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Pepe Reina has always been a loyal and professional servant to Liverpool Football Club , but with a vacancy between the sticks opening up at Barcelona, it has been widely anticipated that the Reds Goalkeeper will be departing for Nou Camp in the summer in a bid to better his chances of playing for the Spanish national team, not [...]

Wayne Rooney has made no secret about his ambition to search for pastures new in the summer, handing in his second official transfer request at Old Trafford in the space of three years. Although it remains uncertain whether the incoming Manchester United boss will seek to change the England international’s mind, it does present David Moyes the [...]

Yet again, the day following the end of the season will be one of solace and reflection for Tottenham fans, whilst their local rivals Arsenal will no doubt still be in celebration mode from yesterday afternoon. Despite the change in management, summer investment in the squad and the Lilywhites recording their highest ever points total [...]

There has never been so much on the line in North London than this season. While Arsenal are a club caught in a malaise, with the first team a shadow of its former self in terms of quality in comparison to ten years ago, Tottenham Hotspur have risen out of mid table obscurity, and with signings like Gareth [...]

Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna is having a troubling season to say the least. The French right-back has been continually struggling with injury throughout his time in the Premier League , but now, having been given the run of a few games in the first team, it seems he is past his best, and his times on the sidelines have [...]

With Bayern Munich now just a week away from yet another Champions League final, this time against Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga champions have the opportunity to rival Barcelona’s dominance in Europe and affirm themselves as the continent’s leading superpower. But looking further beyond the current season, Bayern are looking in the summer to add to their [...]

Despite the three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and two European titles under Frank Lampard’s belt, this season appears to be his most defining in regards to how he will be remembered once he hangs up his boots. Whereas in the past, the Chelsea man lived in the constant shadow of Steven Gerrard – his Liverpudlian [...]

It’s a shame that overall there isn’t too much to play for as we approach the final weekend of the season. Wigan’s exhausted display against Arsenal on Tuesday night sealed their fate, and of those also involved in the relegation scrap, with an inevitable 4-1 defeat at the Emirates, whilst the title race at the top [...]

The next transfer window will be a monumental one for David Moyes. His first as Manchester United boss, the Scot’s decisions during the initial months of his tenure will not only signal his intent for the coming Premier League season and vision for future campaigns, but furthermore present him the opportunity to step out of Sir Alex Ferguson’s [...]

The next season in the Premier League will undoubtedly be the most unpredictable yet. The three biggest clubs, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City, have undergone or are amid a change in management, that could severely alter their fate in terms of success and failure in the near future, and furthermore, all, along with Arsenal, are expected [...]

With the news emerging yesterday that Rio Ferdinand has officially called time on his England career after two years of bobbing in and out of Roy Hodgson’s plans, the Three Lions manager has responded firstly by paying due homage to the Manchester United defender’s achievements for the club and country over the years, but also to announce [...]

After two years of controversy, double-speak, innuendo and off-the-record comments, Rio Ferdinand has finally brought his England career to an end by announcing his retirement from the international stage. The Manchester United defender has reached the ripe old age of 34, but considering he’s currently coming to the end of one of his greatest seasons at [...]

The news of David Moyes being appointed Manchester United boss undoubtedly broke the hearts of many an Everton fan, and even distant admirers of the Merseyside club, including myself. Rather than it being a simple case of a team losing their manager, the Scot’s decision to depart for Old Trafford had a sense of inevitability to [...]

The looming transfer window is set to be a big one in regards to the future of Arsenal Football Club . Having now been adrift from the Premier League title race for years, with Champions League qualification being the only comfort for the fans, Arsene Wenger has vowed to change his ways in the transfer market of keeping a [...]

Whilst at this time of the year it may always seem more glamorous to focus on a club’s potential incoming transfers, in order to make space for new recruits, other players must always be tossed to the wayside. Perhaps that is a rather coarse manner of describing a necessary part of the beautiful game, but nonetheless, there will be several Premier [...]

Last night, the managerial axe was wielded over Roberto Mancini’s head, held aloft by Bryan Marwood, Txiki Begiristain and co, the backroom officials at Eastlands, and brought crashing down down on the Italian’s neck, decapitating his regime with a clean break before the final two fixtures of the season. Medieval metaphors aside, the former Manchester City [...]

On Saturday, 99% of English football fans undoubtedly became Wigan supporters for 90 minutes. But rather than it being a case of the British knack of favouring the underdog in every situation they are naturally neutral to, the love affair with Wigan, shared by many across the country regardless of what club they’d pledge their [...]

West Ham and Newcastle in many ways have had contrasting seasons. While the Hammers have comfortably taken to the Premier League amid their return to the top flight, the Magpies have been the season’s under-performers, spending much of the year looking over their shoulder at relegation rather than trying to match or improve finishing in 5th as they [...]

With the summer transfer window looming in, every Premier League club will be looking to tailor their roster in time for next season. Although fans much prefer the often hyperbolic and unfounded stories regarding their team’s future purchases, in order to make room for new recruits to bring improvements to the squad, room has to first be [...]

Whilst we at Football FanCast never like to jump on the bandwagon of wild rumours, it seems that Roberto Mancini’s tenure as Manchester City boss is set to come to an abrupt end over the next few days, with the former Premier League Champions refusing to quash speculation that the managerial axe is looming over the Italian’s head. [...]