Rangers have got the early advantage in the battle for the SPL crown and although there is likely to be plenty of twists and turns yet, the leaders’ goal threat could prove crucial.The Old Firm have already opened up a big gap between themselves and the chasing pack and usual two-horse race is on again
The month of September has been very rough for FC Dallas. FCD has fallen in both the Western Conference standings and their CONCACAF Champions League group. The team has gone 1-5-1 in their last 7 matches. 3 of those loses have come during the MLS play to the New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls,
Arsenal show backbone in dogged win With the North London derby coming up on Sunday against Tottenham, Arsene Wenger took the opportunity to rest a few of his stars. He was rewarded with a dogged 2-1 win over Greek side, Olympiakos. Arsenal fans will have to get used to this new look team. Without the
We recap all the action from a wild week 3 in the NFL. Biggest Games of the Week- We start off in western New York where the Buffalo Bills shocked the country by defeating the mighty New England Patriots 34-31. The Pats had a 21-0 lead in the first half but struggled in the second as
The start of the season hasn’t been ideal but the Gunners still have time to save their season. There is still a lot of football left to be played with a possible 96 points still available in the league. Yes we have been less than convincing but with all the drama that took place during
Real Madrid players and officials are all talking about the Champions League and success in Europe, may be a sign that they feel the La Liga title is still out of their reach.Jose Mourinho’s record in Europe’s top club competition is second to none – winning the trophy on two occasions and reaching the semi-finals
After two humiliating losses in the Bundesliga, Dortmund have finally got back on track on their road to repeat as Bundesliga champions. Dortmund got a vital three points with a 2-1 away victory against Mainz after trailing throughout the contest. Mainz took the lead in the 33rd minute when Nicolai Muller scored. But, Dortmund would fight
After a historic week for Walter Mazzarri’s side, Napoli has gone through a horrible week that they would like to forget. After drawing against Manchester City in Champions League and beating AC Milan 3-1, Napoli have dropped 5 points in successive games in Serie A.On Wednesday, Mazzarri, put out his B-Team for their away fixture
“I’ve realised that in Serie A any team can beat any other.”Roma coach Luis Enrique has hit the nail on the head in more ways than one when he talked about how difficult this season is going to be for his club. Roma, after two draws and a defeat to open the season, they finally put
I’m not going to lie, I thought we would have won this game by the skin of our teeth. Even in one of my tweets I said we would either end up losing or winning 1-0. In my opinion, had Wheater not been sent off, this game would have ended in a draw. After RVP’s
Manchester United have finally had their 100% record ended after a 1-1 draw at Stoke. The match could easily have gone either way but both teams seemed happy with a draw. MUFC’s preparations to the match weren’t the easiest with injuries coming at the worst time. Wayne Rooney pulled up with a hamstring injury during
In 2006, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger famously predicted that within the next decade, a Russian club would win the UEFA Champions League. Five years later, and his prediction is yet to come true. The closest were CSKA Moskva in 2010, going all the way to the quarter-finals before being sent packing 0-2 on aggregate by eventual
MUFC play Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday in the evening. MUFC still boast their 100% record with 5 wins from 5, the last one coming against Chelsea last week at Old Trafford in a 3-1 win for the Reds. Stoke have started the season well with a draw against Chelsea and a
An incredible half-week in Italian football continued when Inter Milan visited new boys Novara on Tuesday night.Inter have had a nightmare start to the season under new coach Gian Piero Gasperini, achieving just one point from their opening two league games, losing to Milan in the pre-season SuperCoppa Nazionale and then, most humiliatingly, being handed
Arsenal now find themselves in pole position, where every game is proving important and needs maximum preparation. Arsenal and Bolton go head to head at the Emirates Stadium in a fixture where both teams have the chance of relegating the opponent at the basement on the league table. There are lots of similarities between the
Hasan Shehata was no doubt one of the best, if not the best coach in the Egyptian national football team’s history. Only being appointed as manager in 2004 (after the sack of Italian Marco Tardelli) he has led Egypt to winning the last three editions of the African Cup of Nations. No other manager in
Quite an eventful weekend in Mexico. Three coaches lost their jobs, all of them saw it coming. Fair? Unfair? How much time should a coach be given to get results? Joaquin Del Olmo led Tijuana to Primera Division and after only 9 games, the club decides that he’s no longer the man for the job.
Biggest Games of the Week- Sunday’s first big game last week kicked off in the south where the New Orleans Saints hammered the Chicago Bears 30-13. The Saints’ offense was fantastic as always but the real story was the pitiful play from the Bears’ offensive line that left quarterback Jay Cutler bruised and furious. Up in
Manchester United fans must have been worried about stuttering over the start line this season. Retirements and injuries have put a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of Fergie’s latest youth insurgence, something that can break the inexperienced. You would be forgiven for thinking it was any of United’s Carling Cup team from the past
This 2011-12 Serie A season is still in it’s very early stages, just two games in, but we already have a team to talk about as potential champions.Napoli hosted current champions Milan at the San Paolo on Sunday evening, and many expected Milan to get their season underway properly after their opening-day draw with Lazio
First of all, I want to make it crystal clear that I am not among Lampard’s many followers, neither do I consider him in my list of favourite players.In spite of the aforementioned fact, it is absolutely certain that Frank Lampard is a living legend. Without mincing words, the Englishman epitomizes greatness. The runner up
This week saw one of the most action-packed weeks of football so far as we played a bit of catch up as the season draws ever nearer to a close. Ten games spread over six days saw the ball hitting the back of the net twenty one times, and saw the already close battle towards
Cavani scored all Napoli’s goals in their fixtures against Man City and AC Milan At the start of the week, Walter Mazzarri and his squad were handed two difficult fixtures. They would have to play at Manchester City for the first round of the Champions League group stages and then would have another tough encounter
Despite a fairly disappointing performance, Sevilla managed to maintain their unbeaten start to the new La Liga season with a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad.The Nervion club were looking to get back to winning ways following a 2-2 draw at Villarreal last weekend, a result that looks good at first, but in truth Sevilla were
Sagna – Mertesacker – Koscielny – Santos On paper, the starting back four looked solid and balanced. Pace at LB/RB; height, composure and aggressiveness at CB. Problem 1: Communication – Arsene Wenger himself admitted that the team doesn’t speak enough on the pitch. How strong an impact the lack of language has is always difficult