Merthyr Tydfil: Footballing Martyrs living on the brink of extinction
A few days before England coasted to victory against Slovakia in World Cup qualification, Cardiff City cruised to a 3-0 mid-season friendly against Merthyr Tydfil. But while the result may have been meaningless, the match itself wasn’t as the British Gas Business club needed every last penny from the game to ensure their survival. The…
The Joys of Football Management
I was reading a respected journalist recently, who was praising the virtues of Fulham manager Roy Hodgson. Indeed, the author in question even went as far as to suggest that if and when Senor Capello decides that the England job is not for him, either when Old Trafford comes calling, he is sacked after losing…
Smart Bets: Picking a Winner in the Champions League
Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal. If you ever needed a tip for picking a winner for the Champions League this year, you don’t need to look any farther than these four clubs. Out of the final eight teams left, four of them come from the English Premier League; no matter how you look at that…
FSC gets Champions League U.S. TV rights, Women’s Professional Soccer kicks off, Kroenke increases Arsenal stake, and more
While you rain pity down upon David Bentley and marvel at Lionel Messi’s latest display of brilliance, catch up on all that you may or may not have missed on Monday.
WPS Kicks Off In Style
The biggest footballing story of the weekend wasn’t Scotland’s defeat against Holland, it wasn’t Northern Ireland’s win against Poland, it wasn’t Spain and Holland getting close to World Cup qualification, it wasn’t even Beckham’s 109th cap or the new England kit. The biggest footballing story, by far, was the launch of the Women’s Professional Soccer…
Breaking down the candidates to host World Cups 2018 and 2022, new England home shirt revealed, Wayne and Coleen Rooney expecting first child, and more
International football had the spotlight this weekend, and if you happened to miss anything while you were illegally watching all of the weekend’s action, here’s your chance to catch up on a few things that you may have missed.
2009 Premier League Unsung Heroes XI
Rafa BenÃtez makes good copy for sports writers these days even when he doesn’t say much. His latest soundbyte arrived today when asked who his vote for PFA Player of the Season would be. Unsurprisingly, he went for his skipper, Steven Gerrard. Agree or not with the Spaniard’s choice, it is certain that Gerrard will…
Ronaldinho’s Hands T-Shirt
Ronaldinho’s famous celebration where he folds all his fingers except his little fingers and his thumbs and raises his hands in the air. Now you can get a t-shirt with a graphic of Ronaldinho’s hands and his name written over it.
How To Solve A Problem Like Wayne Rooney
I was sitting in the East stand the day Wayne Rooney scored that thunderbolt against Newcastle back in 2005. We were coming to the end of what had been our worst season for our while, winning nothing and finishing third, the first time since the Premiership begun that we had gone two seasons without winning…
Who Will Host World Cups 2018 and 2022?
11 candidates have made official bids to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. Nine of the candiates are interested in staging the tournament in either 2018 or 2022, while two are just bidding for 2022. Those to apply for both were England, Russia, Australia, the USA, Japan, Mexico, Indonesia and joint bids from…
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