Ben McAleer 
Watching VFB Stuttgart’s come-from-behind win over Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend was instructive for a number of reasons. First, and most glaring, was the fact that Stuttgart were able to bag all three points away at a vociferous Commerzbank-Arena while still reeling from two straight Bundesliga losses
Football video games are a big part of a lot of people’s lives nowadays and they definitely have been a big part of mine. I have been playing football video games since the ages of 8 or 9 for fun and I thought I’d share with you my top 10 favourites of all time. Bear in mind I haven’t played every single football game that has been out so I’m not claiming to be a video gaming expert, these are purely the top 10 out of the ones I have played. Enjoy.
After the recent-ish breaking news of the imminent retirement of Michael Owen, is it one of the final nails in the coffin of the “Poacher”?
Everyone in the world has heard about ‘La Masia’, Barcelona’s youth academy which year after year produces exceptional talent and has housed superstars such as Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta (just to name three). Almost every game they have many youth products in their starting eleven and the publicity their academy gets is understandable and justified. But what about their great rivals, Real Madrid?
A worse opening twenty minutes you will struggle to see again. From a Scottish point of view, watching your team sit back against Wales was painful. Granted they had to be wary of Bale, but 11 men behind the ball wrecked of desperation and displayed a lack of faith in their own ability.
The 2012/13 season has already seen so much happen; managers being sacked left right and centre (and that’s just at Blackburn), United have pretty much run away with the title and there are no English teams left in the Champions League.
Man mountain Christian Benteke has been instrumental in Villa‘s recent turnaround in fortunes and has been the figurehead of a struggling side crammed full of youth all season long. Many believe the £7M Villa forked out to be a snip while others doubt his ability to make the grade should he move on to one of the bigger teams in the Premier League or beyond. Which one is really the truth?
