On the fifth of May – Dutch Liberty Day – Ajax claimed their third consecutive Eredivisie title under Frank de Boer. The whole of Amsterdam heaved a sigh of relief. It hadn’t been an easy season: The Amsterdamsche Football Club’s title ambitions only properly started to take shape at the end of February, just like
So far in this transfer window, we have witnessed Liverpool doing their business early to secure their targets. Mignolet, Aspas, Alberto and Kolo Toure have all arrived on Merseyside before the transfer window has officially opened. Another rumoured target is Shaktar Donetsk’s Armenian midfield man, Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Obviously, like many others, I knew little on
Watching Andrey Arshavin’s slow demise at Arsenal career, I must admit, was sad to see, considering what a talented player he is. Arshavin joined Arsenal in January 2009 on the back of helping Zenit St. Peterburg to win UEFA Cup and being the star player in Russia’s march into the semi-finals of the European Championships.
After 10 months of thrilling Russian Premier League action, finally, the season has come to a close. While it will always be remembered for the title returning to Moscow for the first time in 6 years with CSKA Moscow, there were plenty of other moments which will prove hard to forget. Mordovia and Alania have
Perhaps more ominous than the news Carlo Ancelotti, a manager with 2 Champions League titles and 3 domestic league titles spanning 3 separate countries, being appointed as the new manager of Real Madrid, comes the announcement that his first signing will be the £23 million capture of midfielder Isco. The 21 year old was being
About a year ago, shortly after the appointment of Brendan Rodgers, I wrote that Liverpool needed evolution, not revolution. The departure last summer of club legend Kenny Dalglish was a difficult one, particularly for older fans who still have fond memories of his glorious first tenure as manager at the club, as well as a
Popularly called “Naija Football” and founded in 1972, the league is the highest level of domestic football in Nigeria. The current NPL Chairman is Victor Rumson Baribote. The league comprises of the usual 20 teams, and averages over 50 goals a season. Most notably, two teams named “Enugu Rangers” and “Enyimba F.C.” are referred to
So it’s finally over. Carlos Tevez’s tumultuous four years at Manchester City on astronomical wages is finished with. He is now the property of Italian champions Juventus, but is it the right move for Juventus and the right move for Mr. Tevez, who never really settled in England. Despite some, in fact many, flashes of
This summer has shown Spain’s dominance on the international stage has no sign of ending just yet as their under-21s strolled to victory in the European Championships out in Israel. One of the stand-out stars was the top-scoring Alvaro Morata who struck four goals and made UEFA’s team of the tournament. Finally gaining recognition as
Love it or hate it, money makes the world go round, and that is proving more and more relevant within football as time goes by. So far this summer, Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has invested heavily into French club AS Monaco FC by purchasing several quality players including the much reported transfer of Radamel Falcao, James
The transition from Sir Alex Ferguson to David Moyes at Old Trafford this summer looks increasingly likely to be marked by a move for the talented midfielder Thiago Alcantara from Barcelona. The promising Spaniard represents a bright future with an education garnered from the exceptional production line of La Masia and would bolster a Manchester
O-Posts is celebrating Pep Guardiola’s first training session with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena tomorrow, Wednesday 26th June 2013, by giving away one brand new Bayern Munich shirt in collaboration with Ladbrokes and their new football slot game Shoot! The upcoming football season will surely be as exciting for Pep and his team as
It’s normally a difficult task to put together a Team of the Season, however the dominance of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and Champions League make the task that much easier. Without needing to be a Bundesliga connoisseur, the likes of Neuer, Lahm, Dante, Hummels, Alaba, Gundogan, Schweinsteiger, Reus, Ribery, Muller and
After a spectacular season with Tottenham, Gareth Bale is currently one of the hottest players in Europe. However, combined with Tottenham’s failure to qualify for the Champions League, Bale’s form has caused him to be the focus of much speculation heading into the transfer window’s official opening on July the 1st. If you are to
Paul Lambert’s first season at Villa Park has been anything but easy. Tasked with bringing stability back to a club which had seen 4 different Managers take the hot seat since O’Neill’s shock departure 5 days before the start of the 2010/11 season – MacDonald (Caretaker Manager), Houllier, McAllistair (Caretaker Manager) and McLeish – Lambert
There was a buzz around Chelsea football club in the summer of 2012. Winning the Champions League against all odds made many feel that this would be a season in which Chelsea would really challenge for the title, especially with exciting, young and creative talents Eden Hazard, Oscar, Victor Moses and Marko Marin as well
The target for Manchester United last summer was simple, to wrestle the Premier League title off neighbours Manchester City whom they’d heartbreakingly surrendered the trophy to months before. Losing hurts Manchester United but because it was City, it hurt more. There simply would be no repeat, no let up as the Red Devils embarked on
The Spanish forward Iago Aspas has finally completed his long protracted deal from Celta Vigo and signed for Liverpool. The 25 year old forward had been expected to sign weeks ago but a dispute with the Spanish authorities led to the delay. It already looks like Brendan Rodgers has a busy summer planned with several
Over the past 20 years increased awareness and technological advancements in sports science have greatly impacted on the world of professional athletes. Supplements such as creatine and glutamine actively boost physical performance and recovery time, a key concern in the day-to-day life of a pro footballer. Many footballers are given supplements from their clubs medical
With the 3 main title-contenders all changing their manager, many would see this summer as an opportunity that Arsenal must not miss to flex their financial muscle and spend big. With Arsene Wenger a very shrewd negotiator in the transfer market, many are unsure whether he will change this habit. Although, all Arsenal fans feel