Oliver Fowler
Oliver Fowler is based in Barcelona, Spain. He is originally from Newcastle in England and still supports Newcastle United. He has been in the football business for eight years working on everything from player deals to club link ups to media projects including the FIFPro World XI Awards and humanitarian projects aimed at helping those less fortunate play the beautiful game in peace. His main focus at present is Next Soccer Star - the site where aspiring Kaka's and Messi's upload their personal soccer videos to show the world their skills.
20 Billionaires you want buying your football club
Come on down! These days everyone wants to be taken over by a billionaire and then immediately get linked with players worth more than the entire debt of Africa. But how? Ker-Ching! It’s easy! The Premier League title awaits, all you have to do is pick out a billionaire, flutter your eyelashes and as sure…
If Style Won You Silverware…
Who would win the Premier League? The Champions League? The FA Cup? Would Manchester United and Chelsea still fight for the title? Will Arsenal and Liverpool be dumped out of Europe by Villa, Everton and Tottenham? Which is the best kit in England? in Europe? Oliver Fowler finds out….
Arsenal and Man Utd to beat Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea in the youth stakes
Where will the next generation of home grown Premier League stars come from? Nextsoccerstar.com predicts who will be the winners and losers in the ‘youth’ stakes this season….
To Boo Or Not to Boo, That Is The Question
Do you boo players from your own club? If you do, how can you sleep at night? To boo a player playing for your club is seen as the ultimate act of betrayal by some and a birthright by others. If you have paid your hard-earned cash to watch a well-paid player flop around the…
10 Is The Magic Number
10 is the magic number of the Beautiful Game. Any player who dares wear it on their back has to be something special. That FC Barcelona have handed Lionel Messi the magical number 10 shirt vacated by Ronaldinho is no surprise. From a stringy, spotty faced oik to the most exciting player on the planet,…
Will Barca Miss Ronaldinho and Eto’o?
When Ronaldinho finally left FC Barca it was a sad day. For a brief time he was the king of football and quite possibly the greatest player to have worn the famous ‘blaugrana’ stripes. He was a lovely person with it; his personality balanced perfectly with his status. Samuel Eto’o too was an astonishing player…
Gato, the next Superstar?
Every now and again a player appears on the horizon and you think ‘this could be the one’. A few years ago me and my colleague were in Brazil watching Santos against Botafogo. The game was as eventful as ever, but it was remarkable for the talents of Robinho and Diego, two players who shone…
What Are They Doing?
Oliver Fowler takes a quick snapshot of what footballers are doing this summer. Take a look for yourself:
Flattered to Deceive – How Footballers Cheat On Their Fans
Flattered. That is the worst word in football. If you support a team, you will know this word — it is a heart breaker. It is football-speak for ‘I’ve been tapped up’. ‘I’m flattered about Arsenal’s interest’ really means ‘My agent has been secretly talking to Arsenal for months and I’m desperate to play for…
Pele, Maradona and Joe Butcher – the best players in the world?
Pelé, Maradona, Joe Butcher. Which is the odd one out? Err, who’s Joe Butcher? Yep, it’s Joe Butcher. The other two are the greatest players ever to have lived and Joe Butcher is nobody. Half right. Joe Butcher is indeed the odd one out. He was born in the midlands, the other two were born…
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