Tag Archives: Friendlies

Swansea may have drawn level for a few minutes during the second-half of their 3-1 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday, but a draw would have been far from a just result in a game that Spurs had dominated. Right from … Continue reading →

Not helped by managers Europe-wide feeling the need to comment upon his star striker, high-flying Montpellier face a tough battle to retain star striker Olivier Giroud for next season. Giroud, 25, has bagged eighteen league goals so far this campaign, … Continue reading →

Following an important 1-0 away victory over Benfica in the Champions League, Chelsea’s outlook for the season doesn’t look so bad after all with the possibility of a second semi-final place looming. With five wins from seven under interim manager … Continue reading →

On Tuesday morning Inter Milan officially announced Andrea Stramaccioni as the successor to Claudio Ranieri, following the latter’s dismissal from the post of manager on Monday evening. Stramaccioni, 36, has emerged from relative obscurity to take the reigns, having previously … Continue reading →

The arrival of Roberto Di Matteo at the rudder of what was a rapidly sinking Chelsea ship has seen a sharp upturn in results in recent weeks, including the famous Champions League comeback to defeat Napoli at Stamford Bridge a … Continue reading →

Over the past twelve-months, the predominant narrative of French football has been the unprecedented investment of Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) in Île de France giants Paris Saint-Germain. The owners from the Middle-East have sought to import illustrious names to the … Continue reading →

This weekend saw Peterborough United finally end one of the best runs of recent form in European football, defeating a Reading side whose past ten games had delivered nine wins and a solitary draw. This incredible run of form should … Continue reading →

The sudden events surrounding the collapse and subsequent fight for life of Bolton Wanderers’ Fabrice Muamba this weekend shook the football community to its core. It should not require events of this magnitude to remind some amongst us that football is … Continue reading →

Each year come June, the good and bad of the English top-flight gaze longingly across the channel in search of the next wave of continental European imports to lighten-up the Premier League stage. Year-on-year they come in droves, some more … Continue reading →

Adriano Leite Ribeiro was once heralded as Brazil’s next great number nine. From Romário, to Ronaldo, then onto Adriano; this was supposed to be the progression of the Brazilian centre-forward position up to the present time. It was supposed to be … Continue reading →