Archive | August 17, 2012

Destined to fail

Destiny. For those who believe it exists, it’s inevitable, a force that has pre-determined the future of individuals. It is unknown whether a 17-year-old Brazilian wonder-kid named Anderson believed in it when he earned a transfer from Gremio to FC Porto, after a series of dazzling performances in Brasileirão saw him labeled as the next […]

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Everton: Best of the rest?

It is ten seasons and counting for David Moyes, the Bill Murray of the Premier League who endures groundhog years. With the sale of Jack Rodwell to Manchester City, the Scot may have reached the stage where he feels the need to kidnap the club mascot and drive his car into a quarry, only to […]

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Modric on the brink

Andre Villas-Boas insists the Luka Modric transfer saga will not disrupt preparations for his first match in charge of Tottenham this weekend. Real Madrid are closing in on the signature of Modric after Villas-Boas revealed that talks with the Spanish champions regarding a deal for the playmaker are progressing well. The latest offer for the […]

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The Redknapp Report

After a summer of sport where England earned credit at the Euros before another penalty shoot-out defeat, this time to Italy, and the UK was gripped by the Olympics, which featured a Team GB football side, the Premier League returns this weekend. Champions Manchester City took the title from arch rivals Manchester United in the […]

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