expect?
Updated:Yet another season gone by, and the post-season review brings back moments from the seasons long gone. Arsenal, living up to their tag of chokers, relinquishing yet another strong position…
Read more »Roberto Mancini looking to his homeland for transfer targets.
Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini has identified a host of Serie A targets that he will be interested in buying this summer. The Italian is concocting a transfer wishlist to…
Read more »Tottenham’s Transfer Window Tactics Coming to Fruition
Despite a worrying start to the transfer window, it seems Daniel Levy and Harry Redknapp may well have ridden out the storm and face a late summer full of optimism….
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Effects of the Financial Fair Play Regulations
On the 27th of May 2010, UEFA announced the approval of the Financial Fair Play(FFP) regulations. The aim of these regulations is to make the football clubs self sufficient. With…
Read more »Why Argentina Will Get Nowhere Trying To Copy Barcelona
So to get the most obvious fact out of the way first, Argentina should beat Bolivia. They should hammer them off the pitch. Messi should be dancing around the bloodstain…
Read more »Paul Scholes – Replacement
Updated:Having reinforced Manchester United’s defense by signing two U21 players, defender Phil Jones and Keeper David De Gea as a replacement of retired Edvin Van der Sar. Moreover having increased…
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