Arsenal beat the Barca Boys

After the match, Jack ‘Babyface’ Wilshere was compared to Paul Scholes by his manager, which seems a bit harsh as Jack has shown an ability to be able to string a few words together before his 35^th birthday, unlike the ginger dullard.

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Film Star Footballers

Footballers are often renowned for their acting on the field from diving to theatrically feigning injuries. So with the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony here’s a list of players who could be cast and shine in potential movie remakes.

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Should football fans boo their own team?

Football has long been like a pantomime. When the despised neighbours from down the road come to town they become the villains of the Saturday afternoon show. The home fans boo, berate and bully the opposing players in the most ferocious fashion possible.

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Great goal!?...I've seen better

Right lets start with what everyone's been talking about this weekend, Rooney's goal.  I mean yes it was a good goal but I think luck had a lot to do with that. 

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Belgium to the future

Yet it’s in midfield where this ‘golden generation’ really takes effect.

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The TFR Top 5 - Red Neville Moments

This week the world began the healing process following the retirement of former Manchester United and England hero Gary Neville.

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Gary Neville – The original 8 out of 10 performer

In the last 24 hours Manchester United’s Gary Neville has announced his retirement from professional football with immediate effect.

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Where are they now…

Legendary computer games Championship Manager and Football Manager have allowed us to unleash the soccer coach within us. Sadly, some of the heroes of these timeless managerial masterpieces will wish that their careers reflected those that they experienced in the virtual world.

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England's Future Talent: Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain

This is the first of a weekly article series which will be focusing on some of the brightest English prospects in football.

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Player Power

When your star player signs a new contract nowadays, do you really care? Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo signed one at the back end of the 2006/07 season, swearing his allegiance to Old Trafford for another five years on mega-bucks that we mere mortals can only dream of.

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Hero/Villain of the Week

This piece will present who has done enough to be presented with the title of TFR's Hero or Villain of the week

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FA Cup 4th Round

There are 32 teams left in the competition, five all-Premiership ties mean there will be a host of lower league clubs looking for a financially rewarding cup run. 

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When football meets Facebook

If there’s one thing that could be said for the good old days, it’s that a footballer would never be able to share his true feelings with thousands of people. Or stupid enough.

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Football’s unluckiest

 

When it comes to football, the old adage ‘you make your own luck’ is fairly redundant.

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Star Strikers on Show

A weekend of hat-tricks as Arsenal and Manchester United have comfortable wins whilst title chasing Manchester City fail to deliver as new signing Darren Bent opens his Villa account. 

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