by Sam Tighe | Aug 15, 2014
Carlos Sanchez is set to be unveiled as Aston Villa’s fifth summer signing on Friday after protracted negotiations with Elche, with the fee understood to be worth in the region of €4 million. fifa.com Difficulties arose throughout the week due to third party...
by Sam Tighe | Aug 8, 2014
Within minutes of the final whistle sounding Spain’s victory at Euro 2008, achieved via a ruthless brand of possession football laced with purposeful attacks, managers and coaches began scrabbling for the chalkboard. Football is cyclical; a copy-cat sport. In...
by Sam Tighe | Aug 1, 2014
Manchester United are pressing ahead with the 3-4-1-2 formation for the coming season, but Louis van Gaal still has an awful lot to do before he can make this “lopsided” team into a Premier League contender. The systematic change allows him to play three...
by Sam Tighe | Jul 18, 2014
The moment Atletico Madrid’s players dropped to their knees in exhausted defeat in Lisbon, beaten by close rivals Real Madrid to the UEFA Champions League trophy, the true nightmare began. Photo: AFP Asset-stripping in football can vicious, relentless and...
by Sam Tighe | Jul 8, 2014
Remember Pablo Barrera? You may not, but West Ham United fans certainly do. (August 6, 2010 – Source: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Europe) He was their shiny new £4 million acquisition in the summer of 2010, fresh off the back of an impressive stint at the...
by Sam Tighe | May 27, 2014
The 2014 FIFA World Cup edges ever closer, and with every day that goes by, 32 teams are stepping up their preparations for the world’s biggest sporting event. But lost among all the glitz, the glamour, the Neymars and the Cristiano Ronaldos are the large...
