December 2, 2010 may go down as one of the most dubious days in the history of world football. This will be seen as the day FIFA’s Executive Committee members and its president gave a giant middle finger to the traditional football powers in the world as well as those who may feel like shining […]

Round fifteen of the Bundesliga kicked off in unspectacular fashion on Friday night with St. Pauli beating Kaiserslautern by one (own-goal) to nil. Hopefully Saturday's games, though, should be full of action. Werder Bremen hosts Wolfsburg, and Bayern Munich travels to Schalke in two of the bigger games of the weekend. Let's get to it. […]

In the latest episode of Special 1 TV, a few good men star to deconstruct the past week in football. Everything from the sensational 5-0 win by Barcelona against Real Madrid (which I watched live on TV aboard a cruise ship, which was quite surreal) and how Jose Mourinho dealt with the massive defeat to […]

Lazio inflicted another defeat on Serie A champions Inter with coach Rafael Benitez's position becoming weaker and weaker with every passing week. The victory against Parma in the previous round was by a big score raising hope the Nerazzurri will be back on the right track yet many failed to note the Ducali are having […]

The final list of MLS players eligible for the new re-entry draft was released today, and many of the more famous players were the same ones on the expansion draft list from last month's draft. As a reminder, players with a certain amount of service time with a club who have had their option declined […]

It's just disappointing all around really. One goal, and an own-goal, to decide what should have been a game packed with action. Kaiserslautern have been on such high form that anyone would have easily bet money on them smashing a St. Pauli side who have looked destined for the 2. Bundesliga lately, but that's football. […]

Borussia Dortmund's Europa League form has been nowhere near as good as their domestic form, and that's probably because they've had to prioritize their league fixtures over their Europa League ones. They've looked uninterested in their Europa League duties up until last night, where they whacked their Ukrainian opponents by a score-line of three goals […]

It's just so lame. "We don't win away because other Bundesliga clubs don't take care of their pitches." I mean come on. Many of the Bundesliga's top clubs play a similar kind of attacking football, and they've been able to take points on the road. I think it's a bit ridiculous – and a little […]

There is a headline somewhere about Norwich City having their local derby against Ipswich Town one week and a match against Derby County the next. Forgive me, but it is Friday afternoon and I can't quite get there. Regardless, it is an important fixture for Paul Lambert's men. They had gone five games without a […]

The big freeze and the dismal failure of England’s 2018 World Cup bid will not stop the Premier League from rolling on. Its game week 16, time to forget the disappointment, put the heating on and enjoy another weekend of Football. Spurs enjoyed a much needed rest midweek and will be hoping to capitalise on […]

Today's video features the reaction to the World Cup going to Russia in 2018. A sad day for both England and the United States who thought their chances of hosting were real. Here's the links: EPL preview and predictions [SB Nation] Sir Alex's five goalkeeper options [Back Page Football] Baggie bird makeover [Who Ate All […]

This weekend was possibly the most exciting one ever for Premier League football with numbers of records being broken in what was a mixed few days for the men in the middle. Firstly, this weekend’s matches saw a record number of goals scored, 41 in total including eight in Manchester United’s demolition of Blackburn Rovers […]

Qatar were not favourites to win the rights to host the tournament and if there finishing does not improve then I will certainly not fancy their chances of winning the competition on home soil. Congratulations to Qatar on winning the hosting rights and to the bitter nations that missed out here is a clip from the Asian Games that will cheer you up.

After a good weekend for the Premier League assistant referees last weekend, the refs will be looking to impress this week. Want to know whose taking charge of your game? Then now you can as I give you information on the men in black and how they will do in your team’s matches. Saturday Arsenal […]

Now that the El Clásico tornado has swept through Spain, leaving bits of Real Madrid debris in its wake, everyone can take a breath and move on with the rest of the season. Real must pick up the pieces and stay in the present rather than dwell on the 5-0 beating that Barcelona handed them […]