Schalke's Brazilian wing-back Rafinha has completed a move to Genoa in Serie A. Rafinha had been at Schalke since 2005, and made 153 league appearances for the Bundesliga side. After Felix Magath made defensive signings in the form of Tim Hoogland, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Christoph Metzelder and Atsuto Uchida, Rafinha must have been deemed surplus to […]

We all have different stories to tell regarding where we were born and grew up, and how we fell in love with either the Premier League or one Premier League club in particular. But I believe that despite the banter, there are many readers to this site who respect both the British and American cultures. […]

Sometimes you just luck out in life. Sometimes everything just goes right. Things you usually have to struggle to achieve just fall in your lap without you even trying. Sometimes you’re just on roll, the universe has briefly aligned itself in your favour and for a short period of time you are King of the […]

As the Community Shield approaches this weekend to officially kick off another ten months of Premier League football, here are a few non big four yet solid and exciting players to watch this season. For those more interested in big four teams, watch this space for more preview posts to come before the opening weekend.

Out of the 20 clubs in the Premier League, which ones do you think have the most expensive season tickets? Many of you may guess that Manchester United and Liverpool would be high up on the list, but you may be surprised by the findings that Four Four Two Magazine revealed in their latest issue. […]

On his first official press conference as new Fulham boss, Mark Hughes lambasted his former employers, Manchester City, and aired out his frustrations about his short tenure at Eastlands. Hughes was sacked last December and replaced by Roberto Mancini, who still failed to get City into the Champions League and had to settle for Europa […]

El Niño has ended his silence today and has announced he "is more committed to Liverpool FC than ever." This almost feels like a summer move, because with Liverpool finishing 7th last season, it seemed inevitable that the combination of his highly-overvalued price tag and Torres' desire for Champions League football would lead to his […]

Manchester United will officially unveil their new away jersey for the 2010-2011 Premier League season on Wednesday, August 4th. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the jersey is white with red and black trim and features a chevron designed on the shirt's shoulder and sleeves as well as the new sponsor's name on the front of […]

As they approach, once again, the 100 million pound mark in the transfer market, Manchester City and head coach Roberto Mancini still find facets of their team to dislike. Yet, for a team still searching for a striker to add to an already formidable attack, much respect is already deserved to what appears to be […]

You will never forget that mohawk haircut during the 2002 World Cup before the match started against South Korea. You keep remembering Jack Edwards call after the goal scored to silence a nation "THAT'S WHY HE'S HERE!" You will never forget the goal he scored during the final round of qualifying in Honduras with the […]

On an overcast afternoon at Red Bull Arena the media came to see the newest signing of the New York Red Bulls and of course their third Designated Player that they signed to improve the club. Mexican International Defender & Midfielder Rafael Marquez walked out of the tunnel and waiting for him on the field […]

The start of the newly named Npower football league is almost upon us and it all gets under way on Friday night at Carrow Road when Norwich take on Watford. As well as a preview I will be writing on Thursday, I thought I'd pick out 5 players from this season that are worth keeping […]

Gol TV have purchased the rights to exclusively air the German Super Cup match between Bayern Munich and Schalke on Saturday. Gol TV have also gone ahead and purchased the rights to exclusively air next season's German Super Cup match. It seems that after an excellent display by the German national team at the World […]

If I asked you to name the big four in English football, chances are you would reply with Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. You’d be wrong though. In fact, instead of the Blues, it is Wolverhampton Wanderers who find themselves firmly cemented in the top four in terms of all time results joining United, […]

Bayern Munich winger and World Cup finalist Arjen Robben has sustained a long-term injury that will rule him out of competitive football for a period of up to two months. Robben missed the start of the Netherlands' World Cup campaign with a thigh injury, and the way he was rushed back to fitness seems to […]