It’s hard to be critical in a constructive way when faced with people like Sepp Blatter.
He is to football what George Bush Jr. is to politics. And ,like Bush, […]
How many times of late have you heard English fans say they’re enjoying Euro 2008 all the more because England didn’t qualify?
They continue, with a relaxed, almost smug certainty, […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has brought months of speculation to a head by confirming that he wishes to complete a ‘dream’ move to Real Madrid. Oli Dinsmore asks whether Ronaldo or Madrid is the problem as the Portuguese heads to Spain.
In less than 48 hours, the first all English European Cup Final in football history will take place. If you love English football it’s big. If you support either side it’s seminal and if you support both teams, well you’re Ray Wilkins. Oli Dinsmore looks at the key players from each side ahead of the grand clash.
There are few words that can do Cristiano Ronaldo justice. Oli Dinsmore looks back at the Portuguese’s terrific season that has seen him been informally named as the world’s best player and asks: can Manchester United keep hold of him?
Despite some scintillating football, two English teams in the Champions League Final and the closest run-in to a league title in 40 years, many English football puritans have been left with a bad taste in their mouths this season. At the heart of this is rising ticket prices despite the huge investments in the game along with foreign owners who seem capable only of making a mess out of a stable environment.
A broadsheet journalist quite rightly pointed out this week that Champions League semi-final first legs are pretty pointless, beyond giving both teams the chance to play a home leg.
Chelsea’s away […]
The quartet of English sides enter the quarter-finals of the Champions League in differing degrees of form and confidence. But whilst some have been disappointing domestically, they will all have […]