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Jose Mourinho’s Internazionale isn’t ‘good enough’
With December fast approaching Jose Mourinho’s Internazionale are sitting pretty 5 points clear at the top of Serie A. This lofty perch is something the Inter supporters have become very comfortable with over the last few seasons following the Calciopoli scandal which awarded Inter two titles previously credited to Juventus and the subsequent monopoly that…
The Liverpool Reality
Yesterday night Liverpool FC and all its fans were dealt the final blow that sent them crashing out of this year’s Champions League with a game still left to play in the group phase. For the top seeded team in the group this was not in the script. The sight of the Liverpool players in…
Cudicini’s accident raises questions on player safety and ‘risk management’
Carlo Cudicini the Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper has suffered ‘potentially life-changing injuries’ as the result of crashing his motorbike early this morning. The crash occurred at 10:30am GMT on Forest Road in Walthamstow – East London. The collision involved a Ford Fiesta containing a female driver and a child, both of whom walked away from the incident…
English Premier League – the easiest league to survive in?
Even this early on into the current EPL season viewers have witnessed nearly every team have at least one or two surprise if not shock results. Often these so called ‘blips’ have been accompanied by a dip in form, or at the very least results that have meant the table from top to bottom is…
What to do with Liverpool FC (and Rafa)?
It was the best of times, it is the worst of times now for Liverpool fans – of that there can be no doubt. Looking back briefly to last season when Rafa Benitez’s side lead Manchester United in the Premier League by nearly double digits, this was going to be the year that finally ended…
2009 Ballon d’Or: So what of the Italians?
The 30 name shortlist for the 2009 Ballon d’Or nominees has been announced, a formality they may well have dispensed with as we all know Lionel Messi will walk away with the trophy. I did note however, one glaring fact when scrolling down the list of the largely usual suspects – not a single Italian…
England & the 2010 World Cup
1966 was a great year, or so I’m told by those of an age able to remember it. It has been a long time since England lifted the highest honour in International football, too long in fact, and many have been brave enough to predict South Africa will be the location for the Three Lions…
The biggest Manchester derby in years – who will take the spoils?
The clock is ticking down to the start of the most talked about Manchester derby in years. A resurgent city have emerged like a phoenix from the flames when compared to the club of five years ago that looked as if fate would retire the blue half of Manchester to a Leeds like spiralling demise…
Samuel Eto’o or Zlatan Ibrahimovic – That is the question
The upcoming Champions League tie between Inter and Barcelona provides an early season look as to who got the better deal in the transfer/swap of Eto’o and Ibrahimovic. This article analyses the footballing and financial implications of the transfers and the reasons behind the deal.
Life at Manchester United after Ronaldo – The story to date
The season so far has had its ups and downs for the Reds. A shock defeat to Burnley certainly wasn’t in the script, as the world looks on intently to see how the reigning Premiership Champions set about life after Ronaldo and ‘that’ final in Rome, to defending their domestic crown to make it four…
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