Chris Winterburn

Despite a laboured performance in parts, Manchester United will come away from the trip to Huish Park on Sunday buoyed not just by the result but also the return of the club's superstar, club record signing Angel Di Maria who marked his return to the first-team with a well taken goal in injury time. Di […]

Alan Irvine's near 7 month long spell in charge at West Bromwich Albion has reached its ugly end, and in truth it always did seem destined to end this way given the completely left-field nature of the appointment by chairman Jeremy Peace last summer. The Scotsman, who has become increasingly unpopular amongst the Albion fan base in […]

2014 has seen a whole host of managerial comings and goings despite the Premier League having a rather uncharacteristically quiet first half of the 2014-15 campaign in that regard. That being said, here are the top five managerial appointments of the calendar year. 5. Massimiliano Allegri: Juventus (Appointed July 2014) Whilst Allegri walked into the […]

With 2014 now approaching its climax, it is time to assess the signings who have excelled after making a move in 2014. Not every signing will be a hit, as we have seen with great regularity in the Premier League over recent seasons however here five of the best signings of the calendar year. 5. […]

If anything was to sum up Jozy Altidore's one-and-a-half year spell with Sunderland then it is the embarrassing moment when the United States forward failed to connect with the ball just yards away from an open goal against West Ham United last weekend. The former Villarreal starlet has managed to register just one single goal […]

Manchester City secured their spot in the last sixteen of this season's UEFA Champions League with a 2-0 victory away from home at the Stadio Olimpico this evening as AS Roma failed to make best use of their home advantage, despite having arguably the best chances of the match inside the first-half. AS Roma Morgan […]

In a match between two teams managed by Dutchmen, Manchester United took the spoils as Robin van Persie's brace took United to a rather fortuitous win in a match littered with errors from both sides. Southampton Fraser Forster – 4 The summer signing had little to do all evening but was at fault for both […]

Manchester United finally appear to have shaken off the lingering cobwebs from Sir Alex Ferguson's departure and have begun to find form on a regular basis with Louis van Gaal's side recording four straight league victories for the first time since Sir Alex's time at the club. Having commissioned a record club spend of around […]

Two of the world's biggest sports leagues, here is the NFL season ticket comparison to the Premier League. While many soccer fans in England and Wales complain that season ticket prices at Premier League clubs are ridiculously high, the prices seem like bargains when compared to how NFL teams in the United States are fleecing […]

The Football League have this morning announced that Leeds United's flamboyant Italian owner Massimo Cellino has been disqualified from owning the Yorkshire club due to falling short of the expectations set out within the League's much discussed 'Owners' and Directors' Test'. The 58-year-old Italian had actually been denied initial permission to take over the club […]

New MLS team Los Angeles Football Club, scheduled to launch in 2017, have finally gone ahead and registered trademarks for two crests — one of which could be adorned on club jerseys, merchandise and anything and everything LAFC. Headed by film producer Peter Guber, former NBA executive Tom Penn, investor Henry Nguyen, tycoon Vincent Tan […]

During the international break, Arsene Wenger has been asked a whole host of questions ranging from Arsenal's current form, possible transfer targets in January and just why his players seem unable to focus solely on defending when in a winning position. However, one of the comments made by Arsene Wenger may well have slipped under […]

Swansea City Chairman Huw Jenkins has spoken for the first time with regards to speculation that Swansea City Football Club were inviting US investment proposals in order to further the club's ambition and remain competitive financially with other Premier League clubs. Jenkins revealed in his programme notes for yesterday's visit of Arsenal that the club […]

Brendan Rodgers surprised many with what appeared to be a weakened team selection in the Bernabeu this evening. However due to a mixture of Madrid complacency and excellent Liverpool defending, the scoreline was kept to a mere 1-0 defeat for the English visitors. Many of Liverpool's surprise selections impressed and have certainly given their manager […]

European champions Real Madrid welcome Liverpool to the historic Santiago Bernabeu stadium tomorrow evening in the knowledge that the Spanish giants will secure their place in the knockout-phase of the competition with a victory. Liverpool will have the memory of the recent 3-0 defeat at Anfield at the hands of Madrid fresh in their minds […]