BUNDESLIGA TRANSFER REVIEW – PART 2
This is the second in Ryan O’Grady’s four-part series looking at each Bundesliga team’s summer transfer window in depth. Part 2 will cover the teams that last season finished from 5th […]
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BUNDESLIGA TRANSFER REVIEW – PART 1
This 4-part feature presented by Ryan O’Grady will cover all the summer dealings by the teams of the Bundesliga. Part 1 will cover last season’s top four, Part 2 will see us […]
Where Do AC Milan Go Now as Balotelli leaves for Liverpool?
When Mario Balotelli left Manchester City to sign for AC Milan, it seemed like he had finally found his spiritual home. Although he made his name initially as a youngster […]
What To Do Until FIFA 15 Gets Here
3 Ways to Bide Your Time Whether or not you consider yourself a gamer, you’re reading this site so one thing is for sure: You love (or at least moderately […]
La Liga Week 2 Round-up: Real Madrid’s two-goal collapse in San Sebastian ends in defeat
Week two in La Liga saw Real Madrid blink first, Atletico getting back to winning ways and Barcelona grinding out a victory at El Madrigal writes Jamie Currie. Real Madrid […]
Bundesliga to Premier League exports
The Premier league holds somewhat of a special place within Europe. It’s aura of a fast paced style and competitive challenge attracts players from all over the globe. This season […]
La Liga Week 1 Round-up: Eibar Record Historic First La Liga Victory
The opening round of fixtures in La Liga saw Eibar make history, a Barcelona wonderkid make his mark, and champions Atletico stutter to an opening day draw writes Jamie Currie. […]
Super Mario strike wins Atletico the Super Cup
The pumped-up Vicente Calderon crowd only had to wait 90 seconds before they saw their team go into the lead. Moya’s long ball was won in the air by Mandzukic, […]
Swansea stun Van Gaal’s Man Utd whilst Chelsea and Man City win
MANCHESTER UNITED 1-2 SWANSEA CITY Louis van Gaal’s first competitive game as Manchester United manager ended in disaster as Swansea City against all odds, shocked everyone and won at Old […]
La Liga 2014-15 Preview
The new La Liga season kicks off on the 24th of August. Champions Atlético Madrid will be looking to defend their title. It will be difficult for Simeone’s men as Barcelona and […]
Real & Atletico tie first leg
It was the late show at the Santiago Bernabéu, as both Madrid sides could only play to a 1-1 draw in a pulsating Super Cup first leg clash writes Jamie […]
After Swansea display, Van Gaal Needs to invest at Man Utd
As Louis van Gaal walked from the tunnel, Old Trafford erupted. Manchester United’s entourage of supporters cheered wildly, supposedly witnessing the dawn of a new era. However, the picturesque victory […]
The emergence of Australian football
Australian football history could well be re-written soon. Melbourne Heart have changed their name to Melbourne City. As insignificant a factor to the changes that will be wrought with the […]
RB Leipzig – Can one team change the financial future of German Football?
Full time at the Allianz Arena, 1860 Munich 0 – 3 RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig won their first ever game in the 2nd division this past weekend after a disappointing […]
Bundesliga 2014/15 Season Preview
The wait is seemingly over, with the opening round of games on the 21st August, the 2014/2015 Bundesliga campaign is only weeks away. A few managerial changes (Bayer Leverkusen, Mainz, […]
RONALDO DOUBLE SINKS SEVILLA
Real Madrid lifted the European Super Cup for second time after beating Europa League holders Sevilla 2-0 in Cardiff reports Jamie Currie. Two goals, one in either half, courtesy of […]
STOP WITH THE MLS PROMOTION/RELEGATION TALK
There’s a lot of annoying arguments among soccer supporters in the USA, one of them which rears it’s ugly head pretty much every week is the Promotion/Relegation debate. This debate […]
Premier League 2014/15 Season Preview
In just over a weeks’ time the excitement and anticipation will be over when the 23rd season of the Premier League kicks off and here’s Jake Sanders with a full […]
SERIE A 2014/15 Season Preview
The Serie A season gets under way on the 31st August 2014 with two of the fixtures of the weekend, Milan v Lazio and Roma v Fiorentina, stand out games. […]
Football Journalism: How to Succeed
To the vast majority, football journalism is easy. It’s the question of getting an ‘A’ in English, and BANG! The Guardian has just offered you become their football editor. Unfortunately, […]
Who is Newcastle United’s new striker – Facundo Ferreyra?
Newcastle United look to complete the season-long loan deal for Argentine striker, Facundo ‘Chucky’ Ferreyra from Shakhtar Donetsk. A fee of £1.6 million has been agreed which could result in a permanent […]
The Romance of the Cup Grips Australia
Most football fans in Australia when you ask about their earliest memory of watching a game will inevitably mention an FA Cup Final writes Rogier Waalder. Going back some years, […]
FIFA & UEFA do not care about concussions
After the World Cup, the cry from the footballing world was that the governing body has to do something about the concussions in the sport. Unfortunately, like the NFL, it’s […]
Welsh football on the rise
Ben Davies, a born and bred Welshman, has transferred to Tottenham Hotspurs from Wales-based Swansea. He is the latest member of the so-called ‘golden generation’ of Welsh football, to move […]
Ciro Immobile – Filling the boots
Ciro Immobile – his 22 goals in Serie last season earned him a move to Borussia Dortmund on the 2nd June. The 5 year deal was the result of European […]
Emmanuel Rivière – Who is Newcastle’s new signing?
Newcastle United look set to add another Frenchman to their ranks, with Emmanuel Rivière arriving at the clubs Darsley Park training ground on Wednesday. The deal with Monaco for the […]
Newcastle United set to add Frenchman to their forward line
Newcastle United’s first foray into the transfer market in two seasons shows is gaining momentum tonight, with the Monaco forward Emmanuel Rivière set to make a to €6million move. The […]
WORLD CUP: Super Mario Götze wins World Cup for Germans
FINAL ARGENTINA 0-1 GERMANY AFTER EXTRA TIME SUNDAY 13TH JULY – RIO DE JANIERO Germany secured their fourth World Cup triumph as they edged out Argentina in a dramatic final on […]
Cabella deal close for Newcastle United
Mike Ashley appears to be about to break the bank at last to deliver a little relief to the worrying Geordie faithful. Long term target Remy Cabella is expected to […]
WORLD CUP: Dutch take third place, as Brazil whimper out
THIRD/FOURTH PLACE PLAY-OFF BRAZIL 0-3 NETHERLANDS SATURDAY 12TH JULY – BRASILIA “We can look back at a very successful tournament, I’m proud of my players.” – Louis Van Gaal, Netherlands […]
WORLD CUP: Drab draw leads to Argentina penalty win
SEMI-FINAL NETHERLANDS 0-0 ARGENTINA ARGENTINA WIN 4-2 ON PENALTIES WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY – SAO PAULO In a major contrast to last night’s semi-final, with only two shots on target in the […]
WORLD CUP: Germany serve Brazil ultimate 7-1 humilation
SEMI-FINAL BRAZIL 1-7 GERMANY TUESDAY 8TH JULY – BELO HORIZONTE Joachim Löw masterminded a 7-1 victory over host nation Brazil on Tuesday evening, as Miroslav Klose also broke the record […]
WORLD CUP: Van Gaal’s gamble is Krul on Costa Rica
QUARTER-FINAL NETHERLANDS 0-0 COSTA RICA NETHERLANDS WIN 4-3 ON PENS FRIDAY 4TH JULY – SALVADOR Keylor Navas was the star of the show, making a string of saves as the […]
WORLD CUP: Belgium is Returned to Sender
Messi’s Argentina didn’t have to wait until the final minute for the great one to win the game. Instead in the first eight minutes of the match Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain […]
WORLD CUP: Single goal gives Argies the Belgian victory
QUARTER-FINAL ARGENTINA 1-0 BELGIUM SATURDAY 5TH JULY – SALVADOR Argentina advance to the semi-final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup after overcoming Belgium by a single goal in Brasilia. Lionel […]
WORLD CUP: Uninspiring Brazil break Colombian hearts
QUARTER-FINAL BRAZIL 2-1 COLOMBIA FRIDAY 4TH JULY – FORTALEZA Brazil’s thuggish display this evening combined with some poor refereeing hampered what was a high tempo enjoyable game in Fortaleza. The host nation hung on […]
WORLD CUP: Hummels header proves to be enough for Germans
QUARTER-FINAL FRANCE 0-1 GERMANY FRIDAY 4TH JULY – RIO DE JANIERO Germany made history this evening with a tight 1-0 win over France, ensuring they were the first team to reach […]
WORLD CUP: Di Maria pushes Argentina through
ROUND OF 16 ARGENTINA 1-0 SWITZERLAND TUESDAY 1ST JULY – SAO PAULO Not quite a vintage display for Argentina, but they are through to play Belgium with a 1-0 win […]
WORLD CUP: Extra time woes for Jurgen as Belgium progress
ROUND OF 16 BELGIUM 2-1 UNITED STATES AFTER EXTRA TIME TUESDAY 1ST JULY – SALVADOR Divick Origi, who Wimots preferred to the disappointing Romelu Lukaka, nearly fired Belgium ahead within […]
WORLD CUP: Brave Algeria lose, Germans ready for quarters
ROUND OF 16 GERMANY 2-1 ALGERIA AFTER EXTRA TIME MONDAY 30TH JUNE – PORTO ALEGRE It took thirty of minutes of extra time to split Germany and massive underdogs Algeria. […]
