Newcastle United 0-0 Everton – Premiership Live Blog – 22 February 2009

Relegation threatened Newcastle United host an Everton side which still harbours ambitions of breaking into the top four. Last season’s fixture between the pair was a cracker – finishing 3-2 in favour of the Magpies. How Joe Kinnear’s strugglers need all three points today and Daily Soccer Blog will be here to report on all the goings on from St James’ Park. Read more

10 English Players Who Should Move Abroad

David Beckham aside, the most high profile English players currently plying their trade in foreign countries are Matt Derbyshire on a six month loan/holiday at Olympiakos and Tyrone Mears, also on loan, at Olympique Marseille. Both deserve credit for having the courage to try a different league and culture, but those two aside something about the current mentality of the typical English player seems to inhibit them when it comes to testing themselves in foreign leagues. Read more

29 Soccer Players Caught Drink Driving

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

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

Newcastle United 1-1 Sunderland – Premiership Live Blog – 1 February 2009

Newcastle United hover just above the relegation zone and need to win maximum points from local rivals Sunderland, also looking over their shoulders at the bottom three. There is always a lot at stake in matches between these two, but this afternoon’s battle is a true relegation six-pointer. Don’t miss a kick of the North East derby at Daily Soccer Blog. Read more

Football’s Top 10 Troublemakers

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