Superhuman: Cristiano Ronaldo does 15 clap push ups in 10 seconds
Most footballers are supposed to hate pre-season as it usually takes a few of them a while to get up to speed with all that training entails. That doesn’t seem to be the case for Cristiano Ronaldo though, he loves …
Captain Rooney: Manchester United’s new leader
Manchester United begin their new season on Saturday at home to Swansea in the lunch time kick-off in front of an Old Trafford faithful with high expectations. It will be new manager Louis van Gaal’s first competitive game
Reading and understanding football odds
For people who like to gamble on football games, ‘beating the odds’ is much more than just a simple phrase. For these people, it is all about making money off of their football knowledge. It is a great feeling being able
Udder mayhem: match in Peru invaded by herd of cows
We’ve seen a whole host of different animals halt football matches over the years; from pigeons, to cats, to dogs. It can happen. Well, during a cup match in Peru a completely different sort of animal fancied stealing t
Can Louis van Gaal revive Manchester United?
When Manchester United hired David Moyes to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, it was always going to be a tough job. Several senior pros at the club were the wrong side of thirty and no new golden gener
Transfer watch: how have some of the bigger Premier League clubs fared?
The summer transfer window is in full swing as clubs across the Premier League look to bring in new faces to aid their challenge of winning the league, qualifying for European competition, stabilising or avoiding the releg
The late Robin Williams’ hilarious standup routine on football
The incredibly sad news that actor and comedian Robin Williams has passed away has understandably shocked the world, but it has also given us all the chance to look back on a brilliant career and revisit his hilarious back
Hibernian goalkeeper Mark Oxley scores winning goal on his debut
Goalkeepers scoring goals is a great thing to see but it’s a bit of a rarity for obvious reasons, unfortunately. There’s a few who’ve bucked the trend though with names such as Tim Howard, Peter Schmeichel, Han
‘Ross Barkley’ phones Everton chairman Kenwright and asks for transfer
A prankster phoned Everton chairman Bill Kenwright’s offices pretending to be young prodigy Ross Barkley and demanded a move away from the club. Despite speaking to a few people, none of them seemed to really q
Premier League relegation candidates
The start of the new Premier League season brings optimism and excitement to the majority of fans across the country. Prospects of a top half finish, European qualification, or even a title challenge makes the long summer
Who could be first to get the dreaded sack this Premier League campaign?
As the 2014/15 football season looms upon us it becomes clear that no one in their right mind should want to be a Premier League manager. Increased player power, financial pressure, media speculation and a rich Arabian
The inevitable ‘sacking’ of Huddersfield Town boss Mark Robins
Mark Robins has a history of spurring relegation tipped sides into promotion contenders, albeit only at League One level. I thought it was inevitable that he would emulate something similar to his season with Barnsley, howeve
The Vanarama Conference: glory for the Gas?
It’s been 98 days since me and my brother wiped away the tears as we left the Memorial Stadium, having watched our beloved Bristol Rovers succumb to a humbling 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Mansfield Town, e
Manchester United’s revolving door: five players that look destined to leave
Manchester United’s pre-season tour of USA drew to close with a 3-1 victory over fierce rivals Liverpool, clinching the International Champions Cup in the process. Goals from captain-for-the-night Wayne Rooney, Juan Ma
My first game: Spurs v Manchester United, 1st January 1996
My first Spurs game was against Manchester United at White Hart Lane on January 1st 1996, aged seven. We arrived a little late having driven from our home in Milton Keynes and, having rushed through the turnstiles, my