Football has fashioned itself as a breeding ground for the bizarre cliché, from players who run their socks off to teams that are too good to go down. Yet nothing gets the press more animated…
The Monumental in Buenos Aires has been cleared to host the Copa America final later this month, despite damage caused by River Plate fans.River's relegation to Argentina's second division on June 26 sparked scenes of…
Emmanuel Adebayor is not everyone’s cup of tea. Disruptive, arrogant, money grabber and self-centred are just some of the many words that supporters and the media have used to describe the Togolese striker, and why…
Bored on a Tuesday evening, Joel Lynch’s late equaliser at Forest still bugging me, I decided to search through my Sky Planner. ‘Southampton v Brighton – Live’. I paused for a while, trying to remember…
Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he will take a one-year sabbatical from football after being sacked by Chelsea.Ancelotti was dumped by Blues boss Roman Abramovich on the final day of the English Premier League season, despite…
We all knew Ian Holloway was a bit of a character before his Blackpool side were promoted to the Premier League but I’m not sure we knew to the extent that we do now. In…
Fourteen months is a long time in football, just ask Andy Carroll. In January 2011, the Geordie striker found his life turned upside down in a matter of hours, as Liverpool looked to the Newcastle…
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has officially signed with Bayern Munich after completing a medical on Wednesday.The former Schalke shot-stopper signed a five-year deal with the Bavarian giants after returning from international duty with the German…
Liverpool are one of the most successful clubs in the history of English football and in the club's one hundred plus year history some truly great players have graced the Anfield turf. Much of this…
Many would think that the 90th Academy Awards would have very little to do with football given that it is an annual ceremony celebrating the stars of the silver screen. Due to the popularity of…