Fabio, Fabio, Oh Fabio….
International friendlies are meant for what exactly? What i get out of them is watching players who have never played together not be able to gel (which is understandable) and produce boring, pointless games which…
Newcastle’s trip simply too close to call
With all the drama at other clubs over the last seven days, Alan Pardew’s appointment as Newcastle manager has quickly become yesterday’s news. Mike Ashley will be pleased to see that there are more trigger…
Great Games: Coventry 3-2 Tottenham
I don’t think there are too many people who would remember the name Keith Houchen but after this FA Cup final, he will always be remembered by the Coventry faithful. Going into the final, Tottenham…
Ghotbi talks up South Korea clash
Iran manager Afshin Ghotbi is anticipating a tough match when his side faces South Korea in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup.The two countries will go head to head on Saturday for a spot in…
Kakuta joins Fulham on loan
Chelsea's Gael Kakuta has joined local rivals Fulham on loan for the remainder of the Premier League season. The 19-year-old is highly rated at Chelsea and recently penned a new long-term deal, but has struggled…
Premier League: Sunderland 1 Tottenham 2
Sunderland slumped to their third defeat in a row as Tottenham gave themselves the perfect boost ahead of their Champions League game against Inter Milan. And for the third game in succession Sunderland lost a…
Only serves to highlight Levy’s transfer failing
Tottenham’s stumble against Blackpool only served to highlight Spurs’ shortcomings. Against Blackpool Tottenham had 25 attempts on goal but all they could manage was a last minute deflected lollop. Roman Pavlyuchenko added to his goal…
Deschamps: Injury-hit United still a threat
Marseille coach Didier Deschamps has dismissed talk of a weakened Manchester United without the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs.United left for Marseille on Tuesday without Ferdinand, Giggs, Michael Owen and Jonny Evans, all…
Leonardo focused on Brescia
Inter Milan manager Leonardo said his club has one eye on their title chances in the build-up to their Serie A clash with Brescia on Friday.Inter play Bayern Munich in the second leg of their…
A Change is Ghana Come – 5 Things I noticed from England vs Ghana
1. Better Do Bet..err - There was a time, eons ago now, when international friendlies were viewed as a valued part of the footballing landscape. A fleeting but enthralling chance to see the best of…