On a cold day in Greater Birmingham, UK, Arsenal visited Aston Villa looking to reverse the fortunes of the past week, including a home collapse against Tottenham and a Champions League loss to Sporting Braga. The Villans had only won once in their previous 5 matches, and needed to start finding their form for manager […]

There has been yet more off-field drama at Stamford Bridge with the announcement that Chelsea’s director of football Frank Arnesen will leave the club at the end of the season. That makes it two big name departures from the Chelsea backroom team in a matter of weeks, following the sacking of assistant manager Ray Wilkins […]

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov stormed to the top of the Premier League scoring charts with a stunning five-goal haul as Manchester United demolished Blackburn Rovers 7-1 at Old Trafford. They were the first goals Berbatov has scored since September and were timely reminder to everybody that on his day, he is amongst the Premier League’s […]

Cluj Manager Sorin Cartu, or I should say former Cluj Manager Sorin Cartu, took out his aggression last week on a dugout window during his team's loss against Basle in the Champions League. Watch the incredible video above. Shortly after the incident, Cluj sacked Cartu. No surprise really. He looked like a man possessed or […]

With the big match of the weekend between Tottenham and Liverpool not being played until tomorrow, it gives us the great opportunity to watch some intriguing Premier League games today. The early kick-off between Aston Villa and Arsenal will see the return of Robert Pires on the same pitch as the Gunners. Villa Park is […]

All eyes will be on the clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid with the magnificent Camp Nou playing host to this top of the table meeting of the eternal rivals. Without disregarding or belittling the history behind this intense rivalry which extends beyond the football pitch to engulf social and political agendas, millions of people […]

After Mainz's impressive 3-0 win over Nurnberg, the pressure is on the rest of the Bundesliga's would-be title challengers to get positive results and keep pace with the leaders of the pack. Let's get to the games. Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt Bayern Munich's capitulation in Rome in midweek may weigh heavily on some minds, […]

Thomas Tuchel's side look back to their best after a bit of a down period that saw them drop out of top spot in the Bundesliga table. Tonight, they put on a top performance against a Nurnberg side who hold a respectable mid-table position after some strong results earlier in the season. Andre Schuerrle was […]

If you asked me what was one of the best clubs teams I've ever seen, it has to be Liverpool from the late 70s and early 80s. A perfect example of this is the above video featuring Liverpool's incredible 7-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur during the 1978-79 season. Out of the seven goals scored, the […]

It's no secret that Bolton have played some fine football this season as their current fifth place position proves. While Bolton were once a side under Sam Allardyce who played anything but beautiful football, Owen Coyle has done wonders at the Reebok in an incredibly short time. With a cast of players largely similar to […]

Which of these records sounds the superior one to you? Played 14, Won 7, Drawn 7, lost 0 Or Played 14, Won 9, Drawn 1, Lost 4 Ok, those of you not drunk will have spotted that these two records amount to the same amount of points. But I think psychologically, the first record looks […]

I'm always amazed by how many story lines are conjured up by the small cast of Special 1 TV. There's always something going on in real life with Jose Mourinho, Wayne Rooney and Sven-Goran Eriksson as well the phone-in callers such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and others. So it's no surprise that the […]

Get ready for a daily dose of Premier League goodies. The 'Premier League Links Of The Day' will feature some of the top articles, photos, and videos from the web, delivered to you on a daily weekday basis. As for the above video, it gets better the more times you watch it and definitely doesn't […]

This week saw a flurry of loan activity in the Championship, as the loan deadline day came and went. This saw a number of players from Premiership clubs make their way to the Championship to gain some first team experience or maintain their match fitness at a competitive level. Some of the more interesting deals to take place this week include:

Hope everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving. Too bad there's no real football on Turkey Day. Not sure why, but fewer delayed matches this week means we only get 8 of the 10 for the first time this season on broadcast television (all 10 of course available if you have espn3.com & foxsoccer.tv). Based on the resurgence of […]