The invisible stalwarts: Arsenal’s most underrated

There are many players who have graced the hallowed turf at both the Emirates and Highbury, who have never truly received the praise that they deserve. Industrious, tireless and with a never-say-die attitude; these players would rarely make the headlines but would always be one of the integral members of the squad. The likes of Kevin Richardson, Alex Song, Alan Smith, Edu and even Oleg Luzhny have produced high class performances on a consistent basis.

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Why England would be wrong to appoint Redknapp

113 places separate England and Wales in the FIFA rankings. According to statistics, England are the fourth best team in the world; Wales 117. They looked a shadow of that when they came up against Gary Speed and co. playing out a lacklustre 1-0 win in a match that the Dragons often outplayed the Three Lions.

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Together. Diving. We Stand

“It’s a man’s game”. Yeah right! Do we really want this to be the slogan of the FA? For one thing the women’s game is growing and should be given all the financial backing that can be thrown at it so it can continue to grow.

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United’s Record Against Benfica

Well tonight of course see’s Manchester United kick-off their UEFA Champions League group-stage campaign away to Benfica. United have played Portugal’s first European Champions 7 times in the competition having won 6 out of those encounters with the other game being lost.

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Andre Villas-Boas – Profile on Manager

At the age of 16, Villas-Boas (who was always a Porto supporter) lived in the same apartment block as the Englishman Bobby Robson, who was managing FC Porto at the time. Following a debate between the two, Robson appointed Villas-Boas to Porto’s observation department. Under the guidance of Robson, who was impressed with his fluent knowledge of English, he achieved his UEFA C coaching licence at the age of 17 in Scotland.

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Fantasy Football: No Country For Bold Men

FOR many, the start of the Premiership football season is enought to whet the footballing appetite. For others, their footballing feast must come wih a side of fantasy. It’s that time of the year when football aficionados everyhwere desperately throw themselves at the unforgiving feet of the fantasy football league.

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Diary of a Sky Sports Soccer Saturday Reporter

Following a two week rest due to the international break - I was eager to see which match I'd get on my Sky Sports return. Rotherham v Dagenham... great!

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Documenting the demise of Plymouth Argyle

When defender Ladji Sakouna inexplicably dallied on the ball in his own box and hauled down the incoming Rob Taylor of Port Vale to concede a penalty that wrapped up all three points for the away side, it was the madness of what is unfolding at Plymouth Argyle in microcosm. It was the panicky ineptitude of Sakouna that was woefully exposed in an act of helpless surrender and the latest batch of hope at Home Park was ruthlessly deflated by Gary Roberts from the resulting spot-kick.

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Wayne Bridge – The latest member of the Bogarde club

A tug of sadness must be felt in football, especially for Wayne Bridge. You see, his existence is truly a strange one. He trains alone at Manchester City and hasn’t played a first team game since December, but for all the gates around his massive house and the fact that he is taking out Frankie from The Saturdays out on his £90,000 a week still leaves him feeling empty. You see, Bridge is now joining “The Bogarde Club”

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Wenger must go?

You could also argue that he has changed the youth system at the club and give it 3 or 4 years and Arsenal will be atop the league with an average age of 13. How often though have you heard that with Arsenal? For years and years I have heard that amazing players will come through and dominate the team but since then Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey are the only key players to emerge from the youth setup.

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Could Man City's David Silva emerge as Barca target?

This incredible generation of Spanish footballers is currently overflowing with midfield talent, but even amongst the big names of Xavi, Iniesta and Fabregas at Barcelona, not to mention Real Madrid lynchpin Xabi Alonso, Manchester City's David Silva definitely stands out as a star player of immense ability.

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The Argentine Football Association has gone mad

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) needs to calm down with its ridiculous plans to brins g back one of its club giants into the first division. Last season, River Plate, which is known as one of the most decorative soccer clubs in Argentina, was relegated to the Nacional B.

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England’s Poor Travellers

We live in a country where players from far and wide arrive on our shores, looking to make a name for themselves in England. The Premier League is now an eclectic mix, with players from as far afield as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Oman currently plying their trade in the English top tier.

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Looking Forward To The Champions League? We Are

Tomorrow of course sees the start of the UEFA Champions League, which is arguably the biggest club competition in the world. Manchester United as ever are in the competition and will be looking to go one step further than last year and claim a fourth European Cup title.

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Is a top four finish too much to ask of Spurs?

'5th place is about as good as it's gonna get' were the words of Redknapp at the end of last season, despite a 4th place finish the year before.

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