Filed in archive Players
by daryl on March 31, 2006
source: guardian.co.uk With constant speculation that he will be leaving Arsenal for either Barcelona or Inter Milan, Thierry Henry has set a decision deadline. Henry says future will be sorted...
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Filed in archive General
by daryl on March 31, 2006
Everyone cheer up about Wembley. It may be over budget, falling apart and now not ready until 2007 but so what? It's not The Millennium Dome. When 'New Wembley' is finished it will be the...
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Filed in archive World Cup 2006
by daryl on March 29, 2006
This article was contributed by Creative Reporter James Kent The scandal in Germany where players were allegedly given cash payments to influence the results of five games has resulted in four...
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Filed in archive Players
by daryl on March 29, 2006
source: fifa.com Bayern Munich could be replacing Chelsea bound Michael Ballack with Indipendiente's Argentinian wonder kid Sergio Aguero. The rumour is they will bid around 18 million euros for...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on March 28, 2006
source: raft.vmg.co.uk Not too encouraged by news that Embrace will record England's official World Cup song. Nothing against the anthemic Northerners, I'm actually quite partial to them, but...
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> source: lacancha.com In the entire football world Newcastle United probably has the longest list of players who deserve to be shown the door. A combination of mis-spent millions and mis-matched...
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Filed in archive Players
by daryl on March 27, 2006
source: toffeeweb.com Everton's Alan Stubbs has voiced the thoughts of England's army of xenophobes by complaining about what foreigners have done to the British game. Speaking after the...
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Filed in archive Managers
by daryl on March 24, 2006
Real Madrid President Fernando Martin says he's appointed a new manager to replace seat warmer Juan Ramon Lopez Caro, but bizarrely he's keeping the new man's identity secret. My guess,...
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Filed in archive US Soccer
by daryl on March 24, 2006
source: malestars.com Alessandro Del Piero has hinted that his next move will be to the MLS. He is quoted as saying:"When I leave Juventus I don't see myself playing with Fiorentina or...
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Filed in archive US Soccer
by daryl on March 24, 2006
source: bbc.co.uk After an understrength USA lost 4-1 to Germany, Bruce Arena has admitted that scheduling the game was a mistake. He said: to not prepare properly to play a game of that magnitude is...
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Filed in archive Managers
by daryl on March 21, 2006
source: scotsman.com Good Week for former Manchester United midfielder Gordon Strachan as he lifted his first trophy as manager of Celtic, beating Hibs 3-0 in the CIS Cup. Despite extensive research...
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Filed in archive Players
by daryl on March 21, 2006
source: tribuneindia.com Leo Messi might be able to shrug off 'the new Maradona' tag as the 18 year old Argentinian already has his own heir. A host of top clubs are being linked with...
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source: 4thegame.com Mistake Of The Week winner is the ever reliable (mistake wise) Jean-Alain Boumsong. A bit of shirt-pulling is one thing but Boumsong's attempt to mount Peter Crouch in the...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on March 20, 2006
source: needled.com Relax. I'm not in favour of dropping David Beckham from the England team, and he should still wear the England armband, though only because it's convenient. But I do think...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on March 19, 2006
source: chinadaily.com David Beckham was benched by Real Madrid for their 0-0 draw with Betis. New boss Juan Ramon Lopez Caro preferred Cicinho to play wide right, and the Brazilian put in an...
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Filed in archive Oddballs
by daryl on March 19, 2006
source: guardian.co.uk For Liverpool's 3-1 win over Newcastle fashion criminal Djibril Cisse was sporting a bleached letter 'C' on the side of his shaven head (just about visible in the...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on March 18, 2006
source: 4thegame.com I've just seen Aaron Lennon score his first goal for Tottenham, and it got me excited about the future of English football. I'm all for David Beckham, for now, but his...
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source: 4thegame Liverpool and Chelsea will have to look elsewhere for a striker this summer as Fernando Torres is staying with Atletico Madrid. Of course, this is what clubs always say when...
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Filed in archive Oddballs
by daryl on March 17, 2006
source: guardian.co.uk The Guardian are reporting that Malcolm Glazer forced all non first team Manchester United players and staff to pay for their own Carling Cup Final tickets this season, at a...
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Filed in archive Players
by daryl on March 17, 2006
source: cnn.com Good Week for Robbie Fowler, who finally opened his second goalscoring account with Liverpool. After already having a few efforts disallowed, he'll be a happy man. source:...
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Filed in archive England
by daryl on March 16, 2006
source: svenskafans.com Peter Crouch can stop worrying about making England's World Cup squad. The Bühlerhöhe Schloss-hotel in Baden, where England will be based this summer, have recently...
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source: voetbalonline.nl If Michael Ballack does sign for Chelsea this summer, will he be able to play alongside Frank Lampard? I like the way Chelsea's midfield operates right now, with the very...
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