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A cartwheel followed by several fist pumps; this was the customary way that Faustino Asprilla used to celebrate after scoring a goal. The rubbery-legged Colombian enjoyed a successful career in both Italy and England and although never a prolific scorer, he was, and still is, a fan favourite.
What has caused such a rapid increase in the number of players getting tattoos, or changing their hair style almost as often as they change their underwear?
As ticket prices keep on rising, more fans than ever are deciding to watch their team from the comfort of home, or with friends at a local pub. Despite numerous attempts by fan groups to try and encourage clubs to sell tickets at reasonable prices, the average Premiership match costs around £30 for an adult and £100+ for a family of four.
Nigel Adkins has recently been appointed as manager of Reading and his sole task is to help the club avoid relegation from the Premiership. How then does a new manager actually approach the daunting task of trying to rapidly improve the fortunes of a club, and lead them into a position where both the fans and the players are content?
When Pep Guardiola took the reigns as Barcelona manager in June 2008 few would have predicted what was about to happen over the following four seasons. The club has always been a major player in European football, and provides the strongest resistance to Real Madrid’s total supremacy in Spanish football. Great names have both played and managed this incredible institution, and success is never far away, even in the most troubled of times.
England put eight goals past San Marino during last week’s World Cup qualification match in Group H. To say that the result was a foregone conclusion is an understatement; we needed to know how many Roy Hodgson’s men would score, not whether they would be victorious. Ranked in joint 207th place, alongside Bhutan and Turks & Caicos Islands, San Marino are right at the very bottom of FIFA’s list and look like staying there for some time. Should teams such as this continue to participate in qualification group stages and what, if any, benefit are they gaining from doing so?
With the increasing number of players feigning injury, diving, timewasting, and deliberately getting booked for tactical reasons, has the game lost one of its core values and become increasingly embarrassing with the antics that take place on a regular basis?