Yesterday morning we all woke up to the news of the Ballon d’Or shortlist, with the 23 names at the very top of world football all placed into the pot to be named as the…
This afternoon's early Premier League affair between Newcastle and Sunderland contained everything you'd expect in an English derby; feisty tackles, a few casualties, touchline disputes and of course, a late winning goal!Amid the bitter-fought 90…
Supposedly, you can only really measure failure by expectation. Chancellor George Osbourne has failed to sort out the British economy – according to Labour backbenchers at least – because he was expected to make bigger…
Reports this week suggest Tottenham Hotspur have had an enquiry for Belgian winger Kevin Mirallas knocked back. Mirallas still has 18 months left to run on his contract, and it is vital that the Toffees fend off interest…
For those of us who were previously unaware of Hoffenheim’s fast emerging Brazilian talent – the 23-year-old Roberto Firmino – football fans need look no further back than to last weekend’s all South American friendly…
Liverpool should be looking at the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Edinson Cavani this summer to replace flop strikers Mario Balotelli and Rickie Lambert, according to Anfield hero Phil Thompson. The Reds embarked…
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino enters the summer transfer window safe in the knowledge that he will still be in charge at White Hart Lane come August. Indeed, such a display of faith from Spurs…
Fresh from his magic 60-yard effort against Chelsea, Stoke made the worrying decision to sign Charlie Adam down to a new contract. One would hope that a single long range punt was not the deciding…
The appointment of Steven McClaren has left an underwhelming taste in the mouths of some on Tyneside, but this is very much a new era for Newcastle United; no Mike Ashley on the board, an experienced manager…
According to reports in the Daily Star on December 16, Swansea City are ready to reignite their interest in West Bromwich Albion attacker Nacer Chadli during the January transfer window. The Daily Star says Swans…