by Sam Tighe | Oct 18, 2013
With 21 of 32 teams qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup already, the competition’s momentum will now truly begin to pick up. Bosnia & Herzegovina, England, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras and Spain are just some of the teams that sealed their passage on a frantic...
by Sam Tighe | Oct 10, 2013
Since the FIFA Ballon d’Or’s inception in 2010, Lionel Messi has won it each and every time. His first crowning was a close one, with teammates Andres Iniesta and Xavi finishing in second and third placed respectively, but the last two have been landslide...
by Karl Matchett | Oct 4, 2013
After the opening game of the Premier League season, the knives were already out for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal side after a summer without strengthening in the transfer market and a home defeat to Aston Villa. Fast forward to the start of October and the Gunners...
by Karl Matchett | Oct 4, 2013
Liverpool have played most of the last 16 months under Brendan Rodgers’ tutelage using a few variations of their base 4-3-3 system, primarily using one centre-forward and supporting him with runners from the second line of attack, while the defence is a standard back...
by Jamie Currie | Sep 20, 2013
Sometimes they say it’s best never to go back. This may just be true in the case of Jose Mourinho, the charismatic Portuguese manager has not enjoyed the best of starts on his return to Stamford Bridge. After the defeat on Wednesday against FC Basel in the opening...
by Sam Tighe | Sep 20, 2013
There will have been thousands, perhaps millions of punters who placed bets on lengthy accumulators based on what they thought would happen in the opening slate of Champions League games. Almost every single one of them will have been wrong. True to form over the past...
