Category Archives: Football
Euro 2012: Team-by-Team Guide
GROUP A CZECH REPUBLIC Goalkeepers Petr Cech (Chelsea), Jan Lastuvka (Dnepropetrovsk), Jaroslav Drobny (Hamburg). Defenders Roman Hubnik (Hertha Berlin), Tomas Sivok (Besiktas), Michal Kadlec (Bayer Leverkusen), Theodor Gebre Selassie (Slovan Liberec), David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen), Marek Suchy (Spartak Moscow). Midfielders Frantisek Rajtoral (Plzen), Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal), Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux), Daniel Kolar (Viktoria Plzen), Vladimir Darida (Viktoria Plzen), Petr Jiracek […]
Brendan Rodgers Set for Liverpool
Today Brendan Rodgers has been announced as the new manager of Liverpool, after agreeing a 3 year deal with the club. It brings to an end weeks of speculation following the sacking of Kenny Dalglish by American owners Fenway Sports Group. Rodgers originally ruled himself out of the running a fortnight ago. Liverpool’s principal owner John W Henry […]
My Top 5 EPL Managers of the Season
It was without a doubt the most exciting finish to an English premier League season since its launch in 1992. There have been some fantastic achievements from many, not just at the top of the league. But, taking into consideration domestic cup competitions and European tournaments, as well as league success, here are my top […]
England Euro 2012 Final 23-man-squad
England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed his final 23-man party for the European Championship. The tournament is set to kick off in just less than two weeks time and the excitement around Europe is certainly building. Goalkeepers: 1. Joe Hart (Manchester City), 13. Robert Green (West Ham), 23. Jack Butland (Birmingham City). Defenders: 12. Leighton […]
Low Names German Euro 2012 Squad
Today, Germany have announced their 23-man-squad for Euro 2012. Joachim Low’s side are my favourites to topple Spain from their throne. Germany squad for Euro 2012 Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover); Defenders: Jerome Boateng, Holger Badstuber, Philipp Lahm (all Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Benedikt Howedes (Schalke), […]
Eden Hazard to Sign for Chelsea
Just moments after my recent post regarding Eden Hazard, the 21-year-old Belgian attacking midfielder has confirmed he will be joining Champions League winners Chelsea! Within the last 10 minutes, the former Lille player has announced the move to his fans on twitter: The announcement comes after weeks of speculation over the striker’s future. Hazard and […]
Is Hazard Chelsea Bound?
Premier League-bound Eden Hazard has revealed he has made a decision over where he will play his trade next season – but is yet to divulge his destination. The highly rated 21-year-old has been pursued by several clubs and has previously revealed interest from Manchester United, Manchester City but reports emerged this morning that the […]
Race for The Euro 2012 Golden Boot
Euro 2012 is just around the corner and the excitement is already starting to build for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine. As ever, one of the most popular betting markets is the outright top scorer of the competition. With many of the European strikers having incredible seasons at club level, the race for the […]
England’s Euro 2012 Chances
There are always plenty of ‘if’s, but’s and maybe’s’ when It comes to England at a major tournament; Euro 2012, though, will take that to a whole new level. It says a lot about the upheaval surrounding the Three Lions that star manWayne Rooney’s suspension for the first two matches of the competition is almost seen as the […]
Papiss Cisse: My Signing of the Season!
For me, Newcastle’s number nine has been the best transfer for not just this season, but the past few years. Cisse produced two goals of the highest quality to keep Newcastle United firmly in contention for a place in the Premier League’s top four with victory at Chelsea. These 2 goals took his tally to 13 in 12 games; a remarkable scoring record […]
