Month: December 2013
Budweiser Captures the Unique Emotion of the World Cup Draw
After months of eager anticipation, the World Cup draw was finally broadcast around the world, slowly filling football fans everywhere with contrasting feelings of hope and dread. With the mainstream…
Read more »USA Faces The Group of Death – Or Glory
It’s been awhile, and there’s still only two ways to look at the USA’s World Cup draw, there’s only two potential outcomes in Brazil: Death, or glory. The natural…
Read more »Napoli vs. Arsenal preview – Gunners must contain Gonzalo Higuaín
Updated:Arsenal take on Napoli in the Stadio San Paolo on Wednesday, with the Gunners able to clinch top spot going into the Champions League knockout round. Arsene Wenger’s side need to…
Read more »Arsenal fight for ‘new Mesut Ozil’; Chelsea star’s future decided ‘in two weeks’
Updated:Arsenal have reportedly joined Premier League rivals Liverpool in the battle for Hamburg’s young midfield talent, Hakan Çalhanoğlu. According to the Daily Mail, the Gunners are the latest club looking at…
Read more »Manchester United target Kevin Strootman happy at Roma says agent
Updated:Kevin Strootman’s agent has confirmed that his client his happy at Roma and has an intention to stay here for a long time. Yesterday, we reported that Manchester United manager…
Read more »Arsenal alerted on €45m German star, £15m Chelsea target set to hand in transfer request
Updated:Arsenal target Julian Draxler has been constantly dropping hints that he might leave Bundesliga outfit Schalke 04 next summer, and recently he voiced his frustration again at playing out of…
Read more »PHOTO: Arsenal star Lukas Podolski back in training ahead of Napoli clash
Updated:Ahead of Arsenal’s crucial Champions League tie against Napoli, Arsenal fans will be delighted to see Germany international Lukas Podolski is back in full training with the squad again. The…
Read more »Man Utd Player Ratings vs Shakhtar Donetsk – Phil Jones to the rescue
Updated:Man Utd qualified for the knockout round of the Champions League on Wednesday, as a Phil Jones thunderbolt gave them a hard-fought 1-0 win over an excellent Shakhtar Donetsk outfit….
Read more »Possible Arsenal Starting Line-Up Against Napoli + Prediction
Arsenal head into the final game of the Champions League, leading the group F table with 12 points – yet their progression to the next round is not guaranteed. Though,…
Read more »Mikel To Start – Possible Chelsea Starting XI vs Bucharest
Chelsea will host Steaua Bucharest in their final Champions league group stage tie on Wednesday evening; with the Blues able to win the group if they beat the Romanian Champions….
Read more »How Much Pressure Are West Brom Really Under?
Since beating Manchester United at Old Trafford, West Bromwich Albion have only picked up one win in nine games, slipping to 15th in the process, two points above the relegation…
Read more »In Germany, Klinsmann Faces The Monster He Built
Updated:The best kind of questions asked in press events with football managers leave no room, no backdoor for a clichéd escape. The best kind of questions are poignant, unobvious, and…
Read more »Barcelona join the race to snatch €30m Manchester United target
Updated:Manchester United are reportedly interested in Borussia Dortmund’s highly rated midfielder Ilkay Gundogan. The Daily Telegraph’s award winning writer Mark Ogden wrote recently in article that the Red Devils indeed…
Read more »Man Utd Latest: Has Moyes found Kagawa’s €45m replacement?
Updated:Man Utd’s Shinji Kagawa has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford for many weeks now; and after his no-show at the weekend against Newcastle, reports in the…
Read more »Manchester United Eye Move for €17m Dutch midfielder in January
Updated:Manchester United are considering a January move for Galatasaray midfielder Wesley Sneijder, according to reports from The Guardian. Sneijder is a long term target of Manchester United and as per…
Read more »Arsenal join the race to sign Liverpool player reports Spanish press
Updated:Pepe Reina is still a Liverpool player in theory, but his future surely lies elsewhere after the end of the season. Either he could sign with Napoli on a permanent…
Read more »Chelsea Transfer Latest: Star set to leave in January, €35m defender targeted by Barcelona
Updated:In the Chelsea Transfer Latest, we bring you stories of two unsettled stars at the club and their probable destination in the upcoming transfer window. Simon Johnson of The Standard…
Read more »Man Utd Chase £30m Dutch Star, Arsenal Target £8m goal machine
Updated:It doesn’t need any rocket science to guess that central midfield is the one area that Manchester United need bolstering in the upcoming transfer window. Throughout the summer, the Red…
Read more »Bayern Munich vs Man City: Preview, Team News, Likely Line-Up & Prediction
Manchester City will face European champions Bayern Munich on Tuesday in the Champions League Group D match at the Allianz Arena. Both the teams have qualified to the knock out…
Read more »Manchester United vs Shakhtar: Preview, Team News, Likely Line-Up & Prediction
Updated:After back to back defeats in the Premier League, Manchester United will look to return to winning ways at the expense of Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. The Red…
Read more »Possible Manchester United Starting Line-Up Against Shakhtar – Rooney Returns
Updated:Man Utd will host Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday night, in what has turned into an absolutely critical game for manager David Moyes. So often an impenetrable fortress, Old Trafford…
Read more »Stat Attack: Are Liverpool Over-Achieving This Season?
Updated:Liverpool courtesy of their 4-1 win against West Ham on Saturday have climbed up to the second place in the Premier League. It is their best start to a league…
Read more »Chelsea’s Leaky Defence: Analysing the Last Seven Goals Conceded
Updated:Upon the Portuguese pitching up once more at Stamford Bridge, everyone expected Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea to return to the days of impenetrable rearguards, and record-breaking defensive solidarity. But despite still…
Read more »Arsenal and Liverpool Set to Gain from Spanish Giant’s ‘Exodus’?
Updated:Spanish giants Barcelona are gearing up for war this transfer window, with a whole host of names reportedly close to leaving the Camp Nou. According to Spanish newspaper, Marca, no…
Read more »Blackburn’s DJ Campbell arrested in football spot-fixing probe
Updated:Blackburn Rovers forward DJ Campbell is one of the six people arrested in connection with a football spot-fixing investigation, his club have confirmed. On 28th November, we covered a story…
Read more »Steven Gerrard could be out for six weeks – Huge blow to Liverpool
Updated:Liverpool started their crucial month of December with great hope and trepidation all at the same time. If the convincing 4-1 victory over West Ham is the hint of good-things-to-come…
Read more »Chelsea want £10m defender in January, Barcelona target Aguero & Van Persie
Jose Mourinho’s second stint with Chelsea hasn’t been a smooth ride so far with strike problem remains a major thorn in flesh for the Blues. The cause for frustration further…
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