Tomorrow, Bayern Munich welcome Borussia Dortmund to their Allianz Arena for the 2012 DFL Supercup, the beginning of the Bundesliga season, and the resumption of German football’s great modern rivalry. Yet, the contest – although as provocative as ever – has been a stale dispute in terms of a victor for the best part of […]
Archive | August, 2012
The Secret Footballer: undercover in the Premier League
Growing up on a council estate, all he wanted to do was play football. But a long career in the Premier League has made him question everything. The Guardian’s Secret Footballer reveals what life is really like at the top of the game. A few years ago, I seriously considered giving up football. Sometimes, when […]
Who will get the golden boot?
Will RVP get the golden boot again? Well, depends on who he is playing for right? What about Aguero or Rooney? Surely both the Manchester clubs will be fighting for the title so we can expect their top strikers to be in the running… Goal.com lets us have their top ten contenders for next seasons […]
Mancini hits out at lack of transfers….AGAIN!
The Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has expressed his frustration at the lack of transfer activity at the club this season – once again pinning the blame on the sporting director Brian Marwood. Mancini revealed he has turned down a series of bids for Mario Balotelli this summer, but it is the players he wants […]
Ibra deal upsets the French
As France and the rest of Europe are battling another economic crisis, Matthieu Richard analyses the reasons why the Ibrahimovic transfer has sparked a debate in the French capital.
A point of principle for Arsene Wenger NOT to sell van Persie to Manchester United
” There are more than three weeks left in the transfer window and there’s only one club left in the hunt for Robin van Persie. Well, two actually. That’s because everyone appears to have disregarded Arsenal in this and just assumed that van Persie would be sold to the highest bidder. Manchester United are the […]
Arsenal training with RVP (Humour)
” This is gonna be awkward. So, so awkward. As soon as I see Arsene, he’s going to give me that smirk that says, “You’re still here, eh?” and then he’s going to ask if I read the paper today because of that story about Man City giving up on me and I’m going to […]
Make or break for the Reds
Brendan Rodgers faces an uphill battle to reestablish Liverpool as a force to be reckoned with in the new Premier League season. He is tasked with the responsibility not only to cut the clubs inflated wage bill, but also add a couple of fresh faces to rejuvenate the squad. Daniel Agger has recently been linked […]
Milan will always be huge
” Since 2000, in many ways, AC Milan has been the trendsetter at the top of Italian club soccer. In the past decade, the San Siro club’s transfer policy has influenced the way other clubs in the country operates. When Milan decides to import Brazilians to lead the team, other Italian clubs scour all of […]
Fulham: Analyzing the credentials of the Cottagers
Mohamed Al-Fayed’s club had a decent 2011/12 EPL season, in which they finished 9th and caused significant trouble to bigger clubs such as Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle. Fulham’s manager, Martin Jol, has been reasonably busy in the transfer market and so far has also managed to retain most of the main players that helped guide […]
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