From the outside looking in Marcello Lippi has had a very eventful career as a football manager. When he started off in 1982 after hanging his boots up with Sampdoria one wonders if he ever envisaged he would reach the managerial summits he has managed to climb. To have been senior coach at Atalanta, Napoli,
The 5th match-day of the 2012/13 Spanish League has been completed and it is Barcelona that sit on the top of the log with 15 points. I will be doing my usual rundown of the 5 best matches of the weekend as well as introducing my team of the week and giving the second Dizzel’s
General Information- Age: 19 Nationality: English and Nigerian (Played for England youth levels, but still eligible for both senior teams) Height: 6 ft 3 Position: Central Midfielder Plays for: Crewe Alexandra (On loan from Arsenal) Aneke joined Arsenal in 2001 but has so far only managed to make 1 appearance for the Gunners,
The name Gian Piero Gasperini returns to the football world, the last time the name was heard wasn’t really for the best reasons, but instead, a synonym of critics and insults. For those who don’t remember, he was THAT Inter manager who was sacked with only five matches played thanks to his terrible results while
The Financial Fair Play regulations will eventually stabilize the round leather game when its rules are duly enforced and in a way, will help smaller teams find their feet back in the peddle for glory in their various competitions. It was first agreed in principle in 2009 by UEFA’s Financial Control Panel of football to
I regularly hear about how footballers are hugely overpaid. I cannot argue that fact. They earn a huge amount of money “just for kicking a ball”. That’s true. But the key question in this subject is, how many people pay to watch them “just kick a ball”? I’m not saying footballers “earn” their money, but
Carlo Ancelotti: “John Terry is the captain of all team captains, he was born with the captain’s armband on his arm.” Scolari : “For John Terry, dying in the pitch would be glory. You would need to kill him and maybe even then, he would still play.” Ray Wilkins: “Do we have the character of
Scottish football has very little to shout about at the moment. Poor performances from the national team, a mediocre Premier League, a shambolic governing body and one of world football’s most famous clubs languishing in the Irn-Bru Third Division wilderness all paint a bleak picture of the so-called beautiful game. However, promising performances from the
It has been well documented that the famous number 9 shirt at Arsenal has some sort of curse surrounding it, with the majority of the Arsenal number 9s sitting on the Arsenal injury table or bench while other number 9s such as Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Fernando Torres, Radamel Falcao et al made the coveted
After the tragic passing of a true football great Gary Speed, Welsh football was left with a huge hole to fill. Under Speed Wales played attractive, free flowing and effective football. The players were motivated and enjoyed playing their football as much as the fans were watching it. However when all that changed, the FAW
Liverpool 1 Manchester United 2 An emotional day for Liverpool, after the recent Hillsborough reports. Liverpool were reduced to 10 men after a somewhat strange decision. Jonjo Shelvey looked to have played the ball, replays suggest that too, but referee Mark Halsey thought otherwise, and Shelvey saw red. You would have thought that that
In the second installment of the “Championship so far series”, it is Midlands outfit Birmingham that will be looked at. After managing to experience a hugely successful campaign last term which saw them finish in 4th place, the Blues missed out on the chance to return to the Premiership after suffering a defeat in the
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Emile Heskey. Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey. Born in Leicester, Heskey is a professional footballer that played for Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa, and currently plays for the Newcastle Jets, in Australia. He made 696 appearances in English football, scoring 151 goals in a span of 18 years. He also played regularly
This weeks installment of Serie A was a low scoring affair all around however teams made the most of it as Juventus, Udinese, Atalanta, Genoa and Siena were the only teams that secured themselves all 3 points this round. Round 4 of Serie A started off as Parma hosted Fiorentina in a relatively entertaining match
Norwich City was hoping to secure their first win since the opening day of the Barclays Premier League, while manager Chris Hughton highlighted (ahead of this match) what his team would need to do in order to put up a notable performance. Hughton supposed that his men need to show more guile and more quality
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If you are reading this article chances are you enjoy football. Whether you watch casually, are a fan, or a fanatic, football is probably a big part of your daily life. I am (along with a lot of other people) not so privileged. I am a guy growing up in South Africa, Port Elizabeth to
If you chat with any seasoned Manchester City fan, they’ll be able to give you an in-depth description of what are more commonly known among Blues as ‘the dark days’. As a sixteen-year-old, I may be somewhat unqualified to write this article, but, here it goes. If you search ‘Manchester City 2-2 Liverpool 1996’ into
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“In Arsene We Trust.” If you are an ardent follower of the Arsenal football club, that inscription is what you’d always find around the corridors of the Emirates Stadium. Having managed teams like AS Monaco and Nancy in France and Nagoya Grampus Eight in Japan before heading to North London, he has developed to a
Please take the time to join Dafabet’s match competition on our Facebook page, and get the chance to win a free $100 bet. Answer and enter now! On Sunday, Manchester United will travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool, in a game that will attract attention from all four corners of the world. However, some
For the many who are conversant with the Premier League, you might have heard or seen him before. But as for us Chelsea fans, we know him as a Pastor who knows his Bible simply because he was the part of the contingent that won us the UEFA Champions League last season. He didn’t play
Barcelona FC has enjoyed unprecedented success in the Spanish La Liga in recent years. The emergence of players like Messi, Xavi, Busquets, Villa and Iniesta has yielded a glut of trophies and calls that thecurrent Barca side may not only be the best in the world today, but potentially the best side ever. If you