Toothless Manchester United must improve and these additions could help
‘Improvement’ is a word that has been rattling around Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium like a bad rash for a while now. New boss Louis van Gaal has stated numerous times “we are improving” and “we have a lot to
High school goalkeeper saves incredible Ronaldo-esque free-kick
Cristiano Ronaldo’s unique technique when taking a free-kick seems to have caught on in recent years. This was demonstrated during a high school match over in the US when one player struck an incredible swerving effort w
FIFA Puskas Award finalists’ goals get the LEGO treatment
On Monday evening the FIFA Ballon d’Or awards ceremony finally took place after what felt like endless build up and constant speculation. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few hours, you’ll be aware that Cri
Former Manchester City boss Mancini takes a ball to the face from own player
Former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini, now manager of Italian giants Inter Milan, was always seen as bit of a tough nut during his playing days. He seems to have maintained that image throughout his career as a m
Calm down Cristiano: Ronaldo has a go at cameraman
Cristiano Ronaldo, the best player in the world, was a surprising substitute for Real Madrid as they took on city rivals Atletico in the Copa del Rey, Spain’s annual cup competition, on Wednesday evening. Despite being on
Managerial switches providing Premier League intrigue
Managers get sacked. That’s just a part of life in the Premier League, so much so that most bookmakers offer odds on the “Sack Race” throughout the season alongside more traditional wagers. While it took a bit longer than us
Artist draws amazing picture of Everton and USA goalkeeper Tim Howard
There’s a shedload of superb football art out there these days. Artist Helen Davies decided to share her contribution after she spent 15 hours using just graphite pencils to create a brilliant drawing of Everton and USA goalkee
Why Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard is more than welcome in MLS
The nightmare that was going to happen for Liverpool fans finally came true on 2nd January 2015, with Steven Gerrard announcing that at the end of the current campaign he’ll be leaving Anfield for pastures new to experienc
Neil Adams’ legendary status still intact despite Norwich departure
The scene is becoming a familiar one for Norwich fans. A nice guy, who, after some unfair career setbacks, had come to be held in high regard within the game as a result of his achievements. That is because as well d
The talking points from the Premier League season so far
As we’ve reached 2015 after a busy Christmas fixture schedule for English sides, I felt the need to look back at the highlights of the Premier League season so far and what have been the standout stories, teams and player
Are fan-owned clubs the future?
In the past 20 years there have been 68 cases of insolvency involving non-league clubs. Many would put this down to poor management, with careless spending and a lack of regular income being important factors. It is quite
In defence of Liverpool’s Mario Balotelli
It is the 70th minute at Anfield and Liverpool are 2-1 down to Arsenal after Olivier Giroud put the Gunners ahead. Skrtel scored a last minute equaliser but it was abysmal defending from Liverpool’s three central defe
Football managers that lose their way
With Nigel Adkins losing his job as manager of Reading FC, it got me thinking about managers that have suddenly lost their way having made encouraging, albeit eventually misleading, starts to their management car
A Football League young XI
The Football League is full of young talent. More than ever coaches and managers are looking towards their youth team and academy prospects to boost numbers in the first team. The money saved and the potential sale valu
Borussia Dortmund fans’ version of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ is pretty damn good
You’ll struggle to find a football fan around the world who doesn’t admire Dortmund’s fantastic support through good and bad times. Well, they’ve been at it again with their own version of Liverpool and Celtic’s ‘You’ll N