With critics calling for a heavy touchline ban, Arsenal’s season hangs in the balance. Arsene Wenger could hardly contain his dismay when his side conceded a 92nd minute penalty to Burnley on Sunday. Though Alexis Sanchez rescued a win with virtually the last kick of the game, the long term repercussions for Wenger’s handbags with… Continue reading Wenger’s Antics Could Cost Arsenal the Title
250 Goals – Rooney’s Remarkable Record
It’s a record Sir Bobby Charlton has held for nearly 44 years and one Wayne Rooney has been chasing since the season began. Finally, after his spectacular goal from a free-kick against Stoke City today, Manchester United’s number 10 can say he is Old Trafford’s all-time top scorer with 250 goals. Rooney and United fans… Continue reading 250 Goals – Rooney’s Remarkable Record
China Crisis? Football Rising in the East Could Affect Premier League
The English Premier League is the most lucrative domestic league in world football, with recent global TV rights deals ballooning to extraordinary multi-billion pound proportions, dwarfing those of the Premier League’s counterparts on the continent and beyond. Premier League clubs also took up eight berths in the top 20 highest revenue-generating football clubs in the… Continue reading China Crisis? Football Rising in the East Could Affect Premier League
When cash rains, do the fans get wet?
We are past the half-way mark of the January transfer window. If there was anything to be learned, it has to be the fact that money talks. And if you listen carefully what it says, it’s not pretty at all. This goes doubly for all of us who just love the game of football and… Continue reading When cash rains, do the fans get wet?
Top Two Turnaround?
The European winter break is well and truly over and with two fixtures played since the rest, La Liga and Serie A couldn’t be more thrillingly poised, especially after this weekend’s results. Both leagues are shaping up nicely for an exciting few months ahead. The pre-Christmas leading teams are now perhaps not a ‘safe bet’… Continue reading Top Two Turnaround?
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: FA to Bring Back Respect Campaign amid Ref Walk-Out
Remember the ad? Two contrasting Ray Winstones stood on a grassroots touchline. One berated the volunteer ref while the other stood by, calmly condemning his twin’s actions, in some kind of Sunday league ode to The Parent Trap. Ironic as it was to receive a morality lesson from an actor famous for posting his adversaries… Continue reading R-E-S-P-E-C-T: FA to Bring Back Respect Campaign amid Ref Walk-Out
A Dab of Humble Pie.
Paul Pogba spent the days and hours building up to Manchester United’s titanic clash against the old enemy Liverpool on twitter, unveiling a shiny new emoji of himself and another unique hair cut. He was then largely anonymous for the ninety minutes, bar the bonkers ten seconds in which he lost track of Dejan Lovren, jumped… Continue reading A Dab of Humble Pie.
Slaven Bilic Must Grant Dimitri Payet His Wish to Maintain West Ham’s Steady Progression.
How times have changed. Last season West Ham were the surprise package of the Premier League as Slaven Bilic in his debut campaign at the helm guided the club to an impressive 7th position in the League table which secured Europa League qualification. One man key to that success was French international attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet… Continue reading Slaven Bilic Must Grant Dimitri Payet His Wish to Maintain West Ham’s Steady Progression.
Personal life: Jurgen Klopp
On June 16, 1967, Jurgen Klopp was born to mother Elisabeth and father Norbert Klopp in Stuttgart, Germany and grew up with two older sisters. As a football player, he is known for one club man playing for Mainz 05 from 1990 to 2001. Never went to the top flight where Mainz 05 was second… Continue reading Personal life: Jurgen Klopp
Great Goalie, Super Striker?
We are over half way through the Premier League season and the recent hectic festive fixtures have shaped the table nicely for what will surely be an exciting next few months in the race to be English champions. Six different teams have won the league since it was formed in 1992, all with their own… Continue reading Great Goalie, Super Striker?