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Andy Greeves' 08/09 Premiership Predictions
2008-08-12 10:51:00 1- ChelseaHaving lost the Champions League Final on penalties and been pipped to the Premiership title by just two points, Chelsea were the ultimate bridesmaid last season.After a summer to lick their wounds, the Blues will come back stronger in 08/09.With Luiz Felipe Scolari now at the helm and having captured Deco and Jose Bosingwa this summer, Chelsea have what it takes to beat United to the league title this time around.The Stamford Bridge club have achieved a massive victory in maintaining Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba, even if its only for another year. Time in which to win a league title.2 -Manchester UnitedUnited are likely to be without Ronaldo for August and September, meaning their star winger will miss trips to Liverpool (13 Sept) and Chelsea (21 Sept). Two games that could well be make or break to United?s season.Even when he?s not playing, the Portuguese star is bound to be the key topic of conversation. Can he possibly deliver as greatly as he did last campaign? Wil...
By: Soccerphile Blog
PEPE REINA & FERNANDO TORRES TRIUMPH IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL - SEASON 2007/2008
2008-05-12 10:04:00 Great to see two Spaniards getting the recognition & the Awards for their hard work this season in English Football. Both are from LIVERPOOL FC, one stops goals while the other bangs them... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports
Veterans fly the flag for English football
2008-04-15 02:38:00 England's dismal year in international football is about to be rescued by an amateur team of middle-aged Yorkshiremen, including a bank manager, two builders, and a driver for a sausage-making firm.
By: Get rich
English football club Chelsea may play in Macau this July 車路士今年7
2008-04-01 08:10:00 英超球會車路士自2005年-後, 今年夏天7月將會再訪亞-洲，球隊將會在亞洲踢2-場表演賽，落實的目的-包括馬來西亞，另一-表演賽可能在澳門。Log-o Source : www.chelseafc.com
By: SeeMacau
David Beckham Is The Golden Boy Of English Football
2008-03-27 11:27:00 David Beckham will be presented with this unique golden cap to mark his 100th England appearance.It looks like David will live up to his name Goldenballs, as he is the first player ever to receive such an honour.The cap is made from gold, rather than the blue used for regular England caps.The golden cap will go along with his specially-made gold boots and "100th Cap" on his shirt.He will receive the cap and a trophy at England?s friendly against the USA at Wembley on May 28.YES I will be there.I bet many of you are surprised that they receive actual caps. LOLSource
By: Victoria Beckham
Wayne Rooney has expressed his love of English football and believes he wil
2008-03-07 03:23:00 The England forward is in his third year with Manchester United and is chasing the treble of the Champions League, Barclays Premier League and FA Cup after a 1-0 victory over Lyon took his side into the quarter-finals in Europe. Rather than look to test himself in Serie A or the Primera Liga, however, Rooney ...
By: Blog Hipp
Unlikely hero Blatter has the enemy in his sights
2008-02-23 14:42:00 It has been a rare treat for the used and abused football fan to see the Premier League so humiliated as they have been this past week.The seemingly invincible money-machine that was born in 1993 has for the first time hit a real brick wall in its quest to rob football of all its traditions in the pursuit of profit.I have relished watching those whom the PL thought were their friends - the FA, Manchester United etc, turn tail and slam their colonial project.For challenging their authority, the upstart division's pretensions of grandeur have met a cannonade of criticism from the real powers in the game, who have torpedoed the ludicrous 'Game 39' proposal.Hopefully now it will sink to the bottom and die next Thursday when PL Chief Executive Richard Scudamore and FA Chairman Lord Triesman come up against FIFA boss Sepp Blatter in Zurich.Should the PL persist with their daft and ill-conceived plan, FIFA will again lock swords with the PL at their Executive Meeting on the 14th of Marc...
By: Soccerphile Blog
How The U.S. Housing Slump Became An English Football Club?s Problem
2008-01-15 05:00:00 According to The Guardian (UK) yesterday, Liverpool Football Club, an English professional football (soccer) club, ?could change hands for the second time in a year as their American owners encounter difficulties in refinancing 350 million of debt incurred in taking over and running the club.? The London-based newspaper attributed the problem to the global credit ...
By: Boom2Bust.com
No Way, Jose: Mourinho says no to England
2007-12-12 03:16:00 "I firmly believe that the England squad will soon be back to their usual great results"Not the words of a stand-up comic, but the actual testimony of a certain Jose Mourinho, ruling himself out of the England job, while throwing the expected sardines from the trawler, which doubtless kept his PR men happy.'Usual great results'? England..! You can't fault Jose for his sense of fun. To any seasoned observer, the former Chelsea and Porto coach was never a true contender for England manager anyway and was merely using his alleged interest as leverage for a real top job.Mourinho has far bigger fish to fry, and will in all probability pitch up by February at the helm of one of Italy or Spain's top teams. Milan, for one, are said to be ready to dispense with Carlo Ancelotti and then offer his post to Mourinho early in 2008.Now that the opinionated Portuguese has finally ruled himself out of the running for the FA's top job once and for all, can we have an apology from The News of the...
By: Soccerphile Blog
English Football: Food for Thought?
2007-12-04 22:28:00 I have had many a revelation when in the shower, and yesterday was one such moment. I was thinking about English football in general, and all of a sudden started thinking about English food (in general). If you really delve into it, English football is a lot like English food. English food, ...
By: LFCrss
No rush for England's poisoned chalice
2007-11-25 16:48:00 "There are not many candidates because it looks a bit like a crocodile that opens the mouth and says: 'Jump into that.' Once he's in there, he's eaten. And once you have eaten four, five says: 'No, maybe I don't jump in there.'"So went the words of Arsene Wenger, the best coach working in England at present.In the old days, before the savaging of Bobby Robson and Graham Taylor by the tabloids and the realization that the real money and chances of success were to be found in the Premier League and not the international game, the nation?s best coach would have leapt at the chance of managing England.Not any more. In the aftermath of Steve McClaren?s quick exit from Soho Square, the candidates for the top job have been scurrying into the shadows. Like schoolkids desperate for the teacher not to pick them to answer a tricky question, the candidates are doing their best to look at their shoes instead.Aston Villa coach Martin O?Neill could probably have signed a contract the day af...
By: Soccerphile Blog
England all played out again
2007-11-24 02:05:00 The Emperor has no clothes and it?s official.For the first time within the walls of the awesome citadel that is the new Wembley Stadium, the English national team has come a cropper in a big way, and this time there can be no hiding from the naked truth.Now let these sombre words ring out across our green and pleasant land: England are a mediocre football nation and it?s high time we accepted it.One final appearance in 57 continuous years of international football competitions tells its own story and cannot by any logic justify the perennial Mount Everest of expectations heaped upon the Three Lions.As the 3-2 victory over England by a competent yet not exceptional Croatian eleven on Wednesday proved once more, there is simply no case for believing we deserve a place at the high table of the world?s football nations, so please don?t try to make it.After such a miserable and humiliating surrender, can anyone seriously believe we can win the 2010 World Cup? Will the patriotic punters b...
By: Soccerphile Blog
England exit Euro 2008
2007-11-22 14:34:00 Well people are certainly passionate about English football. As Bill Shankly said, "Football is not a matter of life and death. It's more important than that."McLaren is a nobody who was trained by Sven and that should have set warning bells ringing. I blame the FA for appointing him when the choice was obviously made because preferred choices said no.Sven played a disasterous 4-5-1 with Rooney on his own which cost us the World Cup. What made McLaren think it would work with talented but non-speedy Crouchie on his own? Where was support on the left? Look at the film. Time and time again, there was no one on the left.Yes, he was unlucky with injuries but England failed to qualify over 12 games, not just 1.Choosing a new inexperienced goalie? Please. My 9 year old could have done better. This was no time to drop experienced Robinson. All credit to Scott Carson for trying and pulling off two very good saves but the pressure of the night was too much to ask.The injured Owen ...
Back Off! Arsenal Are Helping English Football
2007-11-20 20:12:00 England were on the verge of failing to reach Euro 2008 and guess who is to blame? Yes you guessed it, Arsene Wenger and Arsenal Football Club. No sooner do Arsenal reach the top of the League, personel in Football cannot wait to take a pop. Steve Coppell ...
The Boys Book Of Soccer 1966
2007-11-16 13:07:00 Relive the Glory Days of 1966! Rediscover the golden age of english football with this fun book featuring the World Cup, great players and teams of the day.Packed full of quizzes, playing tips, famous player profiles and teams of the day.* An ideal xmas gift for the "Retro" fan* Cover presentation in the popular "Dangerous Book For boys" style* Illustrated with B&W photographs and artwork alongside the textPurchase your copy from Evans Booksboys book of soccer 1966 - buy this book from AmazonBet with Bet 365World Soccer NewsSoccer betting tipsSoccer Books & DVDsTagsSoccer News soccer books 1966
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arsenal, last bastion of english football
2007-11-12 03:10:00 So, I see the Wenger-does-not-do-English bashing has resumed after a somewhat short abatement. Frankly over the years, I've found this discussion to be not just blatantly wrong, but perversely absorbing simply because of the number of paradoxes and absurdities that it continuously throws up. The recent bout of Wenger-bashing started first with Jermaine Pennant bitterly claiming Arséne didn't pick him because he was English. Then more recently came Ferguson's quota system rants after Arsenal's deserved draw, followed hotly on the heels by Steve Coppell's weak attempt at mind games by offering up a thinly veiled dig at Wenger and his so-called foreign players. I find it hard to believe that either of these two managers have...
"Soccer" You mean English "Football"
2007-07-27 20:13:00 Greetings "Soccer" Watchers,As a former season ticket holder to the east upper stand at the cathedral known as Stamford Bridge, SW6, Chelsea, London, England, UK, the world. I must say that the polish prognosticators attempts to learn about the beautiful game via the Victoria Beckham reality show are quite amusing. Until you have seen the wizard like stepovers of a dutch master on the wing known as Robben, the pure power of the bulldozer known as Drogba, or the trickery and talents of the boy wonder Joe Cole, you have no idea what the feelings of fandom are like. By the way, I have seen Beckham play in person, at his peak on the wing for Manure, and he just couldn't accelerate and was marked out of the match by Zenden. That in itself is sad. An icon he is, a top notch footballer who can control the game and pull the strings he is not.You must experience the songs and chants from the terraces, the early morning pints at the Chelsea Ram or the comical musings of Tim Lovejoy(cel...
Four English Footballer?s wedding on same weekend
2007-06-16 15:01:00 Four English footballers are to marry their girlfriends this weekend, with many of the football’s top players,WAGs(wives & girlfriends of footballers) and celebrities in the invitation list. The celebrities are in dilemma where to go and which invitation to decline. One star who is not scheduled to attend the Neville’s marriage, according to reports, is Real ...
By: Sheetudeep Blog
Laxmi Mittal eyes an English Football Club (Birmingham City)
2007-06-13 19:04:00 After the successful take over of French steel company Arcelor, Laxmi Mittal, is eyeing another grand acquisition. This time it is in the field of sport (English Football). The indian born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, who is twice as rich as Roman Abramovich - has emerged as a contender to buy Barclays Premiership club Birmingham, The ...
By: Sheetudeep Blog
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