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Back in March this year, 33-year-old Stoke City striker Michael Owen announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the 2012/13 season. And despite his recent lack of first-team action, he must and will be remembered...read more »

The real Suarez scandal: according to the FA, a bite on the arm is much worse than a broken leg  Like most others, my reaction to the now-infamous Luis Suarez bite was disbelief. Even for Suarez, this came as a shock....read more »

Here we are again, the brilliance of Luis Suarez marred by controversy of the highest order. In Liverpool's 2-2 draw against Chelsea last Sunday, the Uruguay international bit (yes bit!) Blues defender Branislav Ivanovic in an act that was malicious and...read more »

At first glance Stoke City and Everton have little in common.  The Merseysiders’ historic trophy haul far outstrips that of their Potteries counterparts, the current teams that represent the two clubs approach the game with vastly differing styles, and expectations...read more »

If the last couple of weeks have proven anything, it's that Arsenal's PR machine is as well oiled as ever. It can't be a coincidence that news of a rumoured £70m 'warchest' started to spread after the Gunners had been knocked...read more »

Bloggers, Twitterers, arm-chair pundits of all kind get a seriously bad rap. In the internet age, everybody is allowed an opinion and a platform on which to promote it, yet the predominant feeling amongst those in the mainstream media (and...read more »

At the end of a week in which his immediate future had been the subject of some conjecture the last thing Roberto Mancini needed from his Manchester City team was a performance lacking in any guile, wit, or commitment, at...read more »

It’s long been a criticism of Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal side that they can’t duke it out with the more physical sides in the Premier League. That when Tony Pulis, Sam Allardyce or the like square off against the Gunners, it’s...read more »

It’s been more than a little saddening to see Aaron Ramsey’s Arsenal career stutter and stop since a moment of madness from Ryan Shawcross put his entire footballing future in the balance. Ramsey, young a sprightly, reached the ball before the...read more »

It’s sad to see what’s become of Aaron Ramsey’s career since Ryan Shawcross snapped his leg in two three years ago. It was an act of brutality on the behalf of the Stoke defender that has more or less put...read more »