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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...