Some of the biggest storylines from the opening two weeks of the new Premier League season have been the surprising displays by Hull, Stoke, Middlesbrough and Newcastle. All four teams are playing today in matches that will show whether their results from the first two weeks were a flash in the pan or not. Here […]

Does this need any explanation other than my utter disappointment in the fact that just a few short weeks ago I extolled the virtues of English Footballers for playing a more honest game than their counterparts from other parts of the planet? I've seen cheeky, over the line plays like this before, but not since […]

Arrival of Match Day One for Serie A fans provides several classic pairings including, Roma v. Napoli, Sampdoria v. Internazionale and Fiorentina v. Juventus. Those who remember last year's final outcome between Juventus and Fiorentina, know they won't be disappointed. Fiorentina took 4 points from both seasonal encounters, drawing the first at home 1 – 1 and besting the […]

It was just a few short months ago, May 17th to be exact, that Portsmouth claimed their first FA Cup since 1939. Well now the whole journey kicks off again. I missed the Extra Preliminary Round (there were 203 fixtures so I am not going to recap!) but I'm jumping in now at the Preliminary […]

Southampton (W-L-L) v Blackpool (L-D-L) Swansea City (W-W-L) v Sheffield Wednesday (D-L-W) Wolves (W-W-D) v Nottingham Forest (W-L-D) Barnsley ( L-L-L) v Derby County (L-D-L) Bristol City (W-D-W) v QPR (W-L-W) Burnley (D-L-L) v Plymouth (L-L-D) Doncaster (L-D-W) v Coventry City (L-W-W) Norwich (D-D-L) v Birmingham (W-W-W) Preston (D-W-W) v Charlton (W-L-W) Reading (L-W-D) v […]

Daniel ¨Cata¨ Díaz got the call from coach Alfio Basile as a replacement for Inter defender Nicolás Burdisso. Burdisso suffered a calf injury and will be out of action for approximately 45 days. The Getafe defender will This injury ocurred in this weeks Italian Super cup final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The injury […]

The UEFA Cup first-round draw was held on Friday and there are a number of interesting new faces in the competition. One of those teams is Dutch side FC Twente, who as we've detailed in previous posts, is now coached by former England boss Steve McClaren. Twente, who were entered into the UEFA Cup after […]

Bob Bradley’s tenure as United States National Team manager has gone about as well as can be expected: A CONCACAF Gold triumph, several victories in the “old world” and thus far a smooth run in qualifying including an elusive win over Guatemala. So with this in mind, clearly their will be no coaching change for […]

Bob Bradley's tenure as United States National Team manager has gone about as well as can be expected: A CONCACAF Gold triumph, several victories in the "old world" and thus far a smooth run in qualifying including an elusive win over Guatemala. So with this in mind, clearly their will be no coaching change for […]

Can we not talk about last week's predictions please? Well I guess you want to laugh at me with the same intensity I kicked my own backside. Only five predictions correct (eleven of twenty so far this season), missed the banker entirely (one for two on banker predictions). The only two solaces I had was […]

The way Chelsea Football Club ruined Shaun Wright-Phillips is a travesty. Go back in time to 2005 and the dimunitive winger was tearing down the right wing at the City Of Manchester Stadium. The player was such a joy to watch as he took on players and went on mazy runs often beating two or […]

We are barely a month into the new four year contract that saw England national team matches move from the BBC and Sky to ITV and Setanta, but already Setanta, despite its smaller reach and operation, is playing tough. The Times Online is reporting that Setanta has yet to reach a deal with any broadcaster […]

Another week, another punt at picking some winners from the Premier League deck. First though, a little look back at last week where I didn't get any of my three picks right. They were all long-ish odds and I think I can count myself unlucky with two of them. Everyone and their dog is […]

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