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

Adams and Scolari: Victims of Modern Football

Tony Adams and Luiz Felipe Scolari were both relieved of their jobs on Monday after a run of poor performances. Adams and Scolari were both dismissed by the owners of their respective clubs, neither of whom were football experts, but merely rich, rich men who had bought football clubs so that they had something to do of a Saturday afternoon. Read more

10 Reasons Robbie Keane Should Have Stayed at Liverpool

The deadline day transfer of Robbie Keane from Liverpool to Tottenham was probably the biggest news of an uninspiring January transfer window. Amidst claims that he was a pawn in a power struggle between Benitez and the club’s American owners, Keane was forced to pack his bags and return to Spurs with his tail between his legs in many respects. Below are the top 10 reasons Keane should have put his foot down and stayed on the red half of Merseyside. Read more

Portsmouth 2-3 Liverpool – Premiership Live Blog – 7 February 2009

Relegation threatened Portsmouth host Liverpool, who fell short at the final hurdle in an energy-sapping midweek extra-time defeat in the FA Cup against Everton. Tony Adams’ side are desperate for points and could spring a surprise against a Liverpool side without Steven Gerrard and possibly Fernando Torres. Daily Soccer Blog will supply updates throughout the match. 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

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

Portsmouth 0-1 Aston Villa – Premiership Live Blog – 28 January 2009

Aston Villa can keep up their bid for the Premiership when they visit struggling Portsmouth tonight. You can follow all the action here at Daily Soccer Blog at kick off but in the meantime please feel free to leave any comments or predictions below. Read more