Finding new world class talents in Russia has never been a serious problem, in fact looking back over the years, Russia has consistently produced players who are perfectly capable of playing at the highest level possible, and going on to star for the biggest clubs in Europe - just look at Andrey Arshavin for example.
As you can probably imagine, trying to write an article about a guy called Jesus is a task fraught with difficulties. Just as I start to type, all kinds of religious puns spring to mind and I become desperate to fill the article with hyperbole about how Juan Jesus is a gift from heaven to
Jenkins wearily leaned in from the back-rest of his well-worn executive chair to peruse over his as-yet uncompleted team sheet for the umpteenth occasion of this long and fruitless evening. The only object in his cramped office that separated him from total darkness was a small table lamp, inscribed on the filament with the Nottingham
Yesterday, it was all smiles at the FA, as the new National Football Centre in Burton got the Royal seal of approval. There was even a few laughs when Prince William, the President of the Football Association, said to Ashley Cole: “If you continue to be a naughty boy, they will take your twitter account
Mike Jones, who was working with MLS side New York Red Bulls, was stabbed to death near Union square early on Sunday morning. The 25 year old was found with a severed ear and multiple stabs wounds around his head and chest near Manhattan. Jones, who coached the New York youth side, was pronounced dead
The 7th match-day of the 2012/2013 La Liga season has been played and currently it is Barcelona and Atletico that top the log with 19 points from a possible 21 each. Falcao, Messi and Cristiano are tied as the top goal scorers with 8 goals each. I will do my usual rundown of the 5
It’s hard to believe that the Carl Jenkinson that has made such a great start to the season is the same that played at Old Trafford on that dreadful day last season. Within a year we have seen Jenkinson transform from the inexperienced, nervy, shambles he was at the beginning of last season to
With Chelsea’s great start to the season and the fantastic attacking displays of the likes of Hazard and Mata, it’s inevitable that some ‘muppet’ such as myself will bore on about the defence. Chelsea’s three main centre backs consist of John Terry, Gary Cahill and David Luiz. My preference for the centre back partnership would
After the much celebrated and long awaited arrivals of superstars Hulk and Axel Witsel, Zenit shot to the European headlines, for all the right reasons. Just over a month later, Zenit are once again hitting the headlines, but this time for all the wrong ones. After two matchdays in the Champions League the Russian champions
Chelsea 4 Norwich 1 Chelsea were victorious at Stamford Bridge, putting aside their many off-field problems and sending them top of the pile. Endless Court Cases, disciplinary charges and Twitter rows surrounded the Blues, and eleven minutes in, things got worse as Norwich hero Grant Holt scored to put the visitor’s ahead. But after
Arguably the most exciting transfer saga of the summer was the one involving Eden Hazard. In the end, Hazard told the world via social networking site Twitter that he had chosen to join the European champions, Chelsea. So now, three months into the season, it is time to evaluate the Belgian’s start to life at
Massimiliano Allegri’s future as manager of AC Milan is hanging in the balance after a spineless 1-0 defeat to city rivals Inter last weekend. After a nightmare start to the season they were tipped to lose to their bitter rivals, but the defeat exposed just how little influence Allegri has over this uninspiring side. Just
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The last time West Ham scored against Arsenal was from the spot kick from controversial Italian maestro Alessandro Diamanti. A London derby is always one to savour, Arsenal vs West Ham two clubs with contrasting football styles makes it even more sumptuous. Arsene Wenger with strong belief in attacking football with quick play from left to right,
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The best match in the world will be played tomorrow at the Nou Camp and the whole world is getting ready for another epic battle between Real Madrid and their arch-rivals Barcelona. Going into the match Barca are 1st in the league and have a massive 8 point lead over Madrid. Both teams are coming
Derby Della Madonnina - AC Milan vs Internazionale Milano is one of the most anticipated games of the year both teams and fans would kill to see their team reign superior this coming Sunday. Inter coming off a 2-1 home win against Fiorentina last Sunday and a 3-1 Europa League win against Neftchi on Thursday
Since the beginning of the season, Arsenal fans have been treated to a new look side, one that combines hard work with flair and a swagger that has gone unmatched by most. Due mostly to the poor goalscoring form of new signing Olivier Giroud, Arsène Wenger has opted for a new face to spearhead the
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It was hugely surprising to learn of the recent Premier League news last week that Alan Pardew had been handed an eight year deal to stay on as Newcastle manager until 2020. Now in this day and age, we all know just how volatile a managerial hot-seat is – Opta index and their latest football
Liverpool’s resounding win against Norwich City last weekend was supposed to be a catalyst for change. It was supposed to be the fixture that ended a terribly unlucky start to the season and start to the Brendan Rodgers project at Anfield. The word project perfectly fitting because of the long term nature of the task
There is no doubt that there was plenty of attention focused on Blackburn last term, mostly for the wrong reasons. Protests were constantly made at Ewood Park for the removal of Steve Kean as manager and following the club’s relegation from the top flight, most people expected Rovers to finally remove Kean from his position.
He’s not dubbed ‘the next Drogba’ for nothing. Romelu Lukaku is perhaps the rawest of talents in the Premier League and has a big future ahead of him. A strong part of the recent Belgian revolution in the English top-flight, the 19-year-old striker joined the Albion in early August on a loan deal from Chelsea.
You might well have heard of the name: Dejan Lovren. A gangly, elegantly composed, ball-playing Croatian defender currently plying his trade in France with Lyon. Having made his mark with the Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb’s youth team, Lovren was quickly attracting the attention of several top level European sides. And in 2010, he was off,
The 6th round of La Liga has just been completed and at the moment Barcelona still sit at the top of the log with 18 points. They are closely followed by Malaga and Atletico. Falcao leads the race for the Pichichi with 7 goals while Caballero leads the race for the Zamora trophy with only