Triesman On The High Seas

31 Jul 2011
by Matt Ranger
Having been clocked by the full force of the Beeb’s journalistic wrath, Teixeira clearly had some swashbuckling words to get off of his chest... [More]

Bulgaria's Golden Generation - The 1994 World Cup

31 Jul 2011
by Chris Petherbridge
A look at Bulgaria's 1994 World Cup campaign, when the national team pulled together despite uncertainty at home. [More]

Desire or Talent…What Makes a World Class Footballer?

31 Jul 2011
by Dean Smith
In Matthew Syed’s recent publication ‘Bounce’, the author goes on a quest to prove that the best footballers in the world have ... [More]

A light-hearted journey to the 2011/12 season

31 Jul 2011
by Peter Keighery
Probably everyone's hopes for the forthcoming English season. If not, it should be. [More]

Manchester City's Summer Extravaganza

30 Jul 2011
by Dinesh Nats
The secrets are out, the budget has been revealed.... here is the first, exclusive look into City's 2011 summer shopping kart... [More]

Thank you Scotland

30 Jul 2011
by Jonathan Turvey
 This summer we will see another Scotsman managing an English Premier League club. Norwich City’s promotion means that Paul Lambert wi... [More]

Deploring State of Football Fans in India

30 Jul 2011
by Abdul Rahman Rifat
Many, many thousands in the city of Calicut follow football avidly. Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the clubs supported... [More]

Contentious Decisions

30 Jul 2011
by Simon-John McPolin
A look at some of the worst refereeing mistakes of all time... [More]

Why We Shouldn't Put Much Value In Assists

30 Jul 2011
by Ford Bohrmann
  Last week I wrote a post on why shots on goal are a misleading statistic. In keeping with the analysis of the problems with some comm... [More]

It's official - Wales are pants

30 Jul 2011
by Curtis Arms-Williams
Ranked in the bottom pot for World Cup qualifying, my beloved Wales have fallen from grace to some degree. Is it really that bleak for us? [More]

Is money destroying the beautiful game?

30 Jul 2011
by Harry Edwards
In recent times, there have been a few football clubs who have used their virtually unlimited funds to practically buy a whole new team. Examples... [More]

FC Barcelona: Sanchez - Scary, Cesc - Unnecessary

29 Jul 2011
by Alexander Nathan
Last Thursday (21/07/11), FC Barcelona confirmed the signing of Chilean winger Alexis Sanchez from Udinese in a deal worth 26m, rising to 37.5m... [More]

Pre-Season Friendlies: Do they matter?

29 Jul 2011
by User
Seattle Sounders 0-7 Manchester United, Hull City 3-0 Liverpool, Hangzhou Greentown 1-1 Arsenal. Do these games mean anything? Football is an ind... [More]

The Venezuelan Revolution

29 Jul 2011
by Gustave J. Mercat
How the Venezuelan National Team went from zeroes to heroes in a decade... [More]

The Premier League & The Vanishing Spray

29 Jul 2011
by Simon-John McPolin
I dare say there are one or two football fans who looked at each other quizzically when they first noticed the referee spraying a little line of ... [More]

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: A story of opportunity

29 Jul 2011
by User
"Chambo", as he's called at Southampton, has from the day he was born been destined to become a footballer. His father, Mark Chamberlain, was cap... [More]

East vs West must come back

29 Jul 2011
by Herb Scribner
After the Major League Soccer All-Stars were shutout by Manchester United on Wednesday night, Twitter stormed with posts about how the MLS needs ... [More]

Don't forget the aftersun, Fergie!

28 Jul 2011
by Bruce Archer
The moment you make a jovial statement through gritted teeth, used in this instance to make a joke even though you know that it may not be too fa... [More]

When football “banter” goes too far…

28 Jul 2011
by Joe OBrien
As a burly striker for clubs such as Arsenal, West Ham United and Celtic, John Hartson used to put his head where most players wouldn’t da... [More]

FIFA and Technology, An Uncomfortable Relationship

28 Jul 2011
by Simon-John McPolin
I tweeted earlier in the week about current Chief Executive of the English FA, Richard Scudamore’s comments on the possibility of goal-line... [More]