Top Seven Fights with Fergie – Sir Alex’s Best Spats
March 9, 2009 by Chris Smillie
Filed under Features, Premiership
Sir Alex Ferguson is a master of football psychology. On the eve of an important game or at a crucial stage in the season, up will pop Fergie with an off-the-cuff comment here or there. A question or two just to cause a few doubts in the opposing ranks. It’s not uncommon for certain other individuals to attempt to match Sir Alex at mind manipulation but how many times do they match the master manager? Here, we look at some of Fergie’s great rivalries and assess who came out on top. Read more
Football Forecast 6 March 2009
March 6, 2009 by gsherwin
Filed under FA Cup, Features, Premiership
This weekend will prove to be an exiting one with a mix of Premier League and F.A cup games to keep us entertained and firmly fixed to our armchairs shouting obscene comments at player who’s names you cannot pronounce. This week’s F.A Cup is set to be a mouth watering round with one or two upsets a must , after all it is cup football. With all the cup action the Premier League only plays host to one match in the form of Sunderland v Tottenham at the Stadium of Light. Firstly we’ll have brief insight into the tantalizing F.A cup matches set to take the Nation by a storm over the coming days.
Arsenal 4-0 Cardiff City – FA Cup Live Blog – 16 February 2009
The FA Cup fourth round replay between Arsenal and Cardiff City finally goes ahead after the first attempt on 3 February was snowed off. The Gunners will start as firm favourites to win but fourth-placed Championship side Cardiff City are no mugs either. Daily Soccer Blog will provide updates throughout the match tonight. Read more
The All-Out-of-Favour XI
February 12, 2009 by John Clayton
Filed under Features
Perhaps one of the most intriguing stories to come out of a rather tedious and turbulent transfer window had to be the saga of Robbie Keane. The bullish forward, who Liverpool ponied up £20.3 million for in the summer, had struggled to weave his way into Rafa Benitez’s squad in his first season at Anfield. But the real fireworks started when the former Tottenham star was left out of the squad for Liverpool’s 1-1, FA Cup draw against Everton. Read more
29 Soccer Players Caught Drink Driving
February 10, 2009 by Abhilash Manapatt
Filed under Features
Recent cases of footballers drink driving appear to be on the increase, with Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel, Leeds starlet Fabian Delph and Plymouth youngster Shane White the latest to be caught behind the wheel while under the influence. Surely these players know the risks and the tragic consequences of Luke McCormick should be ringing loudly in their ears. However, this does not seem to be the case and here is the Daily Soccer Blog rundown of 29 high-profile and not so high-profile drink driving cases involving footballers. Read more
Top 50 Premiership Transfers in January
February 4, 2009 by Peter
Filed under Features, Premiership
The January transfer window slammed shut at 5pm Monday 2 February, or a little longer if there were problems with the weather. Anyhow, a record £160 million was spent by desperate Premiership clubs during the window who were trying to improve their squads for the remainder of the season. Much of the money was spent by Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, both staring relegation in the face and who forked out £47 million and £48 million respectively. Read more
Football’s Top 10 Troublemakers
January 29, 2009 by Ant Jackson
Filed under Features, Premiership
In most areas of life being labeled a troublemaker is a bad thing. Not so in football. The players below have clashed with their bosses, taken drugs and attacked their teammates, yet have still been offered lucrative contracts: begging the question does it pay to be a pain in the arse? Read more
