Football Fan Shoots Player Dead
An Iraqi football fan shot dead a player of the opposing team as he tried to score an equalizing goal in the final minutes of a match last Saturday. The…
Why does the press protect Fabregas?
Update: Excellent piece on Arseblog over the Fabregas-spitting incident. Read here. The tabloids have been depressingly unimaginative this morning. They lacked perspective (no mention of Fabregas’ past misdemeanours and no…
Former Sheffield United staff still making laughable claims against West Ham
I talked earlier about the settlement between West Ham and Sheffield United and how misguided the focus on it was – but comments from Warnock and the legal counsel representing…
The Bloody English and Champions League Predictions
This article refers to an earlier version of the Champions League draw. Go to the latest Champions League draw article. Note: Follow the 2008-2009 Champions League & UEFA Cup Quarter/Semi-Finals…
Liverpool stun Old Trafford – can Manchester United recover in time?
Wow. The last time I saw United get this humiliated was against Chelsea three years ago, and even at 1-0 down Liverpool showed shades of the 04/05 and 05/06 Chelsea…
When will football move from ‘making examples’ to ‘making real progress’?
By the time Tevez-gate comes to a painful, life-sapping, grinding end, West Ham will be hailed as the prime example of how NOT to conduct football transfers. Tevez will cost…
Making Sense Of The Beckham-Milan-Galaxy Arrangement
So…David Beckham will be playing for Milan this season as they stumble towards the finish line hoping that the front two will stumble even more. At this point Milan have…
Peter Crouch & Elite Youth – Charity Begins At Home
We fall over each other in talking about the dumb things footballers do, and we laugh / cringe at the not-so-cool things they do, so why shouldn’t we jump up…
The ‘Cheryl’ Cole
Football is driven by exaggerated caricatures. The ‘role model’ Kaka, the ‘inspirational’ Gerrard, the ‘lazy’ Ferdinand, the ‘fat’ Lampard, the ‘brilliant’ Messi, the ‘petulant’ Robinho, the ‘balding / granny-shagging /…
David Beckham Should Stop Blogging. Like. Seriously.
Hello everybody… That’s not me greeting you lovely folk, that’s D to the B riding the double-A of the V himself, (Sir – so far it’s optional) David Beckham. We’re…
Madrid get ready to harass Arsenal, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Manchester United and their fans
Real Madrid will have their next presidential elections on July 5. The club’s members must confirm the election date (at the next assembly on March 29) before it becomes official….
When not to trust Arsene’s methods…
Arsene Wenger has incredible faith in his players and while some Arsenal fans, the press at large and supporters of rival clubs slate Mr Wenger for his ‘stubbornness’, you’ve got…
Premier League Predictions: Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea to win, Newcastle and West Ham to lose.
The big news this morning is that Rick Parry has been kicked out agreed to leave his post as Liverpool chief executive at the end of this season. It’s what…
08-09 UEFA Cup Last 16 Draw
This article refers to an earlier version of the Europa League draw. Go to the latest Europa League draw article. After Thursday night’s matches, the draw for the last 16…
Football Rubber Ducks
Have all the accessories for your favorite club? You enter your bathroom you only have everything with a club logo on it but your bathtub rubber ducky is a normal…
