Ben Ruskin

Throughout the past few weeks, there has been ongoing speculation that Manchester United have been negotiating with Brazilian club Sao Paulo to sign attacking midfielder Lucas Moura. United have reportedly offered a hefty €35 million for the 19-year-old, a bid that appears to have been rejected. Since the bid, United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has […]

As reports continue to surface that Gareth Barry may not be fully fit in time for the World Cup, Owen Hargreaves chances of boarding the plane with the rest of the England squad for South Africa have apparently increased. Despite making only one appearance for Manchester United in the past 20 months, a 2 minute […]

It's the final countdown duh duh duhhh duh etc. So now is your last chance to make a difference to that all important fantasy football position. The Premier League season may be effectively done and dusted but there's still plenty to play for in fantasy land, so walk this way for some top tips to […]

First off, apologies for the lack of an article last week. As Arsene Wenger would no doubt put it – this was due to unforeseen circumstances. There's no need to panic though, as fantasy football tips are back with a bang this weekend to help all you managers in that final push for glory. Chelsea […]

It's FA Cup semi-final weekend which means that for three teams the Premier League will cease to matter, at least for a few hours. Of course for Portsmouth the Premier League ceased to matter some time ago and as such, any manager who still has Pompey players in their side will likely be going the […]

It's the holiday of choice for chubby kids and confectionery companies all over the world. Eggs are rolling and cute bunny rabbits are running for cover. Yes that's right, Easter is upon us! So fix up, look sharp and waddle this way for your latest instalment of fantasy football goodness... Find your messiah With time […]

It's the Premier League season that just keeps on giving. Nobody is running away with the title, there's a four way battle for fourth position and bar Portsmouth, nobody has been cast adrift at the bottom. As a result, this season has been fiendishly difficult for fantasy football managers, with shocks a plenty and consistency […]

It's the week of the Cheltenham festival, so in order to celebrate, this edition of fantasy football tips will take on a slightly equine nature. Apologies in advance for the inevitably dodgy puns. I'll try and ensure that there's not too much horse play... Anyway, to business. Just like horse racing, it's crucial that you're […]

With the 2009-10 Premier League season entering its final furlong, there are still thousands of managers searching for an all important edge to make their team stand out from the crowd. Ok, so there may be a select group of fifty that get the most publicity and are supposedly under the most pressure but anyone […]

Here's an interesting little fact for you: the two longest serving managers in Premier League history also happen to be in charge of the two most successful teams in Premier League history. So why is it then that fans and chairmen are so quick to jump on the back of a struggling manager and demand […]

Ever wondered what a Saudi Prince likes to do in his spare time? Well, it's not marriage counselling according to Prince Faisal's aide Barry Didato. According to Didato, the Saudi Royal could be set for a takeover bid of Liverpool football club but he still has concerns over the club's debt and does not want […]

Forget the 'big four', forget Man City, forget Phil Brown (or at least try to) because it's Portsmouth that have become the soap opera of the Premier League season. It may only be the start of October but Pompey have already been the subject of an on-off takeover bid, a huge exodus of star players, […]

After two successive weeks of top of the table clashes and fiercely contested derby matches, last weekends fixtures had looked about as attractive as a day trip to a pencil museum (there's one in Keswick, believe it or not). A shock result at Wigan and 37 goals later and all of the sudden this Premier […]

After such an eventful weekend, it would be easy to lose sight of some of the Premier League's lesser lights but away from the glitz and glamour of the Manchester and London derbies a strange thing happened – all three promoted teams won. Stranger still, it wasn't the first time such an event has happened […]

Somewhere in amongst the furore that surrounded Emmanuel Adebayor's Saturday afternoon, a football match took place. I know it's difficult to spot and you may have to search through a pile of seething Arsenal supporters and endless reams of video evidence to find it but I assure you, it did take place. Nor was it's […]