What’s Going Wrong at Liverpool this Season?
Something isn’t clicking at Liverpool FC this season. Although being unexpected Premier League title contenders last season – narrowly missing out to Manchester City – and qualifying for Champions League for the first time since 2010, the red half of Merseyside can be fairly disappointed with this season’s effort so far. Liverpool find themselves in […]
Personality crisis: footballers a rare breed in BBC Sports Personality
It’s time for that annual gala which celebrates the year-gone-by’s major sporting achievements. Heroic feats of athletic endeavour and superhuman strength combined with steely psychological determination to win against all odds are put to the vote, in which the public can choose which sports-star is not completely and utterly mundane and ordinary as a real […]
10 Best Premier League Games Ever
One of the great debates in football is what league is the best. No matter what your answer to that is, there can be no argument that the Premier League – especially the Premier League of recent years – features the most exciting games in world football. With outstanding games every weekend, it can be […]
Can Southampton Finish In The Top 4?
It wouldn’t be a Premier League season without an unexpectedly bright start from a “lesser team”. Such a team enjoys a fresh start to their campaign with a full squad of fit players, buoyed by a few exciting summer signings, and blessed with an easy run of fixtures. That is until the wheels come off, […]
Is the price of football really that bad?
Last week, a survey published by the BBC highlighted (yet again) the sky-rocketing prices of football tickets in the UK. Taking into account 176 clubs from 11 divisions in British football as well as 31 top clubs from 10 European leagues, the report analysed the the package-cost of an average day-out on the terraces. That […]
5 Black Managers Who Deserve a Job and Why
With just two black managers currently holding a job in English football, the Premier League has recently considered adopting the Rooney Rule in order to get more people of minorities into jobs. Some argue that there aren’t many black managers out there which is why not many have jobs, while others say there is underlying […]
English Football’s Tyrant Owners And Their Pipedreams
The Premier League is one of the biggest sporting enterprises in the world. So, it’s no surprise that Premier League clubs attract some of the richest business personnel from across the globe, all hoping to get their slice of the Premier League pie. Seven of the ten wealthiest investors in world football – according to […]
10 Worst Premier League Teams EVER
The Premiership has produced some great teams in the past, and it also has produced some embarrassing teams. Teams that only won three or four games a season, only scored 20 goals, or conceded 100. Here’s a look at the worst 10 teams to have ever graced the Premiership, but in a few month’s time […]
Best Alternative Summer Transfer Signings So Far…
Bringing in the talent isn’t cheap. This summer’s transfer window saw Premier League clubs spend a record-smashing £835m to bring in some of the biggest names in football from across the World. The likes of Diego Costa, Angel Di Maria, Alexis Sanchez, to name but a few, have so far proved to be big ticket […]
Will Ronaldo Re-Sign For Manchester United?
How do you solve a problem like Cristiano Ronaldo? The Portuguese footballing machine has recently made headlines after it was suggested that the he is “unhappy” at Real Madrid. Who knew machines had emotions, let alone footballers? But would the rumoured return to Manchester United be the right move for Cristiano Ronaldo? Will Ronaldo re-sign […]