Sealand FC: The Most Unlikely Story In International Football
The most unlikely story in international football this year will not take place at Euro 2012 in Poland or Ukraine. It’s already happened far closer to our shores…
A Tribute To Jorge Campos: A Genuine Footballing Maverick
Mexico’s goalkeeper come striker leaped to attention at the 1994 World Cup. An athletic and daring shot stopper who knew where the goal was at the other end, what’s not to love?
Il Grande Torino And The Tragedy Of Superga
On May 4th 1949, the great Torino team who ruled Italian football were on the verge of their fifth straight Scudetto. The plane crash that killed the entire squad devastated Italy and robbed the world of one of history’s greatest teams…
Happy Birthday Emile Heskey! Why I Love The Ex-Liverpool & Aston Villa Carthorse
He may have been the fans’ whipping boy, but I’ve loved Emile Heskey since his Leicester days, through his time at Liverpool, and was genuinely sad to see him leave Aston Villa. Happy Birthday to the fan favourite!
Aston Villa Target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang And Four Other African Stars Of The Future
Not in Lambo’s plans, Darren Bent can pretty much begin to pack his bags now. But with Bent gone, Villa will need a new striker to fill his place. Here’s why Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be that man…
Cleverley Does It: Why Fergie’s Favourite Is Key To Team GB’s Chances
Manchester United’s midfield starlet Tom Cleverley hasn’t returned to the form he showed at the beginning of last season, but the Olympics could be exactly where he does. Here’s why Cleverley is key to Team GB’s hopes…
Andre Villas Boas: Spurs New Messiah Or Next Santini, Gross Or Ramos?
Villas Boas is back in the capital, looking to right the wrongs that saw him sacked at Chelsea. The Portuguese will hope not to be another Tottenham failure, as we look at his White Hart Lane chances and those who suffered before him…
Italy vs Spain: Will This Be The Finest Final In Recent Memory?
Euro 2012 rounds off tonight with the tiki-taka of Spain taking on the counter attacking guile and class of Italy. It’s Buffon vs Fabregas. It’s Balotelli vs Casillas. It’s Pirlo vs Xavi. It’s going to be a classic.
Who Should Sign Tottenham’s Modric? Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Real Madrid Or PSG?
Yesterday Modric bossed the midfield for Croatia against Spain’s Xavi and Iniesta. It’s easy to see why many clubs want him, but who has the best chance of getting him?
Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona: A Journey to the Promised Land
Hailing from Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, the club from the war-torn town of Kiryat Shmona defied the odds to lift Israel’s biggest trophy of all earlier this year.