BULGARIAN PREMIER LEAGUE – 2012-13 Newcomers Ludogorets had won the title at their first season in the Premier League, having won the Second Division the year before. They won the cup too, to complete an amazing season for them. Many were doubtful of their ability to replicate this performance 12 months on but they were involved again in the … Read more
Indulge me for a moment and imagine for a second that you are at your place of work. It is an ordinary day at the office and you are going about your business attending to tasks as you are expected to. Now, how would you feel if out of nowhere, a huge mass of people … Read more
The temperature outside has been soaring and the rays of sunshine are starting to wear on more than just your skin. Your joints ache with every movement and your body screams at your stupidity while also pleading with you in a child-like innocence to just find the neatest soft, comfortable location and just sleep. Yet, … Read more
Speaking as a United fan, I must admit I am struggling to understand how the team ended up paying an extra £4million for Fellaini after refusing to pay £23million to trigger his release clause a little over a month ago is troubling to say the very least. It also doesn’t help that Moyes’ move for … Read more
Winning the 2022 World Cup hosting rights has proven to be a mixed blessing for Qatar. The wealthy Gulf emirate, more than two years after world soccer body FIFA voted in Qatar’s favor, is under greater scrutiny than it ever has been and that it originally had bargained for. Qatar’s suitability as a host is … Read more
On the back of another disappointing major tournament exit via the haunting route of a penalty shoot-out, it has been refreshing to see the English FA finally wake up to years of failure with its national team and implement change behind the scenes. As well as the vote on coaching reform last May, the assistant … Read more
Everton’s disappointing goalless draw at home to West Bromwich Albion demonstrated very clearly that new manager, Roberto Martinez, has much work still to do to shake the players free of their David Moyes-era hangover. Just as last season’s improvement by the Toffees’ was blunted by their inability to turn dominant performances into victories, it seems … Read more
In 1958 Northern Ireland became the smallest country to qualify for the World Cup when they reached the finals in Sweden. Then they had knocked out Italy to get there. They got as far as the Quarter-Finals, losing 0-4 to France. They had never qualified for a major tournament since then, but in 1980 they had reason to … Read more
What we learned from Levante destruction Gerardo “Tata” Martino opened his La Liga account with an emphatic 7-0 win over a hapless Levante – the biggest opening match day winning margin in the club’s history. They passed, pressed, shot, scored, defended you name it, Barcelona were obviously on full throttle the past weekend. Levante loosing … Read more
Weekend in 100 words or less Two months ago Manchester United were crowned Premier League champions for the 20th time. The Red Devils won the league by a remarkable 11 points, cruising through the best team’s England had to offer, at the expense of rivals, Manchester City. Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing … Read more