by stresster on November 20th, 2008
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Many Premier League footballers like to have a few sidelines, whether it be owning racehorses, buying a couple of restaurants or setting up a football academy. However, very few have plunged some cash into producing a ganglands movie, especially one featuring the rapper 50 Cent!
by stresster on November 7th, 2008
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And no, it’s not the news that the Gunners are going to field a bunch of semi-fit players against them on Saturday! Instead, one of the best footballers of all time has visited the champions ahead of their crunch match at the Emirates.
by jakepjohnson on October 20th, 2008
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After winning the Champions League last season, Fergie claimed he would withdraw from the Theatre of Dreams within three years, leaving United with a manager-shaped hole to fill. Today, a certain high-profile football manager with plenty of experience at the height of the game, has said that he would be returning to the Premier League […]
by stresster on October 15th, 2008
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This is not the first time that a foreign manager has been acclaimed for bringing in the required level of professionalism to football in England. Arsene Wenger did exactly the same thing when arriving at Arsenal, placing a ban on booze and paying special attention to the diet and lifestyle of his players. It appears […]
by stresster on October 13th, 2008
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It appears that the main talking point after England’s 5-1 victory over Kazakhstan is not which players were particularly good or bad at Wembley, but more to do with whether it’s right to boo any footballer in a white shirt. The fans have often sought to make individual players a scapegoat if the team is […]
by stresster on October 9th, 2008
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Since David Seaman hung up his boots and gloves, England have had a problem with the position of goalkeeper. David James would probably be my first pick at the moment, with the Portsmouth cat having had an excellent time of things since signing for Pompey. Last campaign, he was one of the Premier League’s outstanding […]
by stresster on August 26th, 2008
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The Red Devils jet off to Monaco having landed four Premier League points from their opening two matches. A point at home to Newcastle was not what the doctor ordered, although a fine 1-0 win at Portsmouth has left them in decent shape ahead of the ill-timed international break. And according to Rio Ferdinand, United’s […]
by stresster on August 19th, 2008
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What do you make of Fabio Capello’s decision to make John Terry the permanent captain of England? Do you strongly agree that the self-styled JT should have been given the role, do you think that someone else like Rio Ferdinand or Steven Gerrard were better choices to take this position of responsibility, or do you […]
by stresster on July 24th, 2008
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It appears that Sir Alex Ferguson has been out in the sun too much recently. Not content with an ill-advised jibe about Chelsea’s supposedly ageing squad (read Van Der Sar, G Neville, Giggs, Scholes), the Scot is now making outlandish claims about one of his central defenders.
by stresster on July 18th, 2008
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It has been dubbed as ‘The Battle of Stamford Bridge’ by sensationalist tabloids, and it was clear that there were going to be repercussions after the Manchester United substitutes clashed with the Chelsea groundsman after the game, while the Red Devils captain was throwing his weight around in the tunnel.