The Hand of Messi
Leo Messi continues to emulate the great Diego Maradona. However, unlike his wonder-goal in the cup against Getafe, Messi’s effort in scoring his first goal against Espanyol was not so…
Football in South Africa
This article is for people who are curious about how football is perceived in South Africa, how the 2010 World Cup will change things in South Africa, why crime won’t…
Why Heinze leaving Manchester United for Real Madrid makes sense
With continuous speculation about Heinze moving to Real Madrid (or even Barcelona) the question has come up, will he move ? The answer has to be yes.
Middlesbrough’s Brad Jones Blunders For Australia
You might forgive young Brad Jones’ inexperience on the world stage, but the young Middlesbrough goalkeeper showed how harsh an environment the big, bad world of international goalkeeping can be….
Solving the mess of international friendlies
A plan to change the face of international football, and provide opportunities and funds for football at lower levels. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, and your suggestions and improvements in the comments please. I thought this up during the second half of the England-Brazil game tonight, which summed up everything poor about these type of games, and served to highlight the opportunity we have to make real improvements.
Why Tottenham MUST bring in the RIGHT players this summer
Ed: Congratulations to Spurs fans for Tottenham signing Gareth Bale – you guys have a very, very good player in your hands. As the Spurs’ players (with the exception of…
Superior Sevilla
Sevilla coach Juande Ramos persisted his side deserved to be the second club to defend the UEFA Cup after their dramatic 3-1 penalty shootout win over 10-man Espanyol.
Keane’s and Quinn’s Sunderland ready to take the Premiership by storm
Sunderland on Sunday emphatically ended their season with a 5-0 trouncing of bottom club Luton Town at Kennilwoth Road.
NY Yankees sack fitness coach – Are you watching, Newcastle?
For the second season running Newcastle United have had an injury-ravaged season including their fair share of hamstring injuries. In one of our first articles on the new Newcastle United…
What if we had our injured players available?
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about what I perceived as a general mediocrity in this year’s La Liga campaign. I personally feel that many teams have underperformed, including…
Chelsea’s chances of winning the Premiership are 1.6%
“United are in a much better situation but we know if we take nine points from our last three games and United lose six points then we’ll be okay. It’s…
The Good Shepherd has made Newcastle United rich and famous
I know most Newcastle fans (at least the ones we hear from) may not be too fond of Freddy Shepherd and the job he has done for nearly 10 years…
The mind-games between Liverpool and Chelsea can’t hide the truth
Okay, both managers have started, mainly Mourinho with his comments saying in short Liverpool have 1 competition to play for while Chelsea have 4 (well 3 more) and this is…
Who will finish on top in this mediocre La Liga campaign?
At the beginning of the season, I wrote an article on the upcoming La Liga campaign, weighing up the chances of Barcelona retaining their crown. I argued that Real Madrid’s…
Is Cristiano Ronaldo over-rated and over-hyped?
Varun, from SportZForumZ.com, writes in about Cristiano Ronaldo and questions whether the hype surrounding him is deserved or not We all know this player, Cristiano Ronaldo. Cristiano Ronaldo, the young…
