Category Archives: England

The Times newspaper of London has egg on its face this morning after it’s been revealed that their “exclusive” story about Qatar launching a ‘Dream Football League’ was a hoax. As was reported last night, the DFL was billed as … Continue reading →

The goalkeepers of the Premier League often get overlooked as people prefer to see goals scored rather than saved, but there have been some truly incredible goalkeepers who have graced our shores. H ere are my top 10 goalkeepers that … Continue reading →

Sir Alex Ferguson has come out on the offensive today in defense of Wayne Rooney. According to The Guardian, “Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a fierce defence of Wayne Rooney, stating his determination to keep the striker at Manchester United, attacking … Continue reading →

Football journalist Gabriele Marcotti, a self-pronounced European football expert and intellectual, proudly considers himself to be part of an enlightened group he refers to as ‘Warriors of the Light’. This is in reference to any coaches, players or analysts who … Continue reading →

Arsenal is interested in signing Swansea City central defender Ashley Williams for £8 million this summer according to an exclusive in The Guardian by reporter Daniel Taylor. Taylor’s exclusive contains zero sources listed, no quotes (not even anonymous ones) and no evidence … Continue reading →

Photos of England’s new home and away shirts from Nike have been leaked on the Internet. Neither of the photos are high quality, so it’s difficult to get a good indication of how good (or not) the shirts look. But … Continue reading →

After Manchester City’s pitiful performance against Southampton, where the Saints walked over the current Premier League champions, manager Roberto Mancini accused his team of complacency and singled out goalkeeper Joe Hart for criticism. “It’s not strange because he did two … Continue reading →

The Royal Mail, the British postal service, has published a new series of stamps to recognize the greatest British footballers as part of the celebrations to recognize The FA’s 150th year anniversary. The beautiful collection of stamps features some of … Continue reading →

There are two big matches being played in the world of football today that have a lot of meaning to the readers of this blog. The first is England against Brazil at Wembley in a friendly that will feature Ashley … Continue reading →

How many times have we heard about betting scandals in European soccer but nothing is ever done about it? Today, it’s revealed that Europol has pinpointed one UEFA Champions League match that was played in England that was allegedly fixed. … Continue reading →

It was a mad day in the Premier League transfer window today. Peter Odemwingie went AWOL. Brek Shea was beaming like a Cheshire Cat on his drive in to Stoke City. Aston Villa signed a French footballer that no one … Continue reading →

Swansea have slammed the door shut on any transfer speculation about signing of the season Michu leaving South Wales. The Welsh club and the Spanish attacking midfielder have signed a contract extension to keep him at the Liberty Stadium until … Continue reading →

    Images of England’s new home shirt from Nike have been leaked on the Internet.   UPDATE: What we thought was England’s new shirt is not. It’s a fake. Let’s hope the real one is certainly better than this … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Bayern Munich for capturing the signature of one of the most sought after managers in world soccer. While some had thought that former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola would be taking a long sabbatical from the game, The Guardian’s Rafa Honigstein … Continue reading →