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Manchester City have today announced the long awaited appointment of Chilean manager Manuel Pellegrini on a three-year contract who succeeds former boss Roberto Mancini following a three year spell in charge at the Etihad Stadium. The former Real Madrid and Villarreal manager arrives from troubled La Liga outfit Malaga who have just discovered that they have [...]

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has this morning announced his impending retirement as manager of the Red Devils, bringing down the curtain on an illustrious 27-year spell in charge at Old Trafford. The news was confirmed on the club’s official website as well as on their Twitter account. United have of course recently wrapped up [...]

Being little isn’t so bad right? Indeed these players have proved in the modern Premier League era that they can turn on a sixpence, delivering excellent pace and a low centre of gravity making for a supreme touch and a vibrancy or cult status as a diminutive hero on the pitch. While former Chelsea ace Shaun [...]

Large footballers get a fair bit of stick don’t they just? Ungainly, lumbering and awkward are just some of the words commonly used to describe such identities. Even the word ‘freak’ has been unfairly bellowed by ignorant fans in the direction of former Tottenham Hotspur  ace Peter Crouch who has endured a good season at best [...]

Let’s be honest and frank. Football shirts cost a lot of money and with the clubs releasing a new design every season nowadays, clothing little ones, a partner or yourself in the latest uniform is a costly business, but something we all designate part of the kitty to religiously, given the joint unity, camaraderie and representation [...]

Is there anything more personally satisfying than spotting and indeed purchasing something we consider a true bargain? Football is no different from spotting that t-shirt for half the price during the springtime sales and every year there are a few players who go on to make an instant impact in terms of goals, clean sheets, leadership [...]

Being a little footballer doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t make a large impact in the Premier League; quite the opposite in fact. As modern football has progressed, we have seen a greater emphasis placed on technical skill and trickery with the likes of Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla and Liverpool’s Luis Suarez proving that nimble footwork and speed [...]

Lanky, rangy, tall. No matter how you term it, to most of us, being a large footballer might seem like a disadvantage upon first glance, what with a stereotypical lack of mobility, lack of pace and ultimately a lack of flair and skill representing just some of the downsides of being a big guy. But try [...]

A proud member of the women’s Team GB squad that performed admirably at the hugely successful London 2012 Olympic Games last summer, Arsenal and England international full back Alex Scott caught up with Football FanCast. Scott played in all four of Team GB’s matches at last years’ games, including that memorable, national feel good factor group [...]

Small, diminutive, tiny. No matter how you term it, to most of us, being a little footballer might prove overwhelming upon first glance with perhaps more powerful opposition using their brute strength to sweep aside their slight competitors. But try telling that to Liverpool’s 5 ft 2 in pocket rocket of yesteryear Sammy Lee, Chelsea’s midfield marvel [...]

Who can forget that telepathic little and large strike partnerships at Liverpool between John Toshack and Kevin Keegan or perhaps Emile Heskey and Michael Owen? This is not to mention the fruitful partnership between big man and little man at Chelsea where Tore Andre Flo and Gianfranco Zola got on like a house on fire. Or perhaps Tottenham‘s [...]

A veteran of just over 480 league appearances for Tottenham Hotspur, Spurs living legend Gary Mabbutt caught up with FootballFanCast.com at the recent London Football Legends Dinner & Awards hosted at the Albert Embankment Park Plaza on Thursday evening. Joined in force by an array of glittering ex-professional names such as Ian Wright, Liam Brady, Kerry [...]

If you dust off the history books or simply tune into The Premiership Years during those long summer evenings, you will see great goals, former heroes and the dodgy haircuts of yesteryear. However, what else you will find are the names of some of the personnel that make you cringe with embarrassment. Yes, those players whom [...]

It was ex-Spurs boss Harry Redknapp who initially thrust young Steven Caulker into the White Hart Lane limelight three seasons ago now as he lined up alongside Kyle Naughton, Sebastian Bassong and Benoit Assou-Ekotto in an experimental Lilywhites squad. Bouncing back from this underwhelming appearance against Arsenal in the League Cup in September 2010, the defender [...]