Ex-Real Madrid coach Vincente del Bosque is set to take charge of European Championship holders Spain until the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. With this move to a tried-and-tested, older manager could this point to the end for young ex-players?
The president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) Angel Maria Villar proposed the nomination of […]

You might expect Arsene Wenger to be backing Cesc Fabregas’ Spain to win this summer’s tournament, although

In footballing terms, one is a big loser, and one is an even bigger loser - but, far more importantly - who is the bigger pillock?

Indeed, it would be a surprise if the interest in this player was restricted to just two clubs.

While the likes of Ricardo Carvalho and Paolo Ferreira were always going to praise the appointment of Big Phil Scolari as the new Chelsea manager, it’s naturally more interesting to hear the thoughts of the non-Portuguese players in the camp. Germany’s Michael Ballack has stepped forward

Kasey Keller was pretty rubbish for Fulham towards the end of the season, despite the Cottagers staying in the Premier League after a last-day victory at Portsmouth. It was clear that the American was only a temporary number one, and The Guardian report that Roy Hodgson has pounced for Mark Schwarzer to guard the Fulham […]

Jens Lehmann has certainly been a colourful character during his five years in England. Above anything else, he’s been a fantastic goalkeeper for Arsenal, and it’s only this season where he’s fallen out of favour with Arsene Wenger. The German has also been involved in a fair few altercations with opposition team players who have […]

Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is all too eager to rush to the new Wembley. Goal.com quotes the German international as saying that he is ready to play at the stadium where Chelsea have contested two other cup finals previously which Ballack unfortunately missed due to injuries.
Ballack says:
I played the last game at the old Wembley […]