Liverpool’s 3-2 win at Ewood Park saw a number of unusual occurrences. Firstly, Liverpool won. Secondly, Andy Carroll actually put the ball in that net thing he seems so scared of. And finally, after Pepe Reina’s suspension, we saw a rare outing for not one of Liverpool’s reserve goalkeepers, but TWO.
Manchester City are quickly dropping out of the title race and matters haven’t been helped by the enforced absence of star striker Sergio Aguero. The Argentinean forward is missing through injury, but the club won’t disclose the cause of the problem, merely describing it as ‘stupid,’
An often overlooked yet, important part of any club’s identity. Here is a run down of the 10 worst badges in football.
On June 22 this summer, Roman Abramovich set a new precedent for expenditure in football, choosing not to throw his money at top players, but instead at a top manager.
Roll back to the end of last season. West Ham had just been relegated and despite his superb displays that season, Scott Parker was facing a year in the Championship.
When Spring approaches, there are always a few certainties in life. Easter Sunday will take place, it will rain a lot and nature will restart its circle of life. Oh and Arsenal will be out of contention in all competitions.
The men who broadcast our football through the TV are almost as famous as the players themselves these days. Think John Motson, Clive Tyldesley or more controversially, Andy Gray and Richard Keys. But you always get the impression you’ve heard everything they say before.
Rejoice. Capello is gone. Instead of some stubborn, sour-faced Italian sitting in the dugout who only knew the swearwords from the entire English dictionary, we can now have a smooth talking, charming Englishman providing a bit of gentlemanly conduct on the touchline. Oh wait. It’s gonna be ‘Arry.