The news that Arsenal's Croatian striker Eduardo Da Silva will be back playing within the next three weeks was one of the highlights that emerged from the clubs Annual General Meeting yesterday. The Brazilian-born forward was a vital part of the Arsenal team that had charged to the top of the Premier League last season […]

The late week edition of The Third Half starts with Johnathan Starling interviewing Mark Moll of Bundesliga Talk as we take a look back at the previous weekend of action and take a look at the weekend to come. Kevin of Serie A Talk follows as a discussion of David Beckham, the Champions League and […]

After seeing his team well and truly played off the park Celtic manager Gordon Strachan honoured United as being the best side his Scottish champions had ever faced in Europe. That is some accolade when you consider that the Bhoys have played AC Milan and Barcelona in recent years. However are United still the best […]

Champions League Group Stage Juventus 2 – 1 Real Madrid CF Italian giants Juventus currently sit 12th in Serie A and with rumblings Monday of lack of security for manager Claudio Ranieri's position, Ranieri was definitely starting to feel the heat. Both club and manager however received some breathing room the next evening as the Bianconeri won their first […]

Oakwell are home to Barnsley Football club. It is a 23,009 all seater stadium and the pitch size is 110×75 yards. The home fans are house in the East Stand which has a capacity of 7,500 seats, part of the North stand, which opened in 1999 and is the newest addition to Oakwell with a 6,000 fan […]

In what I see as a move with more financial impact than on-field impact, AC Milan are courting another superstar whose best days are behind him, but who is still capable of packing a commercial punch. The latest move is to be a loan deal for LA Galaxy star David Beckham. Beckham's season is over […]

Tottenham's season so far has been abysmal, but how does it compare with other dreadful seasons from Premier League clubs? Leeds United's 2003/2004 season was particularly poor especially the comical performances by Roque Junior, which I'll never forget. What for you has been the worst season by a big Premier League side? Which […]

It's a joy to watch players evolve in the Premier League and become world-class footballers. A few examples include Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Theo Walcott. But for every starlet, there are also shining stars who seem to get worse each week and fail to live up to the promises they showed earlier on in […]

What a difference 24 hours makes after briefly discussing on World Soccer Daily the possibility of David Beckham leaving the Galaxy, (for training with AC Milan making his England position more secure) Becks is buying plane tickets for the Northern Italian fashion capital. Okay maybe not until January but we all get the picture, Mr Billy Big Boots will be modeling […]

The Catalunia select side are confirmed to play a friendly match against Colombia on December 28th according to Sport. The match was confirmed by the Catalunian Football Federation as negotiations have developed quickly. The stadium is yet to be determined. This is in an effort to have an opponent for their tranditional matchup prior […]

AC Milan made it official on their website as they would like to obtain the services of the LA Galaxy star. What more incredible was the terms in which they would like to get him. The Spice Boy will be wearing the Rossoneri as of January on a four-month loan in which the Italians did […]

You may not be aware that Deutsche Welle has really ramped up their coverage of the Bundesliga in Ballspiel this season. I had often wondered why they didn't have particularly strong coverage, but things are changing and you should definitely bookmark their site. I am particularly enjoying Sean Sinco's blog. His latest entry is about […]

The top two clubs in the Championship swapped positions again, Derby County's unbeaten streak was snapped and Nottingham Forest still sit rooted to the foot of the table. Four red cards were shown on Tuesday along with goals galore. Barnsley 2 (Hume 4', Campbell-Ryce (pen) 61') Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Clarke (pen) 69') Birmingham 1 (O'Connor […]

Karlsruhe and Eintracht Frankfurt repaid the 80 minutes of my life (and the 51,000 strong at the Commerz Bank Arena) that they stole with a scintillating finish. A game that was so boring that it would be offensive to compare it to the oft-used paint drying scenario, erupted into a comedy of blunders in the […]

Going through some old boxes last week, I found a handmade poetry book I created in primary school when I was living in Wales. I thought it'd be interesting to share the poems and my pictures no matter how crude and silly they are to help paint a picture of what a ten-year old soccer […]