Where are they now? Independent’s 11 ‘young stars to watch’ from 2011
On New Year’s Day 2011, The Independent published a piece entitled ‘Eleven for 2011: The young stars who will light up football this year‘. It’s always interesting to look back…
Arsenal legend names two Tottenham players to ‘exploit’ in the NLD
Arsenal legend Alan Smith thinks the Gunners might be able to “exploit” Emerson Royal and Cristian Romero in the north London derby at the weekend. After a terrible start to…
Norwich City still have time to break their cycle of promotion and relegation
With no points from their first five matches of the season and 14 goals conceded, this has not been a very successful start to the season for Norwich City. Norwich…
25th September: Saturday’s Football Accumulator – 10/1
With all of Europe’s top-tiers fully back in the swing of things, Saturday promises to offer another stacked schedule from across the footballing globe. On that note, for those…
The risk is to make football better – Wenger ready to ´gamble´ with contentious World Cup plans
Arsene Wenger is “ready to take that gamble” by attempting to push through plans for the World Cup to be staged every two years. Wenger, now FIFA’s chief of global football…
Cadiz 0-0 Barcelona: Koeman pressure intensifies after late dismissal in dismal draw
The pressure on Ronald Koeman intensified after his 10-man Barcelona side were held to a dire 0-0 draw by Cadiz at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla on Thursday. Speculation about the Dutchman’s future…
Mourinho praises Roma´s fighting spirit after matching Allegri´s record home run
Jose Mourinho praised his Roma players for holding on with 10 men to claim a 1-0 win against Udinese that saw the Portuguese equal Massimiliano Allegri’s record unbeaten home run in…
Referees send people off for nothing – Koeman unhappy with red card in Barca´s 0-0 draw with Cadiz
Ronald Koeman says referees in Spain send people off “for nothing” after both he and midfielder Frenkie de Jong were dismissed in Barcelona’s dire 0-0 draw with Cadiz on Thursday. Barca’s hopes of…
Spurs man expects summer signing to thrive in the Premier League as he is an ‘animal’
Spurs goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini has heaped praise on his teammate Cristian Romero, who he believes is “perfect for the Premier League”. Tottenham Hotspur have had a busy summer as Nuno…
Spurs striker Harry kane ‘has to leave’ next summer, former Arsenal and Chelsea man claims
Former Spurs and Arsenal defender William Gallas has insisted that Harry Kane has always had the appetite to be one of the “top strikers” in the Premier League. The Tottenham…