Crewe’s Acadamy

The name Nick Powell might not mean much to fans of clubs higher up in the Football League, but they may not be waiting too long to find out.

Top 10 Own Goals

We’ve all done it. Stuck a great clumsy boot out and divided the ball into the back of our net. There isn’t a worse feeling in football (unless you’re Vinny Jones and you’ve just grabbed Gazza’s balls) but here are 10 idiots who did rather more than stick out a clumsy boot:

Best Value Premiership Strikers

With the January transfer window now upon us, rumours are flying around in abundance as teams seek to strengthen their squads. Inevitably some teams are going to panic buy and waste a lot of money on players who simply aren’t worth their extortionate transfer fees.

Fergie and his school report

25 years is an astonishingly long time in football. But that’s how long Sir Alex Ferguson has been in charge of Manchester United. His success is obviously well publicised, but something often missed amongst his pile of major trophies are the number of people who have graduated from Fergie’s players to Fergie’s opponents.

2012 Ones to Watch

With 2012 upon us, a year that contains some noteworthy footballing dates, especially EURO 2012 and the Olympics, it is worth considering the men to keep an eye on for next year. Some you may have heard of, some you may have not, but this lot are set to make 2012 a year to remember.