Ken Bates in No Rush to Fill the Leeds Manager Hot-Seat
Leeds United under Simon Grayson rose from a League One side to a promotion contender into the hallowed Premier League. Grayson took over and steadied a rocking ship and has to be given credit for this. Despite starting strongly in …
Is Brentford’s Fan Ownership The Model for the Rest of the Football League?
“Too Big for This League,” “Too Big for This League,” “We’re the Barcelona,” “Of the Lower Leagues,” Fan Ownership at Barcelona is well known throughout the world but not many know about the Fan Ownership at West London’s very own …
For Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid, It is La Liga Title that Matters, Not Copa del Rey
Real Madrid suffered another home defeat to Barcelona but this time in the first-leg of the Copa del Rey. The cup loss has not been as painful as the La Liga loss to the bitter rivals from Catalonia. In both …
Barcelona Home Shirt for 2012-13 Season: Revealed
Barcelona’s home shirt for the 2012-13 season will be blue and red, according to a leaked design from Spanish website Sport.es. Pictured above, the new design features a Nike shirt sponsored by Qatar Foundation. The shirt features the gold World …
Barcelona Away Shirt for 2012-13 Season Revealed: Photo
Barcelona’s away shirt for the 2012-13 season will be orange, according to a leaked design from Spanish website Sport.es. Pictured above, the new design features a Nike shirt sponsored by Qatar Foundation. The shirt features the gold World Cup Club …
Preview: Bundesliga Second Half of the Season
With New Year’s come and gone, all Bundesliga teams have ended their brief winter vacation and have traveled to training camps in much warmer climates than Germany. Many teams have already played warm-up test matches and have begun running out …
Ferguson Hopeful Depleted Squad Can Defy City’s Millions
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is hopeful his team can prevent neighbours Manchester City from becoming the dominant force in English football, in much the same way he did with Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea team. The London club won two titles under Mourinho after spending big on players, but Sir Alex rebuilt his squad and...
The Future of the Prince, Lukas Podolski
When I first started watching football as a child in the mid-1980’s FC Cologne (1. FC Köln) was one of the traditional powerful clubs of the Bundesliga. Cologne was the first champion of the Bundesliga in 1963/64 and in 1978 …
Problems For Hertha Berlin in the Hauptstadt
Well it’s happened again. Not even a full season back in top flight football and the “old dame” Hertha has been embroiled in a soap opera of daytime TV proportions, where nobody ends up looking good. Manager Markus Babbel and …
Borussia Dortmund Signs Marco Reus; Player To Join Club After Season Ends
When I was in Germany back in December, I watched an interview with Bayern Munich’s Sporting Director Christian Nerlinger. Part of the discussion revolved around Bayern’s interest in the newest young German football star, Marco Reus, who Bayern executive Karl-Heinz …
Wembley and Potential Glory Await Cardiff City or Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup
Cardiff City and Crystal Palace will go head-to-head over two legs in the Carling Cup semi finals in early 2012, and both sides will know that a Wembley outing is only 180 successful minutes away. With Manchester City or Liverpool …
Champions League Round of 16: Team by Team Preview
Going into the Champions League group stages, there were likely a great deal of football bets placed on Premier League powerhouses Manchester United and Manchester City reaching the round of 16. But after flubbing a group that appeared to be …
