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The nPower Championship’s 12 Stand-Out Players of the 2012-13 Season:
“The Premier League is the greatest competition in the world.” A sentiment that is strongly considered to be accurate by a more than significant section of those involved on and off the pitch. The top tier of English football has long...read more »
Cardiff City: Championship nearly men to Premier League new boys
Tuesday night finally saw Cardiff City long farewell to the Championship and introduce themselves to the English Premier League. The Bluebirds’ goalless draw with Charlton Athletic secured promotion to the top flight after a 51-year absence. Achieving promotion has ended a difficult...read more »
Liverpool’s Summer Transfer Wish-List:
It will be difficult for even the most ardent of Liverpool fans to say this season has been a resounding success. The club didn’t progress far in the domestic cups or the Europa League and the club's league form has...read more »
Nearly all the pieces are in place, only Arsenal decide what their future holds:
As with most things in football, it took a significant event to make clear what was already glaringly obvious. In this case, that event was Arsenal's 3-1 home Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich and what became truly clear was...read more »
How the FA Cup is taking the Premier League back to the old school:
Remember last season’s FA Cup? No, why would you? It was a mundane affair that produced hardly any upsets and by the quarter final stage there was only one non-Premier League side left in the competition. Twelve months on there will...read more »
Could the Football League be without a sponsor?
With the end of the current campaign fast approaching and the publication of next season’s fixtures scheduled for June, the Football League are still currently in the process of trying to find a sponsor. A recent report from commercial business...read more »
Have recent events seen some of football’s soul return?
On the day after the night before for Bradford City, a comment was made in a live television interview that tried to sum up the achievements of the Yorkshire club. Their story, it was said, was returning some of the...read more »
Capital One Cup’s place in calendar should remain
The Capital One Cup has had many guises over the years and seemingly been a distraction rather than attraction for many clubs in the country. Typically Premier League teams have wanted to focus on either battling for Europe or avoiding relegation,...read more »
The Los Che way – the importance of youth football
Valencia is steeped in rich Spanish football history and has been associated with many successes on the pitch in the past. Recently the club have been going through a tough financial period. In some ways this has clouded the good work...read more »
How will Manchester United go about replacing Sir Alex?
It almost sounds like the name of a new film. A verb followed by a name; ‘Saving Private Ryan’, ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’, ‘Finding Nemo’ and of course, ‘Looking for Eric’. Yet this isn’t a movie, but in fact the words...read more »