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John Toshack’s appointment as the new Welsh manager is causing controversy as his training credentials are called into question… He has been criticised for not being active in British football for about 20 years and his 47 day stint as Welsh manager 10 years ago – in which he left after one game – has […]
Continue ReadingEverton’s unexpected start to the season demonstrates the strength of spirit that is currently at the core of the club. This time last season Everton were languishing in 14th place in the Premier league. The turn around in fortunes of a club tipped for relegation has been nothing short of a miracle. Resilience and solidarity […]
Continue ReadingAgeing Brazilian football legend Socrates attempts a suprise comeback playing his first match for English non-league side Garforth Town. But this is no ordinary match for Garforth town fans. On Saturday, their team sheet boasted a celebrity name: footballing hero Socrates, who played in Brazil’s legendary 1982 and 1986 World Cup teams alongside greats like […]
Continue ReadingWith the recent 1-1 draw against Middlesborough, Sam Allardyce’s Bolton side further consolidated their surprising early season form in the Premiership. With the Bolton board awarding their manager a £35,000-a-week five-year contract last month it looks as though the club from the north-west are now stabilised in the land’s top division. Such a progression seemed […]
Continue ReadingGraeme Souness has made a more than impressive start to his Newcastle tenure, but the beautiful game hasn’t always been so kind to the Geordies’ manager… Newcastle United are unbeaten in 11 games thus far. With the team in the Premiership and progressing in Europe, the surprise choice has so far justified Newcastle chairman Freddy […]
Continue ReadingThe Football League have released figures revealing their 72 member clubs have paid out a massive £1.4 million to players’ agents over the last six months. It is the first time the public have had access to the 72 clubs spending on agents’ fees, following changes in regulation by the Football League, at the beginning […]
Continue ReadingNewcastle United have sacked footballing icon and manager Sir Bobby Robson after the club’s poor start to the season… After five years of management under the enthusiastic knight, fans on Tyneside will no longer see Sir Bobby in the St James Park dugout. The magpies have taken just two points from four games which has […]
Continue ReadingIn temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit and with only four miles to go, British runner Paula Radcliffe stopped during an Olympic race and broke the nation’s heart… The golden girl of British athletics could take no more of the Olympic Marathon and collapsed in tears on the roadside – her dreams of a gold medal […]
Continue ReadingThere have been more than a few fresh starts in the career of striker Mark Viduka, but the latest represents a chance to avenge the critics and prove his worth. “It’s good to turn over a new leaf and start afresh, and I think there’s no better club for me to do that than Middlesbrough.” […]
Continue ReadingEngland boss, Sven-Goran Eriksson may escape with nothing more than a slap on the wrist from Football Association chiefs, but is that best for the beautiful game? Have you heard the one about the football coach whose job is on the line after he had an affair with a secretary? Ridiculous isn’t it. Yet that […]
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