Author Archives: The Gaffer

A billionaire is planning an international tournament to be played in the summer featuring 16 of the world’s best teams competing around the planet. Sound familiar? No it isn’t the Qatari Dream Football League, which was later revealed to be … Continue reading →

Manchester City have officially confirmed that Manuel Pellegrini is their new manager to replace Roberto Mancini. The announcement, which was made today, locks Pellegrini down to a three-year contract with the Premier League club. Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said: “Manuel … Continue reading →

A new photo of Liverpool’s third shirt for the 2013-14 season has been leaked on the Internet. While Liverpool’s away shirt for next season is an embarrassment, some argue that the third shirt is even worse. Liverpool’s third shirt reminds … Continue reading →

Owen Coyle has been confirmed as the new manager of Wigan Athletic to replace Roberto Martinez, says Wigan chairman and owner Dave Whelan. Here’s what Whelan told talkSPORT today: “If anyone can get us back to the Premier League, I … Continue reading →

Liverpool have finally sealed a deal for highly-rated Spanish striker Iago Aspas from Celta Vigo. When Aspas heard that Liverpool were interested in signing him, the 25-year-old passed on an opportunity to sign with Swansea. Here’s a highlight reel of … Continue reading →

Sunderland have unveiled their new away kit for the 2013-14 season. Designed by adidas, Sunderland’s new away shirt looks like a goalkeeper jersey. All that’s missing from the bright yellow shirt with dark blue trim is a pair of goalkeeper … Continue reading →

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen to sign German international Andre Schurrle. “Chelsea Football Club and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have reached an agreement for the transfer of André Schürrle, subject to the completion of legal documentation and related … Continue reading →

The last two weeks have been a hectic time at Swansea City Football Club. There has been plenty of speculation in the press that the relations between manager Michael Laudrup and the Swansea board are broken. And now, we learned … Continue reading →

This week at E3, EA Sports has released more insight into what FIFA 14 will look like when it’s available in September. The excitement is building for the next version of game. The first video is the EA Sports FIFA … Continue reading →

New videos have emerged from E3 where Konami have been demoing PES 2014 to video gamers. Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 looks like a big step forward for Konami with a new engine and a ton of new features. Take a … Continue reading →

The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off Saturday with hosts Brazil facing Japan, which will be shown live on ESPN beginning at 2:30pm ET. The complete TV schedule as well as coverage plans are available, and today ESPN announced the … Continue reading →

The US men’s national team got an all-important victory last night against Panama to move the team two points clear at the top of their CONCACAF World Cup qualifying group. With Mexico drawing yet again, this was a huge victory … Continue reading →

Aston Villa have unveiled their new home and away shirts for the 2013-14 season. Designed and manufactured by Macron, this is by far my favorite home and away shirt combo of the 2013-14 season thus far. Aston Villa’s home shirt … Continue reading →

If Carlo Ancelotti leaves Paris Saint-Germain to become manager at Real Madrid, the owners of the Ligue Un club would be very keen to speak with Andre Villas-Boas about moving to France, according to a report in the Evening Standard newspaper. According … Continue reading →