Source:NUFC Premium TVThings were looking so poor for Newcastle United at the start of the season, then brightened with the arrival of Michael Owen on a £17 million flight from Madrid, then started...

Source:ReutersMessina player and Ivory Coast international Marco Zoro pulled the plug on his side's match with Inter Milan this weekend as home and visiting fans alike continued their racial...

Source: VNexpress Barcelona's Brazilian star Ronaldinho ran off with the Ballon d'Or, or Golden Ball, award given by France Football, this week. It was expected the player would take the...

Source: G.Sighele on Flickr Fiorentina has gone from bankruptcy to fashionable top Italian side in just a short time, thanks in part to new ownership. 29-year old striker Luca Toni has helped propel...

Source: Daily Mail Liverpool and England striker Peter Crouch is becoming an industry all by himself. After attracting a slew of similar descriptions on his signing with Liverpool from Southampton...

Source: BBC Football legend George Best passed away this week after a protracted illness, triggering an outpouring of tributes from players and fans around the world.Moments of silence around the...

Source: 4thegame Surprisingly it took until December for the first managerial head to roll in the English Premiership, but Alain Perrin of Portsmouth is the unlucky winner of this season's sack...

Source: Myplanet.ne.jp Manchester United's season has taken another blow as British mobile operator and global telecom power Vodafone put an end to its sponsorship of the team's kit - an...

Source: AFC The awards for Asia's best footballer are due to be given out next week at the annual dinner of the Asian Football Confederation, and while the region's rising football profile...

Source: Evan Garcia Here's an extension of a piece we posted to OleOle last week which has gotten some traffic and comment. The Mighty MJD offers an interesting tip to a possible, though at this...

Source:Kassiesa Normally when a club is performing poorly, after a point, the manager gets the sack. While it sometimes comes after a loss to a top team, more often the straw that breaks the...

Source:Sky SportsWe must have had a vibe yesterday in discussing the Ballack issue relating to Roy Keane's eventual departure from Man Utd. As of a few hours ago, Keane is now an ex-Red Devil,...

Source: 123football.comMan Utd want to make Germany and Bayern Munich wunderboy Michael Ballack the highest paid player in the Premiership from January with a reported £6 million wage package. The...

Source: http://www.eurosport.com/With a furious finish, certainly in Istanbul, the field of 32 teams qualified for next summer's World Cup in Germany is set. Switzerland, Turkey, Spain, Slovakia,...

My name is CS Smith and I lead a dual life as a strategy consultant and a global football sponge. I have followed the Beautiful Game passionately since my youth, and used my world travels in the past...