Archives for January, 2008
Paul Scholes will play an instrumental role for Manchester United as they aim to repeat their treble achievement of 1999. Out for three months following a knee operation, his return is good news.
Exuberance about Kevin Keegan's arrival as Newcastle manager has cooled off but the soccer circus is well underway with Dennis Wise newly installed as director of football.
Cristiano Ronaldo's brace helped Manchester United to a 3-1 victory against 10-man Tottenham in an entertaining FA Cup fourth round tie at Old Trafford on Sunday.
On paper, this is the easiest of all the FA Cup Fourth Round matches but how the hearts of Liverpool fans' flutter as the semi-professional side took the lead twice.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes new England boss Fabio Capello would be wrong to deny David Beckham his 100th international cap. Beckham has had his differences with both Ferguson and Capello in the past.
You will not catch Alex Ferguson dead in his tracks waxing lyrical about Liverpool. Nevertheless, he is weighing in with his support of Liverpool's beleaguered manager, Rafael Benitez.
Tottenham eliminated their mental block against Arsenal and booked a place in the Carling Cup final with a 5-1 rout on Tuesday. It was a miserable 21 matches for Spurs since they last experienced the sweet taste of victory over the Gunners, but nine years of anguish and self-doubt were swept away in style at White Hart Lane.
A welcome reprieve for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after a tired Birmingham outing, as his team handed Fulham a crushing 3-0 defeat to keep pace with leader Manchester United.
According to Manchester United's assistant manager Carlos Queiroz, their ebullient midfielder Paul Scholes could make a return in the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on January 27.
Just when we thought Fabio Capello can instill greater discipline into the England team and make role models out of the players. Yet his moral image has suffered a dent as he is now implicated in an investigation for tax fraud.
Kevin Keegan has returned to Newcastle as manager on a three-and-a-half year contract. The man revered as 'King Kev' is back - his third coming actually.
Meritocracy - that is the mantra of Fabio Capello as he lines up the first England squad, since succeeding Steve McClaren, to face Switzerland on Feb 6 at Wembley.
Liverpool's title ambitions are waning. Mathematically, the battle to claim their first league championship in more than 17 years is far from over but you can sense the despondence when good, old Benitez decided not to pump up their hopes any more.
Newcastle were left in disarray when Sam Allardyce fell foul of the club's inflated expectations and under the guise of mutual agreement, was sacked after just 24 games and eight months in charge.
I can only shake my head in disbelief after watching this Carling Cup semi final 1st leg derby. So much is clear – either Arsenal are damn lucky or Tottenham have a mental block. Arsenal’s veritable unbeaten run against their arch-rival (20 games since November 1999) was extended after Theo Walcott salvaged a 1-1 draw [...]
Chelsea move a step closer to retaining the Carling Cup with a 2-1 victory over Everton in the semi-final first leg on Tuesday.
The FA Cup Third Round is over. Premier League clubs were reminded that playing in their lucrative league doesn't give them a divine right to qualify in the FA Cup.
The giant-killers are back in action and this is what makes the FA Cup extravaganza so enticing for soccer fans the world over - record books are shredded and the underdogs triumph over the Goliaths.
Tottenham manager Juande Ramos vowed to tighten up his rearguard and he is not averse to overhauling the entire defense with new blood as the transfer window beckons.
Sorry guys, there was some downtime yesterday and I did not have access to the blog to do any updates. Really bothersome as it is tough enough to maintain a blog without contending with technical issues, too bad, it does happen and we just have to bear with it. Anyway, thanks to godaddy for replying [...]
Chelsea ensured a miserable New Year's Day for Roy Hodgson in his debut as Fulham manager. Hodgson has wasted no time in showing that the battle to stay in the top flight will be anything but easy.
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