The ‘Domestic Dilemma’ At Euro 2012
To say that Steve McMananaman was a pioneering maverick of modern English football would perhaps be entering the realms of hyperbole, though it could be argued that the winger’s move to Real Madrid in 1999…
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Does Fantasy Football change the way you watch football?
Along with the kick-off of the Premier League season arrives the exciting world of Fantasy Football. Would-be managers around the country had to make big decisions on who to include in their first XI before…
Asian Cup: Jordan 2 Syria 1
Jordan booked a place in the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Syria in Doha on Monday.With Syria needing a victory to progress to the knockout stage, they made the perfect start…
England 1-0 Ukraine – Match Review
Wayne Rooney scored the winning goal on his return to fire England to a 1-0 victory over Ukraine in Donetsk and into into the last eight of Euro 2012 as Group D winners. The Manchester…
West Ham close in on Gudjohnsen deal
West Ham are on the verge of signing veteran Icelandic striker Eidur Gudjohnsen on a free transfer. The former Chelsea and Barcelona forward was released by Stoke at the end of 2010/11, following loans spells…
What to do with Ramsey and Wilshere?
It’s been a long journey back for Aaron Ramsey. In February of this year he suffered a double fracture in his lower right leg after a ‘tough tackle’ from Stoke City’s Ryan Shawcross. He had…
A summer of upheaval and farewells expected at Boundary Park
And that is that. Oldham Athletic concluded their latest season in League One, a league they have grown extremely familiar with having been in its grasps since 1997, with a win against Play-off hunting Carlisle.…
World Cup-winning captain Cannavaro calls it quits
Italian star Fabio Cannavaro has announced his retirement from football.The 37-year-old, who captained Italy to World Cup glory in Germany in 2006, has been told by doctors that an injury to his knee means he…
Ian Holloway defends his corner again
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has asked the Football Association to prove the team he selected to face Aston Villa recently was weakened. The Seasiders' eccentric head coach made ten changes from the side that drew…
PL25: The complete Premier League history of the Northwest Derby
The biggest fixture in English football returns this weekend for its 52nd instalment in the Premier League and Saturday's meeting between Manchester United and Liverpool feels like a particularly poignant one. It might not have…