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Javier Hernandez: the next big thing at Old Trafford?

There wouldn’t be too many people who could tell you a lot about Manchester United new boy Javier Hernandez before the kick off of the World Cup, but is Hernandez, or “Chicharito” as he is nicknamed, destined to be a hit at Old Trafford? Completing the signing of the young Mexican striker before the World…

Paul Watson – Best international English manager?

After the huge fuss of our appalling showing in South Africa, the FA started another long and tedious review of how our national game should be run, what is the future of the academy at Burton and who should eventually succeed Capello when he eventually leaves. The upshot was that we need an Englishman in charge of our national game.

Great – but who? ‘Appy ‘Arry? Big Sam? Alan Pardew? There isn’t a single Englishman who really has the experience or the track record. But do you know we actually have a number of Englishmen who have international coaching experience. For instance, Bryan Robson is currently the national coach of Thailand (he actually replaced Peter Reid), Gary Johnson managed Latvia for awhile and of course there is Stephen Constantine who has managed Nepal, India, Malawi and is now in charge of Sudan. But what about someone who has had no real experience and started right at the bottom.

Liverpool: Worthless or richer than Manchester City

Liverpool is “Worthless.” At least their stock is. A Hong Kong-based sovereign wealth fund hoping to take over financially troubled Liverpool have deemed the club’s stock “worthless.” In related news, the fund also deemed Ryan Babel, Lucas Leiva, and Jamie Carragher (World Cup version) “worthless.” The investors determined that the club’s outstanding debt (£320m or…

England’s next generation

On August 11th, England will face Hungary in the first match since crashing out of the World Cup against Germany. The failings of the team, the problems with the formation and the managerial situation has been talked to death since the country’s exit but for the team to move forward there must be a line…

A look back at Italy’s 2010 World Cup

In what can only be seen as an incredible fall from grace, it is unbelievable how over a period of four years, the 2006 World Cup Champions have gone from producing stunning displays of disciplined and tactically sound football, to finishing bottom of their group and becoming only the second defending champions to be knocked…

Mesut Ozil – I Beg You To Join.

Every World Cup a player comes out of nowhere to take the world by storm and become the next big thing. This year that privilege was taken by Mesut Ozil. Ever since the World Cup the transfers story about Mesut have been coming in from every direction. One minute Chelsea are the favorites to sign him…

Maradona: “Julio Grondona lied to me. Carlos Bilardo betrayed me.”

The almost two-year management reign of Diego Armando Maradona ended swiftly on Tuesday night in Buenos Aires. Despite providing fans and enemies alike with an entertaining brand of football, unexpected results and a unique management style that favored hugs over tactics, Maradona could not escape the sack. According to Clarin from Buenos Aires, the Executive…

Menezes’ Brazil squad will have only four players from 2010 World Cup

For the upcoming friendly against the USA on August 10th, the new Brazilian coach Mano Menezes announced his first squad. Surprisingly, there will be only four players in the squad that played for Dunga’s Brazil in the 2010 World Cup – namely: Dani Alves, Ramires, Thiago Silva and Robinho. Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva and Manchester United…

Paul Scholes Beginning To Regret His World Cup Snub?

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has admitted that he has come to regret turning down the chance to represent England at the World Cup, and revealed that he may have considered travelling to South Africa if he had been given more time to reach a decision. Scholes also told that he was contacted by England…

Mano Menezes is Brazil’s New Manager – “Project 2014″ Begins!

As many of you might already know Mano Menezes is Brazil’s new manager. Menezes may not be an internationally known coach such as Luis Felipe Scolari or Carlos Alberto Parreira or even Wanderley Luxemburgo. He was actually not even CBF’s first choice but one thing is for sure: He’s much more of a coach than…