Is Agüero the first of many

Is Sergio Agüero the latest world star to join the Premier League, or is he in fact looking to be the first successful global signing since Tottenham Hotspur signed German World Cup winner Jürgen Klinsmann in the Premier League’s early years, way back in 1994?

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10 Possible Fabregas Replacements

This is one of the most difficult and challenging articles that I have written so far. Not only because I am a huge fan of our skipper, Cesc Fabregas, but because he's one of the most talented and best players in his position in the world. This article is going to cause some debate and I know most will not like it, but let's face it, Fabregas, will leave sooner or later to his boyhood club, Barcelona. Because of this I decided on making a list on 10 Possible Replacements for Cesc Fabregas. This list is based on their quality, value and the ability to replace one of the best midfielders in the world.  I hope it's a good read and please share your thoughts and opinions. The list is in random order.

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Passionate Premier League Fans

Watching an English premier league match, involving one of these big teams in a public viewing centre in Nigeria is always very interesting and challenging. There are always large turnouts of people at these venues occupying every available space, sweating profusely for lack of sufficient ventilation.

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Daily Gossip Round Up@ Lukaku not short of confidence, Fergie explains Berbie exit and Gunners reject latest Cesc bid

The daily transfer speculation was temporally put on hold today with the football league kicking off this weekend.

Despite the eagerly anticipated return of league football it was hardly enough to prevent another Cesc story, an overly confident teenager and a blunder by Ferguson.

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BORUSSIA DORTMUND: The Team to Watch Out For in Europe Next Season

The tactical genius of a manager is not always enough and the players have to back up the efforts of their manager for a team to be successful. In Dortmund, throughout the course of the season, almost every player played their part in ensuring the team ends the season as league winners.

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Thursday round up: Valencia confirm no Mata bid, big man heading back to the Premiership, City sign new Maradona, Brazilian start rejected United and Sneijder, Cahill, Samba, Ajax ace.

Arsenal have been caught up in another on-going transfer saga, this time its Juan Mata who could be on his way to North London or not. Giant Brum forward is heading back to the Premiership. Cahill, Samba, Brazilian wonderkid and Dutch ace are all staying put and Aguero has a bigger ego than his father-in-law.

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Experienced Defenders Join Black Cat Revolution

These are exciting times on Wearside, with Wes Brown and John O’Shea becoming Sunderland’s eighth and ninth summer signings.

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Team GB Not Meant to Be

Football Associations of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are still contemplating whether they should allow their players to compete in the Olympics 2012 British football team.

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Player Power Petering Out?

The concept of ‘player power’ is one that has significantly risen in stock in the money-driven world of modern professional football. It is a term that relates to footballers having almost complete control over their own rights and movements, with very little regard for their employers or what is written within their contracts.

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The legacy of Patrick Vieira

In 1996, a little known French midfielder aged 20 arrived on English shores, for a fee of £3.5 million. While this may seem like a pitiful amount, just one tenth of Andy Carroll, back then it was a decent amount of money.

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Music To The Eyes

This piece is written with the aim to present a new definition and perspective to modern football. It should be a walk in the park to those who know their basics about music and soccer. Alright, so let’s roll.

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Bargains So Far

You never know if a transfer will come off. There have been so many flops and so many bargains every single season. So, here is my attempt at picking out some of the best buys so far.

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England - The Green Shoots of Promise

Suffice to say that following England’s catastrophic demise in last year’s World Cup, any hope that any England side would win a major tournament anytime soon, all but disappeared.

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Can anyone topple the mighty Barcelona?

As former England manager Terry Venables once famously said, “If history is going to repeat itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.”

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Team selection: Now we’re thinking clearly

Yes, you heard it right. In a rare moment of clear-thought at Premier League HQ, the men in suits have finally allowed common sense to prevail, by relaxing the rules on team selection. As of the coming season, Premier League managers will be free to select their matchday squads from their registered squad of 25 players, plus under-21 ‘home-grown’ players, without restriction as to which combination of players the manager selects.

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