Manchester United have endured yet another average campaign in the Premier League despite having spent in excess of £150m on recruits in the previous summer transfer window. Jose Mourinho would have been expecting to revive the club’s glory days after he signed the likes of Eric Bailly, Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and […]
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Can Wigan Athletic overcome the odds once again? 10 April 9, 2012 by David Bolt
In a Premier League where money talks and where only a small number of teams stand a realistic chance of success, everyone loves to root for an underdog. Premier League fans all season have marvelled at how Swansea and Norwich have taken it to the bigger clubs in the Premier […]
Champions League
Good But Not Good Enough: Why Paris-Saint Germain Still Lacks What It Takes to Win the Champions League Rami El Chamaa October 2, 2016 Champions League, General, Other Leagues No Comments They are the team that almost always glitters brightest in Paris, a team befitting the city’s nickname “la Ville Lumiere.” They have no worlds […]
Match Previews
FA Cup Third Round Predictions January 4, 2013 by Gabriel Sutton Brighton v Newcastle I can really see an odds upset here. Brighton have had longer to prepare for this and are off the back of a 3-0 win at Ipswich, whereas Newcastle may have hard time against Everton on Wednesday […]
Goal-Line technology: What does it really mean for football?
A couple of days ago, it was announced by FIFA that goal-line technology systems Hawk-Eye and GoalRef were going to start being installed around the world. After what has felt like endless cries for its inclusion in the sport, goal-line technology is finally becoming a reality. However, I believe this […]
Thunderous Ronnie Free-kick Salvages Point for Hertha Berlin against Hannover 96
4-2-3-1 Versus 4-3-3
Football, like most (all?) things in life, has its trends. Not that many years ago, playing anything other than a plain 4x3x3 would be sacrilegious (let’s leave England alone, for now). In fact, when 4x2x3x1 started rearing its head, with Quique Flores its main champion, it was a bit criticised (including here) […]
Picture of the Week: Mikel Arteta kills City
Tal Ben Haim: A convenient scapegoat for Portsmouth
Eisenhower once said that “the search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions”. This seems to be what Portsmouth’s administrators had in mind as in Tal Ben Haim, they have found a public figure for the fans to direct their ire at. On Friday, a club which has […]