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Unfortunately for Sir Alex Ferguson, Rio Ferdinand is not like the stereotypical modern footballer; he is not a tool and he has enough sense to spot when something is wrong. It would be wrong to publicly back a campaign that did little...read more »

Back in the days of World War II, if you refused your call up to national service, you would be thrown into jail, beaten, and in some cases pelted with fruit. Obviously, refusing to kick a ball around while wearing an...read more »

So as it was, England escaped with their tail between their legs, as a late equaliser spared their blushes, at a less than packed Wembley stadium. Whilst England certainly made enough chances to win the game, they lacked the killer...read more »

The melodrama of Cristiano Ronaldo's cryptic assertions of his "sadness" at Real Madrid at the weekend perhaps masked the really intriguing story coming out of Spanish football. Cesc Fabregas, the man with "Barcelona DNA" who fought for almost two seasons...read more »

There are probably not many professions that are gathering more bad press at the moment or any moment for that matter than what the game of football receives. There was much negative publicity just before the European Championships in June – with the...read more »

In recent weeks, since Arsenal's Robin Van Persie announced he wasn't going to sign a new contract and said he wanted to leave the North London outfit, there has been speculation to the fullest on where he will end up...read more »

Oh dear. In the land of supposed free speech and tolerance, we again have an assortment of idiotic naysayers who, it seems, feel like they are standing up for our ‘great’ country in slating footballers of Team GB who do...read more »

Norwich City fans seem to be some of the most optimistic fans in the country at the moment, with the recent signings of midfielder Jacob Butterfield and former Rangers defender Steven Whittaker, boss Chris Hughton seems to be building a...read more »

I was right after all. Sadly. As a supporter for the Dutch I'd rather be wrong. Holland did not survive the group stage. I could not, however, forecast that we would perform this bad. The orange squad revealed. The Dutch lion...read more »

Saturday 15th November 2008. Approximately 20 past 4 in the afternoon. Old Trafford rises and welcomes on to the field Darron Gibson and the then 17 year old striker Danny Welbeck. Little did they know that just 20 minutes later...read more »