What’s wrong with Nani?

Nani has been forced to apologise for his crazy headbutt against West Ham and both manager Sir Alex Ferguson and assistant Carlos Queiroz lamented the Portuguese for his impetuousness - yet the midfielder’s red card has been the culmination of weeks of poor form. So what is wrong with the prodigious 21-year-old?

Nike launch Euro 2008 video

Nike have collaborated with renowned director Guy Ritchie to create a fantastic-looking video which has been released in the build-up to Euro 2008.

It features the likes of Arsene Wenger, Cesc Fabregas, William Gallas, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney - and you can watch it right here!

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 [...]

Floundering Ronaldo can only fantasise about number one status

Onde está Ronaldo?
‘Stubbornly resilient’ is the greatest praise that can be afforded to Manchester United’s performance at the Camp Nou against a Barcelona side high on household names but low on belief.

The defence was once again sublime - as against Roma in the quarter-finals - and they were constantly at work as a dishevelled midfield [...]

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 [...]

Champions League Predictions

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 reason to believe that they can go further in the competition this year. But which of the four have the right blend to go all [...]

Grand Sham Sunday

So, thanks to Sky’s beneficent patronage of our beautiful game, we can all tuck into our Easter eggs happy in the thought that a true footballing feast is to be served up later this Sunday. Yes, staring at the tele with chocolate round our mouths will be as much effort as is required before our [...]