Month: October 2012

There’s a label attached to it: ‘nuveau riche’ or simply ‘newly rich’. In society, it is used to differentiate between those who inherited wealth and…

Holt expressed his disappointment at not being selected by England manager Hodgson and says he has now given up hope of playing for the national squad.

Thursday night sees the second round of the Europa League group stages, with Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle all in action in tough games. With domestic fixtures this weekend in the…

Right now, it’s a pretty good time to be a Spurs fan. Saturday saw a first win at Old Trafford in 23 years, as Andre Villas-Boas’s men faced it all,…

The German sports goods manufacturer Puma has signed a contract with the French and Man City full-back Gael Clichy. He previously wore Umbro boots.

Modern technology has turned commercials, one of the foundations of the American television viewing experience, into a shadow of their former selves. Ads are now easily avoided thanks to the…

For more years than most of us would care to remember, soccer has been trumpeted as America’s “sport of the future.” The belief was that one day (perhaps because there…

Manchester United’s defeat against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Saturday had been coming, with Sir Alex Ferguson’s side punished for a lacklustre start to their Premier League campaign. It is…