It was always going to be a straight race between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to surpass Raul’s Champions League goalscoring record, and it was the Barcelona star who when past the line first after grabbing a brace against Ajax in November. A hat-trick against Apoel the following week saw […]

Sometimes complicated, sometimes confusing, Roy Keane is no quiet man. To sports journalists he is a guaranteed headline. His latest tirade, aimed directly at the media that seem to feed on his outbursts, has once again deflected attention away from Martin O’Neill and his Irish team. As long as Roy […]

Arsenal : Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla both scored 2 goals as The Gunners defeated ‘Giant Killers’ Newcastle United by 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal sits in 6th place, 2 points behind 4th placed West Ham United.   Chelsea: The Blues got back to their 2-0 habits as they overcame Hull City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Eden Hazard was once again the ‘Man’ as he first powered a header past Allan McGregor and […]

No player in the world will ever tell us the  real reasons why they joined a specific club. But thanks to Football Stereotypes, we can guess what motivates a player when he moves to a specific club, given the reputation and image that the club gives. So let’s look at […]

The road to redemption for Manchester United has so far proven to be a long and winding one. It also appears to be a particularly treacherous one, given the number of injuries being sustained by players at the club. However, following United’s last gasp equaliser against Chelsea on Sunday, there’s […]

Football, is a way of life in Britain. It’s sewn into the British tapestry of life. Saturday afternoon Football is as British as the Royal Family or Steak and Kidney pie. Put simply Football is a passion, a freedom, a family. In some quarters the hard-core fanatic is misunderstood, it […]

Danny Welbeck’s £16 million deadline day transfer from Manchester United to Arsenal raised many an eyebrow. A number of fans questioned the high fee where as many others, well known pundits included, agreed that it was a bargain price for the 23 year old. Welbeck is talented, there is no […]

It looks like Brendan Rodgers finally has a host of options to play at full-back this season, a position that Liverpool have struggled with in recent years due to the injury prone nature of Jose Enrique and the diabolical performances from last season’s loanee Aly Cissokho. Last season saw Rodgers […]