It is clear that Arsenal need to make some vital additions to the squad for them to compete for the title next year. Manager Arsene Wenger has come under plenty of scrutiny in recent weeks as his side’s best chance of securing the league win faded rather feebly. They will be in the market for
One of the main narratives running alongside Leicester’s extraordinary run to the brink of the Premier League title is the modest resources they have done it with. Christian Fuchs was a free, as was Marc Albrighton, Wes Morgan and Robert Huth have provided a rock-solid centre-half combination for a combined £4.5 million whereas Jamie Vardy,
Happy Birthday to Sky Sports, You show all sports and of all sorts. The football world is shown to us, Through a box - and cutting the fuss. Happy Birthday to Sky Sports. But I will never wear my shorts! The English Premier League does shine. On Sky Sports as some do whine. There are
What do Harry Kane and Riyad Mahrez have in common? And how about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? Well all of them are seasoned goal scorers, although two are human while the other two are extra-terrestrial. The point is everyone loves a player who can score goals. That is why we watch the game; that
Arsenal’s strikeforce has perennially been under fire since the infamous departure of Robin van Persie in August 2012. Despite Olivier Giroud averaging 20 goals per season on top of making the team tick with his admirable hold-up play, the Arsenal faithful have been advocating the arrival of an improvement on him. In spite of his
The quarterfinals of both European competitions provided thrilling entertainment as Atletico Madrid toppled the seemingly impregnable Barcelona with a superb second leg performance, while Liverpool produced one of the most stunning comebacks in recent times to defeat a much-fancied Dortmund at Anfield. The stage is now set for an exciting finale as the biggest teams
It may be hard to remember given what little fall-out arose from a potentially explosive story but cast your mind back to the start of April when the Sunday Times had on its front-page a doctor claiming to have doped over 150 sports stars. According to Dr Mark Bonar, he had doped Premier League footballers
It is an undisputed fact that the online betting and gaming industry will keep on growing. Revenues from online betting and gaming have been increasing steadily in the past few years. Companies were quick to understand the great potential in this field and a lot of companies that were originally dedicated to betting started opening
With Arsenal’s season unraveling in a familiar fashion, they will likely go into the transfer market for an array of players although the number of players they add to their shopping trolley has always been a far cry from the number of players they enquire about. With Karim Benzema and Edinson Cavani expected to be
It was perhaps unfortunate in the end. Unfortunate that Romelu Lukaku presented David De Gea with the simple task of saving his penalty, or that Tom Cleverley wasted his glorious chance by blazing over, or that Anthony Martial gleefully dashed through to score in the 93rd minute. Everton’s loss to Manchester United in Saturday’s FA
After their comfortable win against West Bromwich Albion on Thursday night, Arsenal were expected to ease past Sunderland, but against a resolute Sam Allardyce side, they could only secure a point at Stadium of Light. The draw marks their seventh game without a defeat and moves them level on points with third-placed Manchester City. As
Today, we talk about the top 10 Spurs players to have the highest predicted rating in EA’s new FIFA 17. Is your favorite on the list? Michel Vorm – 80 Vorm has made only one Premier League appearance for the club, two in domestic cup action and one in the Champions League. He has
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It has been a fine season for Filipe Luis back at the Vicente Calderon after a tough campaign in England. He has once again demonstrated why he is up there with the best left-backs in the world game and certainly this season you’d struggle to find a more consistent performer in that position. Having helped
Alexis Sanchez struck twice in the first half to deliver Arsenal their much needed win against West Bromwich Albion on Thursday night. With the win, the Gunners have leapfrogged Manchester City, and they now sit only five points adrift of their fierce rivals in Tottenham Hotspur. Although the Premier League title is out of the
On a night that Manchester United desperately needed a win so as to maintain pressure on fourth placed Arsenal, the reds of Manchester eased past Crystal Palace with a 2-0 victory on Wednesday night at Old Trafford. Although United are a point behind the Gunners who have a cumulative total of 60 points, the North
Calum Chambers is coming to the end of his second season at the Emirates but will no doubt be frustrated with how the current campaign has gone for him. He has been limited to just two Premier League starts and has quickly become the club’s forgotten man despite the hefty £16million that the Gunners paid
Attack wins you games but defense wins you titles. Such an assertion may be subject to endless debates, but Sir Alex Ferguson held steadfast to this belief, so much that you would easy be fooled he was Italian: well except for the name which is an easy giveaway. From Jaap Stam to Gary Pallister, from
When Jack Grealish was pictured unconsciously drunk on a Tenerife road last summer it turns out he was setting the tone for a campaign of unabated misguidance that has engulfed Aston Villa and sent them crashing down into the Championship. Villa and their then manager Tim Sherwood dealt with that episode internally but come November,
There has always been something special about a free-kick. One of the hardest techniques in football and a speciality which only a few players can pride themselves on having. But what makes a free-kick so perfect? And which techniques have been the most effective over time? In regards to style, there has been a variation