Once again, the red side of North London would be hoping this is their season. They have been forced to endure a frustrating 8 years campaign- that has seen them trophyless- despite having full hopes by the start of those excruciating seasons. Last season, they had to fight tooth and nail to scrap fourth-spot on
Finally, that time has come; no more walking round shops on a Saturday, no more pretending to be interested in sports you couldn’t care less about because football is back. Even better….. It’s a World Cup year! With the impending start of every season comes all the usual excitement and optimism, but it also brings
After being rebuffed in the transfer market this summer by both Diego Costa and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Brendan Rodgers’s desire to land a major signing at Liverpool shows no sign of relenting. Next on the list is Willian Borges da Silva of Anzhi Makhachkala, with reports contact has been made with the Russian club over a
After last season’s dramatic and largely controversial season, Chelsea fans have got what they wanted, the return of Portuguese manager and club legend Jose Mourinho. With an apparently settled and largely deep squad, this season could well be the Blues’ best for some time yet. Expectations Roman Abramovich would not be Roman Abramovich if
This transfer window has seen Tottenham fans rubbing their hands together with glee so far. Always bi-polar and notoriously fickle, they all know it’s the hope that kills you. This window has seen a distinct change in attitudes, though. Tottenham’s transfer record has been broken not just once, but twice. First, the Brazilian midfielder Paulinho
With the Premier League season a week away and the metaphorical pressure cooker ready to start brewing for managers, chairmen and players alike and with so much change throughout the league in the form of an increase of revenue from new TV deals and managerial changes throughout the top half of the table, mid-table teams
While Saturday 3 O’clock Premier League fixtures are shown live all throughout the world, they are not televised live via British broadcasters. Therefore the very country in which these Barclay’s Premier League fixtures take place misses out on viewing them live. When there is a will, there’s a way however and FirstRow Sports has been
It was poised to be a pivotal summer for Paul Lambert’s Aston Villa project, having narrowly escaped relegation in his first season in charge, the spotlight was on him to deliver the signings required to push his young team on, and to ensure the stand-out players from last year’s struggling side remained. With the countdown
“Deadwood” as Arsenal fans call him, the winger completed a rather not surprising move to Italian out-fit Roma. To some of the Arsenal faithful, citing me as an example; I had mixed emotions- firstly, tagging Gervinho ‘’Deadwood’’ is quite appealing especially when you remember he at least contributed fairly to the team last season, more
Six summers have passed since Manchester United entered into the transfer market to splash £35 million on two players who were regarded, at the time, as a pair of the most coveted talents in Portuguese football. Nani was 20 years old when he arrived at Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon whilst Anderson was just 18
It is Spurs’ new striker Roberto Soldado who once said this of Real Madrid, “Madrid? They develop good players but then put their faith in foreign signings”. It was at Madrid where it all began for Soldado, though he was mostly restricted to the Castilla, the B team, making just four appearances for the senior
This summer at Liverpool has been largely overshadowed by the transfer saga involving Luis Suarez, the striker who seems intent on leaving Anfield despite the club’s resilient desire to keep him. In a parallel plot-line to the war of attrition with Suarez however, is the work done by Brendan Rodgers in quietly assembling a promising
Remember Setanta Sports; the channel that consistently showed Premier League football, without ever securing any of the key, key fixtures. Now if you’re an avid football fan of any club, any Premier League fixture is entertainment, and so we must thank Setanta for making us pay around a tenner a month to catch second rate
Wilfried Bony has long been linked with the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and even Everton. But finally, after too many transfer stories, the Ivorian striker moved to Laudrup’s Swansea, for a reported fee of 12M euros, that could rise to 15M euros in bonuses. A lot of people have questioned this move. Was he
In the month of August in 2008, the Abu Dhabi United Group took ownership of Manchester City Football Club, buying out then owner Thaksin Shinawatra. Though signing a Brazilian - Robinho - was their landmark moment, few people could’ve foreseen that the signing of a £34m-rated Brazilian midfielder who was born in Londrina, Paraná would
After securing the signature of YAYA Sanogo, the Gunners’ faithful were expecting the club to add more quality to the squad, in a bid to challenge for title honors next season. And recently, they were heavily with a mega move for Madrid’s front-man Higuain. But unfortunately, the striker opted for a transfer to Italian out-fit
If there was surprise at the dubious timing of Bayern Munich’s announcement that Mario Gotze, still representing their Champions League final opponents Borussia Dortmund, was to join them at the end of the season, the blame should be put at the door of Manchester City. That is according to Bayern’s Chief Executive Karl Heinz Rummenigge
A season full of mystery, confusion and what might have been surrounded Manchester City’s 2012/13 campaign. Reigning champions City, had to come back even stronger after their infamous title win in 2012. Preparation for the season could not have been much worse. A list of Roberto Mancini’s targets in hand, then Director of Football Brian
Football enthusiasts around the world would have to concur that this is often the toughest time as a fan. This is merely due to the fact there is no any football action and they have to scavenge for transfer stories and rumors linked to their respective clubs. However, as the clock runs down to the
After a very hit and miss six years in West London, Florent Malouda is heading to pastures new at Turkish club Trabzonspor. Here’s a look back at his largely mixed fortunes at Stamford Bridge. Malouda joined the Blues in July 2007 after having enjoyed four impressive seasons at Olympique Lyonnais, in which he won Ligue
1) Review of Last Season It can be said that the 2012-2013 Premier League season was shaped by two key moments for Southampton. The first was on a cold mid-November afternoon in West London. A match dubbed ‘El Sackico’ between Saints and fellow strugglers QPR, resulted in only the second win of the season
When Roberto Mancini’s arguably successful reign as Manchester City manager came to an end on the 13th May 2013 after a relatively unsuccessful season, it came as a surprise to many. After giving the Manchester based team their first Premier League title in 44 years and an FA Cup to be proudly placed in there
Last week, Chelsea completed a move for 40 year old goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, interestingly on a one year deal. Obviously due to his age, Schwarzer has taken this move as a means of getting one last “hoorah” from his career, after Fulham signed highly rated Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg from AS Roma. Of course it
Next month isn’t far away as we prepare for another breath-taking season that promises to be mouth-watering as usual, especially with the traditional top four teams looking as busy as ever in the summer transfer window. Here are my top five predictions for next season: CHELSEA Despite sacking their manager and replacing him with
How does £100,000-a-week sound to you? Like a dream? Like you’ve won the lottery? I bet it does. To the likes of Luis Suarez and Theo Walcott, this is a reality and something that happens every single week as part of their job! Lucky so and so’s! This interactive infographic compiled by Clear Debt shows you the