Gary Armstrong 
Arsenal’s relatively promising start to 2013 in the Premier League appears to have papered over the cracks. In a week that has seen the Gunners exit the FA Cup and more than likely the Champions League, the pressure on Arsene Wenger to end his 17 year old reign in North London is stronger than ever.
After 19 games of a 30 game season, both Portuguese giants Porto and Benfica remain unbeaten in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Gareth Bale’s sparkling form for Spurs recently has reportedly prompted an offer from Spanish giants Real Madrid who are believed to have been long term admirers of the Welsh winger.
“We have a stronger squad now.” Sir Alex Ferguson believes that his current Manchester United team are better than the famous treble-winning of 1999 and he may prove to be right.
3 time African Player of the Year winner Samuel Eto’o is renowned for his acceleration and clinical finishing. 2 time winner Didier Drogba is renowned for his strength and power. 22 year old Nigerian Victor Moses has the potential to become renowned for all these abilities and to become Africa’s next superstar.
Ask people to point to Uzbekistan on a map and the majority will struggle. Ask people what they know about the Uzbek football team and you’ll be met by a blank look. You may even be asked to leave the building. Yet in just under 500 days time, we may be learning a lot more about Central Asia’s rising football powerhouse on football’s biggest stage – the World Cup finals.
Many Ghanaians called for the head of coach James Kwesi Appiah after the Black Stars’ shock shootout defeat to Burkino Faso in the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations.
In an era when football casts disparaging looks towards the likes of cycling and athletics at their seemingly endless list of doping scandals and moral failings, should we have been looking a little closer to home?