Honest horses will always come first
In Cheltenham Festival week which took place earlier this month, you’ll always find a lot of footballers – past and present – heading for the Cotswold hills. For decades, there have been close links between…
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Cech set for four-week lay-off
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will miss the start of the new Premier League season after tearing a calf muscle. The Czech Republic international pulled up in pre-season training on Tuesday and scans have revealed a…
Villas-Boas out to gazump Tottenham’s Spanish bid
Out with the old and in with the new! Italian tabloid Gazzetta dello Sport has reported that Andre Villas-Boas looks set to make his mark on Chelsea by attempting to sign Athletico Bilbao centre forward…
FIVE transfer regrets for Sir Alex Ferguson
With quite a few players coming towards the end of their Manchester United careers either by retirement or contract expiry or by injury (in Owen Hargreaves case), we take a look back at 5 players…
Capello ponders Rooney role
England head coach Fabio Capello has admitted that he needs to try and find an answer to Wayne Rooney's below-par displays in the opening two games of the World Cup finals. Rooney has struggled against…
Everton 0-1 Manchester United – Match Review
Javier Hernandez's first half goal was enough for Manchester United to see off Everton at Goodison Park as they bounced back from their derby day hammering in style. The Mexican striker was on hand to…
English Teams Set To Qualify – But How Many?
So now that we have completed the first legs of all the last 16 ties of the 2010/11 Champions League (UEFA have dragged this stage of the competition out a little but, haven't they?), we…
In DEFENCE of Michael Carrick
I feel like I have to get this off my chest, regarding Michael Carrick and the reaction of some (notably those in the media) after the England v Mexico game this past Monday. I won’t…
Kenny Dalglish keeping his feet on the ground
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has stated that his side were not over-confident after back-to-back league wins, but has targeted a victory against Wolves at Anfield on Saturday. The Anfield outfit started the season looking like…
Hodgson takes over at Baggies
Roy Hodgson will replace Roberto Di Matteo as West Bromwich Albion manager just one month after he was sacked by Liverpool. Hodgson, 63, takes over with West Brom 17th in the table, clear of the…