It has become clear that the Champions League dictates what is deemed a successful season for any major club in Europe. The manner in which managers are moved on due to failure to meet minimum requirements of European qualification has caused a number of teams to lose stability and face the prospect of starting the rebuilding [...]

With the actions of star players like Carlos Tevez, John Terry and Luis Suarez, it’s easy to focus on the negative aspects of the beautiful game. The gentleman player, who is truly just happy to be playing the sport he loves, is dying breed. This makes Javier Hernandez a very special character indeed. The Manchester United [...]

In the words of Sir Elton John, sorry seems to be the hardest word. Yet, Manchester City’s surly striker Carlos Tevez has issued a belated apology to his club, following the much talked about incident in Munich. The former captain delivered an official apology through City, stating his desire to get back into action and help [...]

Oldham’s capitulation on Saturday afternoon against MK Dons resulted in a fierce response from manager Paul Dickov. The 5-0 thrashing left the 37-old Scot embarrassed and he made his feelings perfectly clear during his post-match comments. Whether or not some of the players who took part in Saturday’s at-times shambolic performance – their heaviest defeat this [...]

Another week, another three points for the Spireites. This ‘Great Escape’ lark is easy. OK, that’s not actually true. Except for the bit about the three points of course. Chesterfield FC battled hard against Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend, rode their luck, threw whole bodies in front of goal-bound shots and somehow managed to ‘do [...]

Even though Preston slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Bramall Lane, it would be fair to say that Preston gave their best performance since Westley took charge as manager just over a month ago. At a place where only two teams have won all seaon, we were only seven minutes from escaping with what would have [...]

The vultures are circling. Roman Abramovich and his cronies are watching training sessions now, which is never a good sign. Andre Villas-Boas is a man under pressure, squatting on the touchline suggesting he may be trying all means to avoid eviction. Statistically, Villas-Boas is the worst Chelsea manager since Ruud Gullit. By the time you read [...]

Uefa are set to look into Manchester City’s claims that the Estadio do Dragao faithful racially abused some of the visiting players when Porto hosted the Premier League leaders in the Europa League last week. Mario Balotelli and Yaya Toure both claimed to have been targeted by the Portuguese crowd, with chants and taunts aimed at [...]

Rangers chairman Craig Whyte has confirmed that he will leave his post with the Scottish giants once the club’s financial future has been sorted out. The Ibrox outfit are in trouble and have had to appoint administrators to help solve their debt crisis, which has meant that they have been docked ten SPL points in the [...]

Chelsea captain John Terry will be on the sidelines for two months, after losing the battle to be fit in time to feature for his side against Napoli on Tuesday night. The England international defender has been suffering from knee problems since colliding with a post in his club’s FA Cup victory over Portsmouth in January, [...]

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has issued an apology to the club for his actions over the last couple of months. The Argentina international had been on self-enforced exile back in his homeland, but after failing to secure a move elsewhere in the January transfer window returned back to the Etihad Stadium. After a meeting with [...]

Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner has been banned from driving for 56 days and handed a £660 fine after admitting to speeding. The Danish forward was clocked doing 104mph in his Porsche back in December, with his case being heard by Newcastle Magistrates on Tuesday. Although Bendtner was not in attendance, defence lawyer Barry Warburton pleaded the [...]

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent has warned his side that they need to start picking up some Premier League wins to avoid being involved in the relegation battle. The Midlands club are currently in 15th place in the standings, seven points above the dropzone, and the England attacker has admitted that he fears that his side’s [...]

Liverpool attacker Craig Bellamy has been passed fit to face former club Cardiff City in the Carling Cup final this weekend. The Wales international had picked up a back injury that saw him sidelined for The Reds’ 6-1 win over Brighton, but the veteran forward has confirmed that he is fit and raring to go. “My [...]

Chelsea’s Champions League hopes hang by a thread after they were comprehensively beaten 3-1 by Napoli in the first leg of their last 16 tie in Naples. The English visitors were handed a blow ahead of the game as John Terry was unavailable for selection due to injury, but took the lead just before the half [...]