Is Suarez a disgrace?


There have been many great rivalries in English football over the years, but very few have encapsulated the true beauty of our nations' football like the north-west derby.
There have been many great rivalries in English football over the years, but very few have encapsulated the true beauty of our nations' football like the north-west derby.
Luton Town. Swansea City. Doncaster Rovers. Carlisle United. MK Dons. Crawley Town. Birmingham City. Darlington. What do these eight clubs have in common? They have all won a trophy in the past six seasons; something that Arsenal have failed to achieve in that very same time period. This is the team that has invested nigh on £100m in their current squad, and is recognised as the third greatest team in English football history. Has everything gone badly wrong?
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few years, you'll be well aware of the success that Barcelona have attained, primarily through their youth system.
Despite there being two months remaining of the transfer window, this is hotting up to be one of the closest-fought Premier League title races in recent years. The amount of money spent has been more ‘sensible’ compared to recent years, coupled with some interesting deals in the pipeline between the teams who want the crown, and of course, not forgetting January’s action. Who really is in pole position to go all the way, or crumble under the weight of expectation?
The Champions League final closed the curtain on what has been an eventful season of football right across Europe. Once again, it was the dazzling dynamos from Barcelona that set the pace, capping it with the win at Wembley. The side has grown over many years into something beautiful. That wasn't a football game – that was a work of art. Man Utd were left straggling, and ultimately, the only side that could beat Barcelona - couldn't. So as the players jet off for a week or two, where will they be next season? “Silly Season”, as it is known, has begun, and come midnight on September 1st, it could all be very different. So here's a list of ten transfers that are looking on the cards in the Premier League.
Today, Sir Alex Ferguson achieved the goal he set when joining Manchester United in 1986 – knocking Liverpool off their perch, and the top of the English game. It boggles the mind when you consider that the score was 18-7 by 1990.