What If…?
Sometimes things happen in football that change history; those moments that define a career, or the destiny of a club. What if he hadn’t missed that penalty? What if he’d signed for us instead? As many dreamers will believe, everything …
Sometimes things happen in football that change history; those moments that define a career, or the destiny of a club. What if he hadn’t missed that penalty? What if he’d signed for us instead? As many dreamers will believe, everything …
Whenever I get into a conversation about European football, the same question always arises – which is the best league: La Liga or the Premier League? They are home to some of the best players in the world, and Manchester …
It’s a well-known fact; Fernando Torres has had an awful season. Weighed down by a hefty £50m price tag, the Spaniard has achieved very little in his time at Stamford Bridge and the critics have been ready to pounce for …
Brothers of Italy, Italy has awoken. What more is there to say about a fantastic Italian campaign? Italy have marched to the final, defying critics and defying off field ‘shenanigans’. My last article was one of warning to Germany to …
Call it dull, boring or any other adjective you can extract from a thesaurus, but make sure you don’t forget the most important description – effective. If crisp passing and exceptional skill and patience falls into the category of boring, …
So Mick McCarthy has said Italy should feel scared going into the final round of games. This shows why he is out of a real job. Italy may not be the leading horse in the Palio, but they have the …
There was to be no siesta for Ireland as they fought a tough Spanish side this evening. The most notable change to the starting XI was Simon Cox, who came in for Kevin Doyle. The Spanish side played how Spain …
This was always just about our favourite way to entertain ourselves and schoolboys. We never had Kaka down as ultimate prankster but here he is with Marcelo putting Pepe on his arse. Wonder if Arbeloa put them up to it …
Oh Pepe. He’s fast becoming one of our favourite players here, as he is just so horribly entertaining. Here he gets cynically scythed down, causing him infinite amounts of pain and misery. He tries to lash out at his attacker, …
Athletic Club (and that is their name, not Bilbao, nor Athletic Bilbao, let’s be clear) have in recent months become one of the most talked about teams in Europe following their victory over Manchester United and subsequent progression to the …
Back in August, I was sat behind the goal at The Hawthorns watching the Albion (as always) and saw David de Gea make his league debut for Manchester United. My first impressions of the ‘keeper was that he was going …
Real Madrid under Mourinho aren’t hugely popular like their Catalan rivals. This might not help the situation…
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