Financial Un-Fair Play

The footballing aristocracy breathed a sigh of relief when Michel Platini outlined the Financial Fair Play rules for UEFA in these last few years, they were relieved because amongst the pantheon of established footballing giants, other, 'small' clubs managed to poke their heads in, and decided they liked it.

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Juanma Lillo

Why doesn’t Pep Guardiola’s mentor, Juanma Lillo get the admiration he deserves?

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The 'Will He, Wont He' Cycle

The premier league at the moment is dominated at regular intervals by two main players, Carlos Tevez and Cesc Fabregas. These two always ignite the bonfire of transfer speculations which feed us football fans during these bleak and barren summer months, and i have started to wonder what will happen to these two.

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No Rain on Spains Parade

Spanish football is getting greedy. They are the current World Cup holders and also have both the European Championship and Under-21 European Championship titles.

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How Do Tottenham Get Back In The Top Four

Tottenham Hotspur missed out on a Champions League place for the 2011/2012 season and will surely feel disappointed after their successful run to the quarter finals in the last campaign. So what do Spurs need to do to break back into the top four?

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Lets Talk About Cesc

Since making his first-team debut for Arsenal at the tender age of just 16 in 2003, Francesc “Cesc” Fabregas has developed into arguably the Gunners’ most prized asset. With his flamboyance, range of passing and vastly improved goal scoring, Fabregas has become the focal point of Arsene Wenger’s preferred slick brand of total football.

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Wenger we trust

A person who loves to flirt with the media, has an eye for young talent, has the capability of a true army general who has passion and love for the same football club as you do … so why are you so reluctant to show your faith in him.

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Why does Harry Redknapp have no interest in Giovani Dos Santos?

Giovani Dos Santos was once dubbed the ’next Ronaldinho’ but this next bright star of the future seems to have made little impact on the most important man of all – his boss, Harry Redknapp.

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The most important summer for Ferguson and United?

For the past few years, being a Manchester United fan during the transfer market usually goes as follows:

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The future is bright, the future....is Spanish?

The European U21 championship is up and running and it offers us all a chance to see what is considered “The future of Football”.

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Buying British And The Cost Of Loyalty

British talent has always been bought and sold at a huge premium but if the ever-churning tabloid rumour mills are anywhere close to the mark then this summer’s transfer window has already seen Manchester United and Liverpool go head to head for such targets three targets at vast cost. Sunderland’s Jordan Henderson has plumped for Merseyside while both Phil Jones of Blackburn and Aston Villa’s Ashley Young appear destined for Old Trafford. Throw in the fee spent on Andy Carroll and the increased price for native youth is even more obvious

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Will the next Fabio Cannavaro or Luis Figo be found in Denmark this month?

Not to discredit Denmark, the 12^th best country in Europe to play the sport of football, according to FIFA, however not many would expect to find the next hot prospect in Southern Scandinavia, furthermore in the month of June, when the Danish ‘Superliga’ season has finished. Although, any club with initiative and the transfer money to spend, would have their best scouts sent to Aarhus, Aalborg, Herning and Viborg, for 15 days, starting Saturday as the 1992 European Championship winners hold the Under-21 version of the tournament.

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Bored Already

Following on from my piece ' Summertime and the Living Is...Well, Boring', about missing football during the summer, true to my word I am bored already. It's been just over a week since the final whistle blew at the Championship Play-Off Final (well done Swansea) and already I'm kicking around the house, looking for things to do, finding things to do, and then not doing them.

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International Friendlies – Yes, They Can Work!

The international friendly…managers despise them, fans frown upon them, the very mention of them is enough to turn the air blue.

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The League of Barcelona

Barcelona is dominating club football at the moment not just because they have Messi but because of the system and structure of the team. Even though they have great individual talents, what makes them effective is the willingness of every individual to work for the collective. At the end of most games praises more often than not are directed towards Messi because he is often at the end of marvellous moves by Barca but it is the team effort that sees them dominate teams.

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