An Early Look at the 2008 Clausura and Copa Libertadores
Hasta El Gol Siempre‘s Sam Kelly takes an early look at the start of Argentina’s football season – namely the 2008 Clausura and the Copa Libertadores. The 2008 Torneo Clausura is three weeks old, and already Argentina’s got a club at the top of the league table who haven’t been there for a little while….
Getting Personal Review
If you’re running short on gift ideas for an upcoming birthday, look like the most thoughtful person in the world (what did you do?!), or get a jump on your own Christmas wish list, you’re in luck, because Getting Personal likely has what you’re looking for.
Will Capello turn to Chelsea captain John Terry?
John Terry’s season just seems to go from bad to worse. Chelsea coach Ten Cate has admitted to a ‘bust up’ with Terry prior to the Carling Cup Final defeat on Sunday. “We are both kind of emotional, but we respect each other fully,” Ten Cate told The Sun. “We just had a discussion about…
Professional Footballers’ Association – How The PFA Helps Players
“You give your life to football and then it often forgets you. Football clubs have a bad habit of taking players in, making the most of them, and then vomiting them up once they’re too old or injured [...] That’s where the Professional Footballers’ Association are so wonderful, because they do not forget anyone”. -…
Do Football Managers need to do an ‘Apprenticeship’?
Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier says English footballers are pushed into top management jobs too quickly. He has told the BBC Inside Sport programme that he believes Bryan Robson, Stuart Pearce and Gareth Southgate all took on senior positions far too soon. “In France, you cannot become a manager when you step out of your…
Boca Juniors & The Amoias of the Americas
Images courtesy of Oscar R. Amoia. One of the great things about the Internet is that the world has become a smaller place. If you view my blog and world football site, I state that the whole world is united by a ball. For me, it means something very personal.
The rise and fall of Oxford United
Oxford United’s relegation from the football league in 2006 was a boon to pub quiz writers. A disastrous season meant they were now the only English team to win a major domestic honour to be playing non-league football, while simultaneously being replaced in the league by Accrington Stanley, a team they’d replaced in 1962 when…
The Soccerlens Daily: Drunk Tottenham Players, Manchester United Contracts and more
It feels like Thursday afternoon although it’s just Tuesday morning (or afternoon in my part of the world). So, allow me to rush through today’s news roundup (juicy as always) as we struggle with weight issues and the obvious lack of time in our lives.
The Great Race for the Premiership: Stoke, Bristol, Watford, West Brom, Plymouth, Charlton or …?
This is the first of what will become a weekly round up of the events in the English Championship. A chance for me to let everyone know how my beloved Watford are doing, and to let you know how much hair I have left and how much of it has gone grey.
Chelsea Watch: Why is Avram Grant being criticised?
The monotony was finally ended on Sunday as Tottenham became the first club outside the top four to win a trophy in England since Middlesbrough in 2004. It was a deserved victory by Ramos’ men as they come from back from a goal down to beat Chelsea. But as one manager is receiving praises for…
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