This Blog Needs a Goal

In our modern game, it seems every football manager under the sun seems to want a player in the Claude Makélélé mould. But, in this day and age, is it really necessary?

Now regarded as a national treasure, do you lot remember how harshly we treated the David Beckham for a while?

With Diego Costa expressing his desire to play for Spain instead of his birth country, Brazil, how crucial could it be in a World Cup year, though?

With a somewhat lacklustre time at Bayern Munich so far and it not looking like it will get any better any time soon, could Xherdan Shaqiri be on his way out of Germany?

It seems England’s rose, Jack Wilshere has been photographed smoking a cigarette on a night-out, but is the whole media whirlwind worthy of the crime?

With a host of teams in the Premier League looking for a new striker as an alternative for their current options, I think I have identified a candidate to suit all comers.

So here’s another edition of the yearly instalment in the FIFA franchise, but is one of their new features a massive step towards total realism?

So as you may have heard, Paolo Di Canio has been fired by Sunderland and with the reasons being clear to everyone to see. I thought I’d look at some of his highs and lows.