December 15, 2008 – 6:27 am
Who will follow next in the footsteps of Kevin Keegan, Juande Ramos and Roy Keane this season? Off hand, I can think of a few candidates, namely Scolari, Mark Hughes and Paul Ince whose services could soon be dispensable.
September 15, 2008 – 8:16 am
The arrival of oil money has brought about a sea change at Eastlands or rather Middle-East lands. On Saturday, Manchester City fans turned out in record numbers, most were decked in Robinho T-shirts and Arab head-dresses in anticipation of a rollicking time against Chelsea.
There were barely whimpers of protest that a traditional English club fell [...]
September 2, 2008 – 9:36 am
Everyday, we are bombarded by news on the economic slowdown, housing mortgage crisis, credit squeeze and high inflation… add them up and we see a troubling picture of pay-cuts and unemployment looming ahead.
However, most superstars in the Premier League have no idea what a recession means. If anything, they will be clamoring for fatter pay [...]
While Manchester United celebrated their progress in the Champions League finals and have one hand on the Premier League title, their derby rival Manchester City are following in Liverpool’s footsteps by snatching headlines on internal conflicts. Rumors of the imminent departure of manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, gain traction by the day.
Ever since owner Thaksin Shinawatra indicated [...]
February 11, 2008 – 9:55 am
The “best” Manchester United team failed to carry the torch of the Busby Babes, despite wearing a replica of the 1958 kits. In fact, this was one of United’s worst performances in recent memory. Title challenge is now taken out of their hands after conceding two first-half goals from strikers Benjani and Darius Vassell.
Before we [...]
February 4, 2008 – 3:01 am
Arsenal handed Manchester City their first home defeat in the Premier League and leapfrogged over Manchester United to the league summit. The 3-1 victory gave Arsenal a two-point lead as the Red Devils experienced a slight hiccup with a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane.
Dimitar Berbatov’s first half effort put Tottenham in the lead but [...]
January 6, 2008 – 9:38 am
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.
Without exception, the FA Cup Third Round saw several casualties. Everton FC was the latest club to suffer an ignominious elimination [...]
December 31, 2007 – 8:54 pm
Manchester City and Liverpool ended a highly anticipated match (watched by a record crowd of 47,321) with a goalless draw at the City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday. The result maintained the status quo for the Big Four in the Premiere League. Liverpool are fourth and 10 points adrift of leaders Arsenal but they have [...]
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