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Why Fernando Frequently Fails to Fire
Useless. Flop. Goddamn waste of money. Adjectives are not too hard to come by when Fernando Torres is the topic of discussion. Few footballers have fallen as far and as fast as the former Liverpool hit man has in the past 2 seasons. Once feared by the world’s finest defenders and revered by Kopites the…
The Curious Case of the Lost Moral Compass
Guest writer Jony Ball wonders why John Terry is getting special treatment when no other profession offers such protection to those who discriminate against fellow professionals.
The 0-6 Predicament: A Thing Of Pure Beauty
The supporters of Wigan, Blackburn or West Bromwich Albion understand the searing pangs of incompetency that they face at least 10 times a year, when their sides are drawn against the remodelled top 5. Away at Man City for a team like Wolves can give serious impetus for such a fan to abandon their halfway…
Real Madrid 4-0 Lyon – Los Blancos maintain perfect Champions League record
Real Madrid kept up their 100% record in the champions league this season with an impressive 4-0 victory over Lyon. The hosts took the lead on the 18th minute mark when Mesut Ozil’s dangerous corner found Karim Benzema at the back post for an easy tap-in. The hosts looked in control from the outset and…
Hearts’ Thrashing Shows Financial Fair Play Is Misdirected
When Tottenham stepped off the pitch at Tynecastle, having subjected a Hearts team who finished in 3rd place in the SPL last season – and briefly looked to challenge the Old Firm duopoly – the laments for the state of Scottish football were loud and numerous. It’s not hard to see how this position came…
Everton Shouldn’t Panic – Yet
We’re told some Everton fans are desperate. In fact, we’re told it’s not just Everton fans, but their Chairman too. Bill Kenright admitted as much to a supporters group, to discuss their problems. Everton have exhausted their overdraft and the banks, probably sensibly, don’t see any reason to extend it. Everton don’t have the ability…
Liverpool are still a mid-table side
It’s usually wise not to judge a team after just two league games, but in Liverpool’s case it might be possible to make an exception. The problems that Kenny Dalglish failed to address last year still persist, and you can expect to see them outside the Champions League places again this year. The big four…
Arsenal slip again as Wenger obsesses over wantaway players
As Arsenal players struggled to convince Scousers that losing is part of being a trendy North Londoner this weekend, you’d be forgiven for asking exactly where all the adversity came from. A team carrying Robin Van Persie, Andrei Arshavin and Thomas Vermaelen shouldn’t struggle very often, yet it couldn’t pull away from a team containing…
Saving The Beautiful Game: A Radical Revision of the Rules of Football
Nearly 25 years have passed since Diego Maradona scored the infamous “hand of God” goal that took England out of the World Cup in1986. A few months before the World Cup in South Africa, Thierry Henry, the French striker, flagrantly used his hand in a play that led to a goal against Ireland disqualifying the…
Nagatomo Inspires Inter Milan To Champions League Triumph
Inter Milan were one goal shy of edging Bayern Munich in Germany when in the 87th minute coach Leanordo looked to the bench for a spark. His solution: newly arrived Japanese left-back Yuto Nagatomo. The Japan National Team star, currently facing one of the greatest off-pitch challenges of his life with the recent tsunami disaster…
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