Chris Winterburn

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 […]

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 […]

Many have often stated the difference between American Football and Soccer is rather profound with there being little evidence, at least on the pitch, to suggest that statement is untrue. However, a website by the name of Football as Football has rather ingeniously found a way to fuse both sports and produce completely original items of […]

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 […]

Five years in the making, Southampton finally opened the doors of the club's brand new training centre yesterday with tribute being paid to late owner Markus Liebherr in the naming of the new Staplewood centre. The Markus Liebherr Pavilion, as it will be known, is a state of the art training facility that should give […]

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 […]

Manchester United's 5-3 defeat to Leicester City on Sunday was the latest setback in what has been a twelve month long period of difficulty for the twenty time English champions. The appointment and subsequent dismissal of David Moyes after just 10 months was the start of a steady decline with experienced Dutchman Louis van Gaal […]

Sunderland have enjoyed a mixed start to the Premier League season thus far with Gus Poyet's men sitting in a worrying 15th position in the table despite having earned draws against Louis van Gaal's Manchester United as well as Tottenham Hotspur in recent weeks. Unfortunately these two excellent results have had their respective gloss taken […]

For the second successive year, Arsene Wenger's Arsenal side travel to Turkey hoping to clinch a place in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage with Slaven Bilic's Besiktas the Gunners' final obstacle. Arsenal do however have some significant fitness issues ahead of today's clash with Yaya Sanogo, who had been given the nod ahead of […]

If you were to consider the history of your club in the post-World War II years until the end of last season, which league would your favorite team be placed in? If you're a supporter of Manchester United, Everton or Arsenal, for example, the answer is easy — the Premier League. But for supporters of […]