Five… Finest Premier League Matches Of The Season

It has been a terrific year of Premier League football.

A thrilling title race and a ferocious battle to avoid the drop kept onlookers fascinated until the final minutes of the campaign. And in the midst of all the excitement came a host of high-scoring, memorable matches. Footballing World pick out the top five from the 2007/08 season.

Where will it all end?

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.

Why England should trust Young Guns

Whilst we are distracted by the ease at which English teams have dominated the Champions League, it only serves to cement the exile of our young players. Messi has been the star in Europe, but few English players have shone as domestic clubs look abroad for youth of the future. It’s time to change this worrying trend.

Champions League: The Real Moment of Truth

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 goal is arguably very valuable but it seems that, more and more, the main priority of teams in the first leg is to stay in [...]

Ferguson has little to complain about

Sir Alex Ferguson blamed another defeat on another penalty decision, but once again, sympathy is short for the Manchester United manager.

United have conceded just one penalty in 36 Premier League games - an incredible record which might be an indictment of the constant pressure Ferguson places on referees. Yet in matches in two other competitions [...]

Exceptional Villa can bring an end to Arsenal’s profligacy

Arsenal are not beset by goal-scoring problems but profligacy in front of goal has been a consistent issue as the club endeavour to pick up their first trophy since 2005. David Villa has been touted as the answer and Spaniard is set to leave Valencia in the summer, with Arsene Wenger poised to move for the striker.

If Youth Only Knew: If Age Only Could

“We’ve never won a national trophy and yet we have produced more first-team players than any other academy,” says a proud Jim Cassell, the academy director at Manchester City. “We sacrifice our teams sometimes because the priority is the development of individuals. If after 10 years we had four FA Youth Cups but no players, [...]

Defensive crisis at Old Trafford evokes memories of Chelsea’s downfall

Alex Ferguson was handed another defensive headache yesterday as his captain Rio Ferdinand left the Riverside Stadium last night with his foot in a protective plastic case after the 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough.
This news comes hot on the heels of the news that Nemanja Vidic will be sidelined for two to three weeks and will [...]