Adidas destroy France’s team bus from previous World Cup
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is certainly one to forget for anyone who’s French. Patrice Evra and Nicolas Anelka persuaded their team-mates to revolt against the reported inept management of then boss Raymo
Arsenal season review: how long without a trophy?
Trying to find the best way to describe the 2013/14 season in one word as an Arsenal fan, the one recurring word that comes is “childbirth”. Let me explain: studies have shown that after childbirth, a hormone is releas
Is this the worst penalty ever?
With the World Cup around the corner, penalty fails will undoubtedly be on the horizon. Every tournament, you’re practically guaranteed to see at least one terrible penalty (yes, usually from England). This lat
My Panini World Cup card obsession
I tear the foil open nervously, looking around to see if anyone has seen me. Wasting no time, I turn the first card around. Get lost, Gokhan Inler – I’ve got you already. Turn another. And another. Got. Got. Yes, …
Great reaction from the Bernabeu crowd after Sergio Ramos’ Champions League final equaliser
While Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were battling it out in the Champions League final over in Lisbon on Saturday night, a very impressive looking giant cube-screen was set up inside Real’s Bernabeu home for fans of t
Yaya Toure’s Manchester City future: no Selcuk, no issue
Over the years, supporting City has seen me endure more than a slice of the ridiculous, but ‘birthdaygate’ may well just be the icing on the cake (sorry). Over the past week we were introduced to the notion that Ya
James Milner: criminally underrated
The latest rumour in the ever-rotating transfer mill has seen Manchester City’s 28 year-old winger, James Milner, linked with moves to Liverpool and Arsenal, as the Englishman has found first team opportunities limit
Goalkeeper scores as Australian team pull off 10-man comeback
Who’d be a goalkeeper, eh? Not many of us really. They don’t know what it’s like to score a goal or bamboozle a defender leaving him flat on his arse. Still though, when a goalkeeper does produce anything out of …
Chelsea’s David Luiz is replaceable
With strong reports suggesting that David Luiz is on his way to Paris Saint-German emerging in the last day or so, it seems the Brazilian Sideshow Bob is leaving Stamford Bridge for Paris. It was mooted last season and now
Was there a ghost on the pitch at the German Cup final at the weekend?
A ghost? On a football pitch? Stop it Natter Football. Seriously though, it might’ve actually happened during the German Cup final between Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich and Jurgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund at the
Parking the bus – just another soundbite
“Parking the bus” – a phrase now levied at any team who deviate from the Keegan attacking philosophy of ‘scoring one more’. Though managers on the losing end have often criticised defensive displays, it was J
Some potential signings for Arsenal
Arsenal’s season, in short, has been a bit disappointing to say the very least. After 128 days at the top of the league (double that of Chelsea and eight and a half times more than eventual winners Manchester City)
Lionel Messi refused to shake hands with Atletico’s players after title decider
It’s impossible to slate Lionel Messi; the man’s a gent and conducts himself brilliantly compared to most footballers. He’s also a phenomenally talented player, which helps his cause a bit. However, Messi hasn’t covered hi
Louis van Gaal needs to fix Ryan Giggs’ mistake
Rio Ferdinand’s announcement that he would not be staying at Manchester United highlighted a major problem with Ryan Giggs’ appointment as interim manager at Manchester United: he didn’t prepare the Red Devils for ne
Assessing Japan’s World Cup chances
A very warm welcome will be exchanged to the Japanese team this summer in Brazil as their showing at the Confederations Cup last summer was one to be excited about. Despite losing all three of their games at the tou