Falkirk down, but Rangers party.
The Scottish Premier League culminated last weekend, and it will be remembered for many things, good and bad. Saturday saw Falkirk relegated into the First Division, after they were unable…
Carragher call up a disgrace
It will be a disgrace if Jamie Carragher is called up by England this afternoon. He shouldn’t even be considered. This is the man who quit his country because he…
2009/2010 Premier League Review
Congratulations then to Chelsea, who have emerged as rightful Champions, with 27 wins, 86 points, and 103 goals in the bank. For a long time this looked like the competition…
Hammers – A few millionaires signing on tomorrow
Last week a strange email arrived in the The Ball is Round inbox. Every day we are blessed with offers to become a millionaire by simply sending our bank details to the relative of an African prince or a long lost relative in dire need of my help to smuggle our long lost fortune outside of some 3rd world country, but this showed an easier route to making a million. According to this email, “leaked” by someone at the club, simply be an average journeyman footballer with a poor injury record and you too could soon be earning your million pounds per annum.
England – Why being a one man team could cost us dear
The Barclay’s Premier League season came to its finale yesterday and the nation held its breath yet again. This was not because of the extremely tense circumstances in which the…
Wayne Rooney Suffers Fresh World Cup Injury Scare
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has suffered yet another injury setback ahead of the World Cup, after limping off during his side’s final game of the season against Stoke with…
Chelsea score eight, Everton leave it late, and Burnley have one last Hurrah
The build up to the final day of the 2009/10 Premier League season created more tension than the day itself in the end, however fans were still treated to a…
La Liga title race to go down to the wire as Spain’s top two pick up victories
The La Liga title race will go right down to the wire after both Real Madrid and Barcelona picked up all three points on Saturday. The Blaugranas are just a…
Van Gaal showered in Germany’s finest, but winning the league tastes even sweeter for The Bavarians
Bastian Schweinsteiger kept to his word of giving manager Louis Van Gaal a beer shower after the German giants clinched their 22nd league championship. A real comedy of errors from…
09/10 Premier League Final Day Live Blog
It’s D-Day in the Premier League as all 20 teams kick off at 16:00 on Sunday, with one final chance to decide on their final positions in th table this season. With fourth place decided on Wednesday night this week, and the relegation battle done and dusted, all that remains to be seen is who will be crowned Champions of England; Chelsea? or Manchester United?
Van Bommel and Bayern set to make history this Saturday
Bayern Munich will clinch their 22nd German league championship in the beautiful Olympic Stadium which played host to the FIFA World Cup final four years ago. The Bavarians travel to…
“Roma captain racially abused me” – Balotelli
Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli has accused AS Roma captain Franceso Totti of racially insulting him during the Coppa Italia final Wednesday night which saw Inter lift their first piece…
Tottenham’s Harry Redknapp Named Manager Of The Year
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has been named ‘Barclays Manager of the Season’ just two days after seeing his side qualify for next season’s Champions League. Speaking to Spurs’ official…
Group A will be the tightest group this summer
Much interest is always taken in Group A. Not necessarily because it offers much excitement, but because it offers us the opening game, which we have far too long to…
Man City Chairman Al Mubarak: ‘Mancini Will Be Boss For Many Years’
Manchester City’s club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has said that current manager Roberto Mancini will remain in charge ‘for many years’. City’s saw their hopes of qualifying for next season’s…
