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England team to face Montenegro, picked using Fantasy Football

England team to face Montenegro, picked using Fantasy Football

The Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game isn’t just a fun way to compete against other football fans and win some prize money. It’s also the next England manager. Or it could be. I’ve been poking around the fantasy football stats and have selected an England team to face Montenegro based on highest average weekly score in…

Marseille Threaten To Sue Nigel De Jong As Ridiculous Witch Hunt Continues

Marseille Threaten To Sue Nigel De Jong As Ridiculous Witch Hunt Continues

The name of Manchester City midfielder Nigel De Jong has become synonymous with mindless thuggery and splintered fibias over the past few weeks, thanks largely to the relentless castigations emanating from press circles admonishing the Dutchman for his ‘six months of shame’. It all began back in March of this year when, during a friendly…

Malicious Tackles: Accountability will make players better

Malicious Tackles: Accountability will make players better

Dutch national coach Bert van Marwijk has left Nigel DeJong out of his latest squad following the Manchester City midfielder’s tackle on Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa. It is a bold decision but one that may ultimately benefit football and De Jong himself.

Hatem Ben Arfa Wallpaper – Metal217

A nice looking Hatem Ben Arfa wallpaper made by designer Metal217. This wallpaper is interesting, because it’s a weird combination of black and white with some funky colours. I love that the artist left the sexy colours of the adiZero football boots intact, because that’s the best version of the boot as well. Ben Arfa…

Do Liverpool Need A Taste Of Newcastle’s Bitter Medicine?

Do Liverpool Need A Taste Of Newcastle’s Bitter Medicine?

With his side slowly withering under the spotlight, Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson was forced into a bleak assessment of the situation in which the club currently finds itself mired following their home defeat to newly promoted Blackpool on Saturday afternoon. When asked whether relegation was a viable concern during a post-match interview, Hodgson replied in…

Stamford Bridge classic proves Newcastle is still alive

As cries of “that’s why we’re champions” rung out at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, the Fulham residents would undoubtedly have thought it was service as usual. How wrong they were… Chris Hughton’s masterful job at Newcastle continued in the Carling Cup as his reserve team dumped cup favorites Chelsea out of the competition. With…

Liverpool in doldrums, Wilshere’s rise and Tottenham’s selection issues

Liverpool in doldrums, Wilshere’s rise and Tottenham’s selection issues

3 Up Front is back and you’d be crazy to miss the latest blockbuster of a show! In a three-pronged attack on your footballing senses host Adrian Clarke, along with star pundits Iain Spragg and Iain Macintosh are in fine form as they tackle all the burning issues including; The shambles that is Liverpool and Everton….

Newcastle have option to purchase Ben Arfa at season’s end

News has emerged that Newcastle United have the option to purchase winger Hatem Ben Arfa from Marseille at the end of his loan spell this season. The French international impressed Premier League admirers this past weekend, with a stunning 25-yard winner against Everton on Saturday, and manager Chris Hughton says the club have the option…

Shearer: I didn’t think Newcastle would come back up at the first attempt

Alan Shearer’s comments that he thought he had the Newcastle job before it was given to Chris Hughton should not be taken out of context. Shearer also goes on to give Hughton a lot of credit for the way he brought Newcastle back into the Premier League, and for a Newcastle fan, has a fairly…

Will Newcastle rue the day Blackpool spoilt their unbeaten record?

May 16th 2008, the date that Alan Shearer managed the last Newcastle United team to lose at St James Park. Under the unassuming Chris Hughton a reinvigorated Newcastle squad went 16 months, 26 games and a little shy of 2400 minutes of football without defeat at home. However, last weekend Ian Holloways Blackpool team, who…


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