Tonight’s fixture at The AMEX Stadium is one that will make history as we will see the the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee for the game between Brighton and Crystal Palace. If it’s not called upon then it will mean the match has passed by with few talking points, …
Read More »January BBC Gossip Column Debunked – Issue 8
Another week is upon us and what better way to start it than by diving head first into a big pile of transfer gossip, now I’m going to cut through all the rumours and give you a full run down on what is making the headlines on the back pages. …
Read More »Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid – Match Highlights
The pressure continues to mount on Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane after his side were held to a 2-2 draw away at Celta Vigo last night, a result that sees the defending La Liga champions now 16 points behind their arch rivals Barcelona. In an evening where Gareth Bale made …
Read More »Barcelona vs Levante – Match Highlights
La Liga table toppers Barcelona celebrated their £142m capture of Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho in perfect fashion as they continued their unbeaten start to this La Liga campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win over Levante at the Camp Nou. Ernesto Valverde’s men have picked up where they left off after …
Read More »Giving The Cup The Respect It Deserves
The F.A. Cup has returned and once again the discussion as to it’s standing in the modern day game has come to the fore. For the Premier League clubs it can be only be deemed something of a nuisance as it is a competition that gets in the way of …
Read More »Most Expensive Football Team In The World
With the news that Philippe Coutinho is set to move to Barcelona for a staggering £142m, it got me thinking as to just how much money has been spent if you were to build the most expensive team in the world. So as it’s a Sunday and an F.A. Cup …
Read More »Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal – F.A. Cup Preview
Arsenal start their defence of the F.A. Cup this afternoon as they travel to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest but they do so with Arsene Wenger serving the first of a three match touchline ban after comments he made about Mike Dean at the tail end of 2017. …
Read More »Liverpool Earn Lots Of Dough For Philippe Coutinho
There we have it. One of the longest running transfer sagas of recent times has finally come to and end with the news that Philippe Coutinho is now set to move to Barcelona for an eye watering £142m. A fee that makes him the second most expensive signing in the …
Read More »Hughes Next After Stoke Sack Their Manager
After being charge of a Stoke side that has now dropped into the bottom three after successive Premier League defeats to Chelsea and Newcastle you always had the feeling that Mark Hughes was always going to be on borrowed time in his bid to stay as manager of the club. …
Read More »Tottenham vs AFC Wimbledon – F.A. Cup Preview
After the disappointment of being held to a draw by West Ham on Thursday in the Premier League the focus for Mauricio Pochettino and his Tottenham players switches to cup action as this afternoon the North London play host to AFC Wimbledon. Thursday night saw Tottenham looking to become the …
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