Reading- The Latest Team to Experience SSS?
At the start of the 2006/07 season most assumed that Chelsea and Manchester United would compete for the title; they also assumed that the teams that had come up from the Championship would struggle. Of the three teams that came up, two did as expected. Watford finished rock bottom of the table, six points below…
Champions League Dream Team: Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Milan and Liverpool but no Arsenal
While Nike brought out a “Best Team You’ve Never heard of” in the lead up to the Women’s World Cup, in trying to espouse on the brilliance of the US National Womens’ Soccer Team, some pub regulars in Birmingham had the opposite ideas. Being footballers who are generally crap, and turning out for their lowly…
A look at Avispa Fukuoka and Japanese Football
Stuart Frisby is currently in Japan and his account of professional football in Japan is an insightful look at football outside the focus of mainstream media. Japanese football is a strange affair, as you sit on the backless seats of the Hakata-No-Mori stadium in Fukuoka Japan, glancing down to the ultras to the right, and…
MLS is getting better, but not because of Beckham
There has been many famous names that have played the beautiful game in an American League, Pele, Beckenbauer, Best, etc. Honestly the list could go on for a long time when you mention the now defunct NASL. But with the hype of argueably the biggest and most recognized name in the world, Beckham, there has…
Arsenal’s good form, thoughts on Ade, Fab and Henry
It’s always nice to get a clean sheet and score several goals, no matter who the opposition. This is nothing to get excited about however, for it was only Derby, albeit a Derby side who managed to somehow beat Newcastle in their last match. Still, away from home they’ve already lost heavily to both Tottenham…
Barcelona bow to the Messiah
With Ronaldinho “injured”, the Barcelona fans bowed last night before a new idol, the brilliant Argentinian Lionel Messi. Yes, FC Barcelona’s very own Messiah (El Mes(s)Ãas, as they call him here in Barcelona), came to the rescue as Barcelona defeated Sevilla 2-1 at the Camp Nou in a game which never quite lived up to…
Arsenal Rack Up Five Against Mediocre Derby (match highlights video)
Before this game it seemed that there could only be one outcome- Arsenal was on a run of seven wins in eight games playing some absolutely brilliant football along the way; Derby had struggled in their start to the Premiership season, albeit picking up their first win in the league against Newcastle a week earlier….
Relegation Candidates for 2007/2008 La Liga
Although it might seem a bit early to be offering up predictions as to possible relegation material, you should all remember that I missed the pre-season slot — i.e. preview-land — and so I’m trying to make up for lost time. So here goes — in this two-part article, I’ll outline all of the major…
Who Should Tottenham Play Up Front?
Blessed with one of the finest striking lineups in the division, it is a surprise to see Tottenham Hotspur where they currently are in the table. The trio of Robbie Keane, Dmitar Berbatov and Jermain Defoe scored more than sixty goals between them last year, and with the arrival of goal poacher Darren Bent from…
Tottenham Thrash Famagusta / ball-boy’s moment of glory (video)
Alright, so none of you really care; Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Cypriot team Anorthosis Famagusta (a side most will not have heard of) 6-1 at White Hart Lane during Thursday’s matches.
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