Ben King
I am a journalism student studying at the University of Winchester, football is my main passion in life and i love watching it, playing it and writing about it. I do write non sport related stories but my real drive does rest in sport and i hope to go into the industry on completion of my studies.
City Fall But Can Hold Their Heads Up High
The night started badly, conceding after only 10 minutes, but what followed was one of the bravest and most pulsating performances in European football, in a week full of brave and pulsating performances. Manchester City’s game against Hamburg was a sensational spectacle for the first minute to the 94th and will rightly go down in…
Was Stevie G’s absence merely a smoke screen by Liverpool?
Well, the hopes of a miracle turnaround looked sure for a while but now have past and the memories of one of the greatest games in European footballing history are just that, memories. The players on the pitch did well to beat the electric atmosphere in the stadium and delivered a truly outstanding spectacle. Chelsea…
PFA Players’ Player of the Year Awards – Who’s Your Pick?
The short list has been announced today for the PFA Player and Young Player of the year awards. Unsurprisingly both Steven Gerrard and Cristiano Ronaldo are there and the Portuguese winger is joined by four of his United team mates. Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs, Nemanja Vidic and Edwin Van Der Sar are all in the…
The plight of Luton and Newcastle highlights the modern-day calamity of relegation
There are some things in football that seem immovable, irreplaceable and constant. The teams that make up the top flight of this nation’s favourite game also appear unshakable in their conviction and status. However over the past few years many of the country’s largest, best supported and decorated sides have fallen from grace to the…
Chelsea Manager – The Best (Paying) Job In Football?
Looking back over the years, during the ownership of Roman Abramovich many Chelsea fans can be proud of what their club has achieved, and rightly they should be. However there has been one issue that has disrupted their game more than any other; not the outrageous wages or telephone-number transfer budgets but the man leading…
“Magnificent Martin” masterminding long-term success at Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill admitted yesterday that the chance of his side claiming the fourth Champions League spot and playing in Europe’s premier competition is now slipping. Commenting after Villa’s drew 3-3 draw with Everton he said: ‘It is going to be very difficult now with Arsenal having won.’ Whereas many sides seem to…
Goals as important as points for Chelsea, Liverpool and United
Since Chelsea’s destruction of Liverpool in the Champions League last week many pundits have been saying that the task of shipping three past the London side is impossible. However Bolton did it on Saturday and it’s got gaffer Guus Hiddink more than a little rattled. The Wanderers put three past Chelsea shot stopper Petr Cech…
What has Robinho done at Manchester City to get so ‘tired’?
Mark Hughes has today defended his decision to rest Robinho for the home game against Fulham yesterday. Sparky claims that the Brazilian star needed a break as he is one of those players who “carry the vast majority of the workload.” Is this really the case however and considering the astronomical amount of money that…
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