Looking at the Women's European Championship (Video)

In a few days’ time the Euro 2013 tournament will get under way in Sweden and hopefully England can do better than their male counterparts in the recent U21 and U20 tournaments that have brought so much criticism of the youth football system in this country.

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Women's European Championships - Preview

This month sees the biggest contest in European women’s football take place in Sweden. Many might be quick to knock it but the female game has improved beyond belief over the past decade and this tournament is likely to provide ample evidence of that.

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Mezut Ozil: the power of the nutmeg (Video)

If you don't know about Mezut Ozil then you should definitely get to know.

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10 of the best from the Bundesliga (Video)

The 2012-2013 will go down in the history books as the year that German football rose to prominence.

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Has Stuart Pearce set himself up for a fall?

Stuart Pearce, as a manager, very much landed on his feet with the England Under-21 gig. His time at Man City is remembered as a failure, with his final season only bringing 10 goals from 19 home games. So how did he get his current job, and will he be continuing past the European Championships, as he wishes?

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Can Trappatoni give the perfect parting gift?

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trappatoni has of late led what many would call a charmed managerial life. Many would have thanked him and said goodnight after what was an occasionally embarrassing Euro 2012 tournament, which ended with no points and only one goal. The FAI saw fit to give him a chance to lead Ireland to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but can he do it?

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Top 5 Germans in Premier League history (Video)

With a Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund Champions League final played out last weekend at Wembley, German football has taken centre stage again. With a young national team full of exciting talents, the Deutsch Fussball Manschaft may well prove the team to beat in Brazil in 2014. Many of Germany’s greatest players have graced our shores, and to celebrate their domestic dominance I have picked out my top-five Germans to have played in England.

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Thomas Muller: A closer look at Bayern's composer (Video)

Think back, if you can bear it, to the 2010 World Cup and that game against the Germans. 

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World Cup 2014 - can Brazil win it?

When it was announced that Brazil would host the 2014 World Cup there was huge celebration that the competition was finally coming back to South America after an absence of 36 years. The Samba Boys are the only team to have competed in every single World Cup since its beginning in 1930 and they still remain the most successful country with five titles to their name. Will they manage to celebrate a home triumph and claim a sixth trophy?

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Who will win the Fifa World Cup 2014?

The count-down is on for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Rio. The main questions are, Who will win? Who will stand out? Who are the favourites?

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An early prediction for the all-German final

What do I know eh? I picked Juventus to go far in this season's Champions League and they were humbled by the mighty Bayern Munich machine at the quarter final stage.

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An all German final on the cards

This is the return of a true superpower.

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Heynckes postpones Ribery's birthday bash (video)

Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes was keen to warn his side against complacency ahead of the Champions League quarter final second leg against Juventus after the Bavarians secured the Bundesliga title at the weekend.

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Chelsea target Schurrle signing (video)

Chelsea are believed to be preparing a summer transfer bid for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany striker Andre Schurrle.

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Could you fry an egg on Sepp Blatter's head?

I would certainly like to try because all the pain and misery he is causing with these international breaks is just exruciating.

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