One of the more surprising rumours to emanate from this weekend’s round of Premier League football was the rumour linking AS Monaco to West Bromwich Albion’sco. The French principality club had used £50 million of owner Dmitriy Rybovlev’s oil-money to sign Radamel Falcao in the summer, but have now allegedly turned their attentions to the … 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
The saga of the reportedly unhappy Wayne Rooney, even more banal than it was when he was last unhappy at Manchester United back in 2011, is set to this week take another turn as he prepares to play for England in the friendly against Scotland. In contrast to the normal avoid country, play for club … Read more
We are a historically great footballing nation. Albert Finney, Billy Wright, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Gordon Banks, Gary Lineker, John Barnes and Paul Gascoigne are all legendary names that have donned the white of England and whose legacy still echo through to the present day. Legendary individual players, historic triumphs and timeless moments have seen … Read more
The curtain fell on England’s international season in the Maracana on Sunday night and even though they played out a satisfying 2-2 draw with Brazil, the large possibility of Roy Hodgson’s men failing to return next year for the World Cup still lingers. A disjointed performance against Ireland followed a stuttering qualifying process that has … Read more
England’s underwhelming draw in Montenegro ruthlessly exposed some key issues for Roy Hodgson as he struggles to push the Three Lions closer to the World Cup Finals in Brazil in less than 18-months-time. Having rested what he thought were some of his key performers for the thrashing of San Marino, these same players proceeded to … Read more
Liverpool’s legendary defender Jamie Carragher announced his decision to bid adieu to the game at the end of this season after having served the Reds loyally for more than 15 years. It was rumoured that the defender would continue to hang around football either in a management role or take up football punditry. According to daily mail, Sky … Read more