Yes! I am back. Who missed me and my write-ups? It is only normal that I had to take a back seat after all the happenings of recent weeks. I am back for good now. Now to more pressing matters. IT IS MANCHESTER UNITED V CARDIFF TONIGHT and ”yours truly’ is previewing it as best
Over the past week it would not have only been the Premier League table that made grim reading for Manchester United fans, but Deloitte’s annual Money League which had the Red Devils positioned outside the top 3 since the list was fist compiled in 96-97. Despite increasing revenue from £323.7 million to £346.5 million over
Julian Draxler - the German Wünderkind who has been heavily speculated to swap shirt from FC Schalke 04’s blue to Arsenal’s red and white - looks likely to prolong his stay at the Gelsenkirchen as Arsène Wenger brought all speculations to a close, as reported by the Metro. “It looks unlikely that we will sign
It may have been on the cards for a long time, but finally Keisuke Honda has decided to make the step up from CSKA Moscow to one of the world’s biggest clubs, AC Milan. Honda for already around 4 years has been capturing the attention of many of a big club, but only now has
Football has long played a huge part in the lives of many people, and football players have left many memories for those who have witnessed their talents. Memories that can be passed on and kept alive for future generations. Having been born in 1995, I’d perhaps be considered part of the last generation to have
Erick Thohir has not had much to enjoy about his first few months as president of Inter Milan. After seizing control from Massimo Moratti in mid-November he has seen the Nerazurri win just once, a 1-0 victory in last month’s Milan derby. That has been the only victory in a run of 8 games that
Turmoil is never far away at Tottenham and this season has proven to be no exception. With the much heralded promises and new beginnings last season, the parting of AVB has seen Tottenham’s old adversary, Turmoil, walk hand-in-hand with long-term instability, haunting the corridors of Hotspur Way, and jumping out of cupboards and scaring the
The biggest transfer within the Bundesliga finally had official confirmation yesterday: Kevin De Bruyne joins VfL Wolfsburg from Chelsea. The Belgian’s transfer fee was rumoured to be around the €20m region, with a five-year contract at Die Wölfe. After being the shining light in a bleak Werder Bremen side, during his loan spell with Wolfsburg’s
Lucien Favre couldn’t hide his emotions after the final whistle in the last match of the Hinrunde against Wolfsburg, throwing his bottle before storming out of the dugout immediately in utter frustration. Despite the late equalizer from the visitors that denied the Foals all three points at home for the first time this season, Borussia
The Premier League has always boasted its competitiveness compared to Europe’s other top leagues, although in reality it was only two, sometimes three teams that were really in the title race. So far this season, that has changed quite dramatically. Here we are in January and the top 6 places are changing on a weekly
The greatest testament to Clarence Seedorf’s dedication to football was how he described his decision to call time on his 22 year career as a “difficult night”. Seedorf had 16 months previously left Europe, where he had spent two decades, to join Botafogo of Brazil in a hugely lucrative deal, though any amount of money
We’re nearing the fulcrum of the January transfer, and so far it’s been very quiet. With a dearth of quality strikers and defenders available for sale, most clubs are reluctant to enter the market in January. The short span of this winter transfer window means the competition is stiff, players are more uneasy about moving
It was last June when West Ham United were linked with Alvaro Negredo, reported by Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido to have tabled a £14.5 million bid for the Spaniard. There was no official confirmation from West Ham, though their £15 million went on Andy Carroll and Negredo went to Manchester City. On Wednesday
Football fans who are visiting Madrid absolutely must visit the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. Should you not be able to make that visit, then at least take some of your visit time to take a stadium tour of the most impressive football stadium in the world. You’ll be standing on top of the world when you
This has been one of the most talked about cases in Chelsea’s start to the Premier League season. Who should Jose play at number 10 and the two names that are always brought up are Juan Mata and Oscar. However, Jose has made it as clear as possible that he wants the Brazilian Oscar as
Most players focus on physical fitness when training for football, but that only gets you so far. In order to be the best player you can be, you have to get your head in the game as well. There are plenty of creative ways to train your mind for football, but playing poker is probably
There was something extremely fitting of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first victory as boss of Cardiff City, achieved via two substitute goals as his new side came back from a goal down away at Newcastle in the FA Cup. The Norwegian, who forged his reputation in England with Manchester United, scored 29 of his 126 goals
Eto’o, Willian, Carcela Gonzalez, and now Traore. Everything that owner Suleyman Kerimov wanted for his beloved Anzhi has all gone completely wrong, and a team that has not won once in 19 Russian Premier League games has now lost its one remaining star. The lanky 23 year old Ivorian striker Lacina Traore has finally left
Lucas Piazon is widely regarded as one of the big upcoming talents in world football. Chelsea paid quite a large fee to acquire Piazon back in 2011, and the Brazilian only played one game for Chelsea’s first team so far. His loan move to Málaga last season proved to be interesting, yet unconclusive. A dozen
“I want a new challenge next season” Robert Lewandowski told Sport Bild in November. From then it was clear, he’d made up his mind to leave Borussia Dortmund. It took only four days of the January transfer window for the inevitable to occur in Germany, Robert Lewandowski confirming a 5-year deal with Bayern Munich whom