The John Terry Racism Trial
Yesterday saw the beginning of John Terry's trial for racially aggravated abuse against Anton Ferdinand in the game against QPR last season. What are your views? It's alleged that, during the game at Loftus Road, Terry insulted Ferdinand over a penalty claim by the...
Giggs to Captain Team GB Lions
Team GB will be captained in the London 2012 Olympics men's football tournament by Ryan Giggs. Is he the right man for the job? Who would you pick? Who else would be as fitting a captain in the GB football kit as he? Although he retired from internationals in 2007,...
Rangers to Face Friday 13th Football League Vote
A newly reformed Glasgow Rangers has been refused entry back into the Scottish Premier League. Should they have been allowed back in? In which league should they start again? A majority vote by all the clubs in the SPL was required in order to let the 'new' Rangers...
AVB is Back in Business at Spurs
Tottenham Hotspur have appointed André Villas-Boas as their new manager less than a month after they sacked Harry Redknapp. Is this a good move? The former Chelsea boss reportedly fought off competition from the likes of Fabio Capello, Jurgan Klinsmann and Laurent...
Team GB’s Men’s Football Squad – The Mini Lions
Stuart Pearce has recently announced his squad for the London 2012 Olympics football team, and there have been a couple of surprises. Should Beckham have been chosen? And who should replace Daniel Sturridge? The exclusion of David Beckham was the biggest surprise....
Euro 2012 Yields Few Surprises
Euro 2012 has been fantastic, but it has largely been business as usual at the top level of international football. Who was your team of the tournament? Many people billed Russia as a dark horse in the competition - they had a formidable team and the venues suited...
Spain Smash Records in Euro 2012 Victory
Last night Spain won the Euro 2012 final by scoring 4 goals to defeat the reinvented Italy. Boring? Or simply unbeatable? In the process Spain became the first team to retain the European title, the first team in Europe to win three football trophies back to back, and...
Pirlo and Balotelli live La Dolce Vita as Germany Exit Euros
The semi-final between Germany and Italy in the Euros had almost been billed as a foregone conclusion. But have Italy now become your favourites to win the European Championships? The general feeling was that no matter how long Italy spent on football training...
Pirlo: England Played “Like Chelsea”, Germany “Create Many Threats”
AC Milan and Italy captain Andrea Pirlo has said that England attempted to copy Chelsea's style of play during their Champions League Final when they took on the Azzuri in the Euro 2012. Pirlo said that England tried to keep the same shape and play with the same...
Will There Be a Post-Euros Premier League Transfer Frenzy?
The current summer 2012 transfer season has seen a mass purging and trimming of fat with many players sold, released or retired, but few new signings so far. Who should your team sign? The most busy teams have been those at the lower end of the Premier League, namely...
Can Anyone Stop the Germans?
So with England out, we can now cast an unbiased view of the remaining four teams competing for football medals. Who do you think will get through to the final of Euro 2012? There's Portugal, who haven't exactly set the world on fire and have relied on Cristiano...
Italy End England’s Euro Dream – On To Brazil 2014
England have been knocked out of a tournament on a penalty shoot-out. A phrase that could be applied to the last eight competitive tournaments in which they have participated. There have been many different versions of football kit, different tactics using different...
Croatia – Out of the Euro 2012, But Not the Headlines
Croatia may have been knocked out of the 2012 European Championships by Spain but their fans are ensuring that they remain in the spotlight by misbehaving. Three times in two weeks of matches the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has drawn the attention of UEFA, and...
England Get Their Noses Over the Line to Top Group D
The group stages of the Euros have now finished and the quarter-finalists have been decided. Who do you think will make the next round? The good news is that, after the 1- 0 victory over Ukraine, England go through to the quarter-finals topping their group and...
Unveiled Premier League Fixtures Show Tasty First Encounters
The fixtures for the 2012/13 season have been released and they have thrown up a few juicy looking fixtures to kick off a new season which begins on August 18th. Who are your team facing first? Champions Manchester City will defend their title against newly promoted...
Rooney Believes – The Three Lions Roar
It's taken two games and the whole pre-tournament build-up for someone to say it. Nobody so far has dared, and by everyone saying they have low expectations it seems to have made those four words taboo... Now Wayne Rooney has blown it for everyone though, he's come...
Euro 2012 Heroes and Villains – and the Triumph of Greece
As we enter into the final round of the European Championships we are starting to see the true character of teams, including dark horses and giants that failed to wake up for the tournament. Who do you fancy to win now? The Netherlands have put in a frankly shocking...
Russia Punished for Unexpectedly Mischievious Fans
A few weeks before Euro 2012 kicked off there was a lot of speculation about the safety of both the players and the fans regarding both racism and violence from the host nations. A week in and the only problems have come from the Russian fans. How should it be...
Tough Times for Harry and The Hotspurs
It’s all gone wrong for Harry Redknapp recently. What now for Harry and Tottenham? Not long ago his future looked very rosy indeed. On February 8th Tottenham were third in the league at one point, 10 points ahead of Arsenal, he emerged as the favourite to replace...
Can Kagawa Do More Than Sell Manchester United Shirts?
Manchester United made waves in the transfer market recently by acquiring Japanese international Shinji Kagawa from Borussia Dortmund. Was it more than just a cynical ploy to sell football shirts? Was he signed purely for "footballing reasons"? United signed him on a...
Euro 2012: The Good, The Bad… The Expected
The first round of games from Euro 2012 have been played and to be honest, it’s not yielded many surprises. The most entertaining game was the opener, co-hosts Poland vs Greece. As far as opening games go, everyone thought this was a bit of a damp squib before it...
Cardiff’s New Football Kit – Progress or Turncoat?
Last week Cardiff City announced their intention to change the colour of their home football kit from the traditional blue to red. Fans are definitely seeing red. They have also decided to remove the bluebird as the main picture from the badge, to be replaced with a...
Refs’ Powers of Postponement
UEFA have revealed their plans to deal with potential racist attacks at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. They are giving referees the power to abandon matches or at the very least set events in motion to involve the local police, should any incidents occur. The...
The Day of the Young Manager
The Day of the Young Manager Struggling Midlands side Aston Villa have appointed Paul Lambert as their new manager, making him the second manager from the smaller Premier League teams to move on to bigger pastures. Will he bring success back to Villa Park? Lambert's...
Kelly, England and the Ferdinand Snub
Martin Kelly's call up to the England squad for the European Championships has been the catalyst for an explosion of debate about the exclusion of Rio Ferdinand. Should Ferdinand have been picked? When Roy Hodgson didn't select him for the England squad citing...
Barton – Bad Boy or Embarrassment?
Once again Joey Barton has made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. How much longer will he be tolerated? This time it is for a brawl outside a Liverpool nightclub which involved himself and two other men. It happened in the early hours of June 4th outside...
England, In-ger-land, Injure Land
With the confirmation that Gary Cahill will not be able to go to the Euros coming the same week that Lampard and Barry are ruled out, will there be anyone left to play bearing Three Lions on their chest? Hodgson had his work cut out for him when he took up the England...
Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool’s Poisoned Chalice
Swansea's hero Brendan Rodgers has been appointed as the next Liverpool manager. Whether this will prove to be a positive career move for him remains to be seen. Every Liverpool manager since Rafa Benítez has had trouble meeting the high standards and lofty...
Artificial Football – Fake Pitches and the Football League
The Football League once again has artificial football pitches on its agenda for discussion at their AGM this weekend. Should they stay or should they go? The meeting, which will be held in Portugal and will feature representatives from the 72 clubs, will re-visit the...
Chelsea’s Garden of Eden
The Premier League is in a position to be set alight next season as Chelsea sign Eden Hazard from Lille. The Belgian international announced his chosen club to be 'the champions of Europe' on Twitter, after speculation that he wanted to go to Manchester and play for...