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Whilst many of us would dream of being paid to play football week-in week out for our clubs, for a number of the world’s top footballers this is not the only passion or, for some, the only career path that they have shown an interest in. We are not taling about things like playing golf, or [...]

When Tim Howard scored against Bolton a few weeks ago, the American was extremely apologetic for it as he felt sorry for the Trotters keeper Adam Bogdan, as such incidents like this were freakish and not commonplace in the game. The Everton keeper is absolutely right, although he is certainly not the first and won’t [...]

New Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has lashed out against the “super clubs” who are able to take any players they like from other clubs, given the financial backing and power behind them. McCleish’s comments came about after five of England’s starting eleven against Wales on Tuesday were former Villa players, and with the exception of [...]

Last night, the IndigO2 theatre in London held the Stella Atrois World Draught Master Final for the United Kingdom, where 28 bartenders battled it out for a place in the Global Final set to take place in Buenos Aires on October 26th. Stella Artois are a brand desperate to empahsise the importance in pouring the ‘perfect [...]

New Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish has lashed out against the “super clubs” who are able to take any players they like from other clubs, given the financial backing and power behind them. McCleish’s comments came about after five of England’s starting eleven against Wales on Tuesday were former Villa players, and with the exception of [...]

Arsene Wenger completed one of the biggest deadline day deals when secured the signature of Everton captain Mikel Arteta on a four-year deal at Arsenal. The Frenchman had endured a difficult summer period in which both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri completed their moves away from the Emirates, and Arteta’s move to Arsenal has received a [...]

Chris Smalling, considered one of the nations great young prospects, is expected to one day take over from the likes of John Terry and Rio Ferdiannd at the heart of England’s defence, and line up alongside Phil Jones in United’s once the days of Rio and Vidic come to an end at Old Trafford. Smalling was [...]

As we enter a new Premier League campaign, it seems fair to say that Arsenal are going through something of a transitional period, as deadline day approached transfers were secured by Arsene Wenger to fill the void left by the departures of both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. The likes of Per Mertesacker, Yossi Benayoun, Gervinho, [...]

As the season progresses we can expect a number of Premier League players to make a name for themselves this year, while even more will continue to get the deserved recognition for their work on the field. However a number of top talents often go unnoticed throughout a Premier League campaign despite performing consistently for their [...]

Joey Barton’s late summer move to Queens Park Rangers will have come as a surprise to a number of football fans, and having been linked with a move to both Arsenal and Liverpool, even Barton himself will have considered the risks. Barton was influential in winning Newcastle promotion back to the Premier League in 2010 and [...]

Frank Lampard’s international career appears to be in the balance after he was left on the bench by Fabio Capello for England’s European qualifier in Bulgaria last week. At 33, Lampard remains one of the senior players still part of the England set-up, but doubts over his future on the international stage have arose after Gareth [...]

Paul Scholes’ retirement from football at the end of last season left Manchester United with a void in midfield that even Sir Alex Ferguson conceded would be difficult to fill. The United boss described Scholes as a ‘one-off’ and ‘irreplaceable’, though many expected Ferguson to go in to the transfer market and try and find a [...]

Last week saw Paolo Di Canio spark yet further controversy in the world of football, however, this time as a manager of Swindon Town. The Italian was caught up in a pitch-side bust-up with striker Leon Clarke, after the striker had fallen out with the club’s fitness coach on the pitch. Di Canio’s attempts to diffuse [...]

Last week saw Paolo Di Canio spark yet further controversy in the world of football, however, this time as a manager of Swindon Town. The Italian was caught up in a pitch-side bust-up with striker Leon Clarke, after the striker had fallen out with the club’s fitness coach on the pitch. Di Canio’s attempts to diffuse [...]

As the transfer window slammed shut at 11pm last Wednesday one of the transfer sagas of the summer finally came to an end as Luka Modric failed to complete his move across London to Chelsea. Modric had been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge after bids of both £22m and £27m were rejected by the [...]

This season marks the return to the Premier League for Queens Park Rangers after a fifteen-year absence from the top flight of English football. QPR were one of the founding members of the Premier League back in 1992, but after three relatively successful seasons, Ray Wilkins was unable to steer his side clear of the drop [...]

When Andre Villas-Boas took charge of Chelsea back in June, the former Porto boss remained somewhat adamant that the squad of players he had inherited at Stamford Bridge were more than capable of winning trophies this season. While interest in Luka Modric was reported to have been ever present, the Chelsea boss bided his time in entering [...]

As the transfer window slammed shut at 11pm on Wednesday night players, agents and managers desperately hurried to get medicals and all the necessary paperwork done in order to complete such moves in time. In a Premier League spree that totals £446m, we have seen an end to a number of transfer sagas, various proposed moves [...]

Last week Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp claimed that Manchester City currently boasted a ‘stronger’ squad than Barcelona, and though this may be true in terms of depth and the number of players at Roberto Manicini’s disposal, when it comes to quality or a ‘strongest’ starting eleven, it would seem as though City are still some way [...]