French football’s fading influence in Europe (a follow up)

Two weekends ago Andre Ayew, Marseille’s Ghanaian forward received a red card in the dying seconds of their hard-fought 1-0 win over Lorient. He claims he had joined the melee following a slap to Mathieu Valbuena in order to calm things down

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Queens Park Rangers hate figure is told to return to the club

The man we all love to hate has been told that he is to return to Queens Park Rangers at the end of the season as the club he is on loan to - Marseille - do not have a deal in place to sign him permanently.

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Joey Barton is he now just a scapegoat for the media?

I’m pretty sure everyone who knows anything about football will know about the past Joey Barton has in the sport and nobody needs reminding of the many negative acts he has been involved in. However after seeing the papers today it is hard not to feel a little sorry for the midfielder for the way that he is now portrayed in the press at all times.

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Drogba's change

Didier Drogba, what can I say, he is a very experienced striker no matter what team he is playing for, let us explore the change the Ivorian international has gone through.

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Monsieur Barton

Martin Luther King, Barack Obama and Jesus himself are all examples of fantastic speakers. When they speak, people will stop and listen.

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Zlatan Ibrahamovic: Nosing about (Video)

He couldn't stay quiet for long.

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Beckham begins with fairytale ending in Paris (video)

The headline "Paris smiles with Beckham" graced the front page of Le Parisien newspaper today as David Beckham began a new chapter in his illustrious career by pulling on the navy blue jersey of Paris St Germain on Sunday evening.

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Joey Barton sees rouge (Video)

Joey Barton has been relatively quiet since his move to Marseille.

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Loic Remy to fire QPR to safety (Video)

A man who has been linked with almost every Premier League team over the last few years, Loic Remy has finally made his way to English shores.

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Loic Won't Be 'Arry's Remy-dy (Video)

One side that won’t be signing Loic Remy this January is Queens Park Rangers.

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Joey Barton makes a fool of himself (Video)

In England it’s pretty well thought that Joey Barton is a bit of a prat, but maybe we just don’t understand him like they do in France.

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L'enfant Terrible

Joey Barton is a man who knows how to divide opinion.

Some see Joseph, as he is known on Twitter, as a maverick. A thinking man’s footballer who is not afraid to speak his mind and share his opinion even if it considered controversial.

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Bonjour, Monsieur Barton (Video)

Does everyone remember Steve McClaren’s Dutch accent after moving to Holland to manage FC Twente following his sacking as England manager? Of course you do. It was an odd mix of Goldmember and a Northerner attempting to sound somewhat continental.

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The top five Derbies in world football

When it comes to football, there is nothing better than a derby encounter with your biggest rival.

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You can take the boy out of Liverpool.... (Video)

Joey Barton; you can't take him anywhere. With news of his latest bust up in Marseille it just shows that the man can't resist the urge to get involved in some form of violent activity.

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