Roy Keane is an actual psychopath
FOOTBALL managers regularly give press conferences and parade the usual array of clichéd catchphrases.
Not Ipswich Town boss, Roy Keane, who after launching a tirade against the Irish FA, then directed his anger towards one of the reporters. Read the rest of this entry »
Le Hand of God gifts FIFA a present
FIFA got its way last night as France and Portgual both progressed through the play-offs and into next year’s World Cup.
Although Russia succumbed to Slovenia, leaving Guus Hiddink questioning if it was really worth leaving Chelsea, seeding the play-offs worked out for FIFA’s bean counters, as the two heavyweights made it through. Read the rest of this entry »
Babies the key to success in Premier League title race
BACK in September Sir Alex Ferguson, like an embarassing dad, urged Jonny Evans to settle down and get married.
He argued that starting a family was the key to the stability that footballers need to perform at their best.
And this week two top Premier League stars took his advice and reaped the benefits. Read the rest of this entry »
Stankovic scores a lovely goal
INTER MILAN notched up one of the results of the season with their 5-0 trouncing of Genoa this weekend.
This was more impressive as they did it without their two stars, Samuel Eto’o and Diego Milito, and Genoa had a previously unbeaten home record.
But all that paled into insignificance, as did the goals from Esteban Cambiasso, Mario Balotelli, Patrick Vieira and Maicon, alongside this effort from Serbian Dejan Stankovic. Read the rest of this entry »
England attempt a defeat while backs are turned
ENGLAND lost their unbeaten record in competitive matches under Fabio Capello with a defeat in the Ukraine.
And hardly anyone saw it.
Or at least that is what we thought was going to happen. Read the rest of this entry »
Pompey owner merry-go round shows Saudi silliness
OCTOBER is well under way now, which can only mean one thing – time for Portsmouth to get a new owner.
Sulamain Al-Fahim has sold his majority stake in the club to Saudi compatriot Ali al-Faraj after only 40 days of ownership.
People have spent that long on Mount Sinai with God. Read the rest of this entry »