Gary Neville didn’t attempt to hide his feelings when Valencia’s youngsters exited the UEFA Youth League after a controversial penalty shoot-out. After Los Che drew 1-1 with Chelsea, the match officials ruled that  Alberto Gil’s spot kick hadn’t crossed the line in the game’s shoot out, although it clearly had. All remaining spot-kicks for both sides were successful, meaning Valencia […]

11 years ago

Manchester City might well be on course to land three trophies this season, but their defence hasn’t always looked completely solid. The jury is still out on £32m Eliaquim Mangala, and Nicolas Otamendi only seems to look like the real deal when playing alongside Vincent Kompany, a man who has struggled to stay fit throughout […]

11 years ago

Dave Grohl performed a special version of Blackbird by the Beatles in a poignant Oscars ‘In Memoriam’ tribute. Hollywood has mourned the loss of several esteemed names over the past 12 months, including David Bowie, Christopher Lee and Alan Rickman. Grohl’s subdued acoustic performance of the Beatles song was particularly moving, especially following his recent […]

11 years ago

In this day and age, moments like this… … will always produce memes such as this: pic.twitter.com/rPeZQsTWg2 — nadidas (@anadin84) February 28, 2016 In fact, Louis van Gaal’s touchline theatrics on Sunday led to a whole host of different photoshopped images, which quickly racked up the retweets on Twitter and lapped up the likes on Instagram. […]

11 years ago

Poor Manuel Pellegrini. He doesn’t deserve this. Although he may be heading for the Etihad exit door, the Chilean could end the season by guiding Manchester City to three trophies. Having sealed the League Cup after edging out Liverpool in a penalty shoot-out on Sunday, Pellegrini will now hope to deliver Premier League and Chanmpions League glory to […]

11 years ago

The sight of Louis van Gaal straying from his normal position in the home team’s dugout was enough to prompt cheers of delight from the Old Trafford crowd…but what he did next nearly lifted the roof off the stadium. With his Manchester United side clinging to a slender 3-2 lead over title-chasing Arsenal in the game’s closing […]

11 years ago

Finally, Leonardo DiCaprio has his Oscar. Following previous unsuccessful nominations, DiCaprio’s performance in The Revenant was enough to see him pick up the award on Sunday night. The actor used his lengthy acceptance speech, which can be viewed below, to deliver a message about climate change. “Making The Revenant was about man’s relationship to the […]

11 years ago

It was a disappointing end to Yaya Sanogo’s full Charlton Athletic debut. A  stoppage time winner for Reading saw Charlton lose 4-3, after the Arsenal loanee had bagged an incredible hat-trick. 84' @Yayasanogoal22 has gone and bagged a bloody hat-trick! 3-3 #cafc #CAFCLive — Charlton Athletic FC (@CAFCofficial) February 27, 2016 If we’re being polite, […]

11 years ago

Nathan Ake is a lucky lad. The Chelsea loanee, playing for Watford in their game against Bournemouth, escaped a nasty injury when he hurdled a Vicarage Road advertising board. Having tried to keep the ball in play, Ake clears the the advertising board, presumably not realising there was a good five foot drop on the other […]

11 years ago

Joleon Lescott has had a rough time of it lately. Results haven’t been great for Aston Villa, and following a home thrashing by Liverpool, the defender was heavily criticised for tweeting a picture of what appeared to be his new set of wheels. Lescott apologised quickly, and explained that the tweet had been sent out accidentally, […]

11 years ago

An estimated 1,400 Sunderland supporters made the trip to West Ham on Saturday. As a gesture of thanks from the club for their ongoing support throughout a difficult season, Sunderland issued every single one of them was given a free replica of the club’s green away shirt. This follows the news earlier in the week […]

11 years ago

Unfortunately, Zinedine Zidane never graced the Premier League. While he was linked with moves to England earlier in his career, the legendary French midfielder spent the best years of his club career with Juventus and then Real Madrid. Now in charge of Real, Zidane has revealed which players make up his all-time Premier League XI. […]

11 years ago

It’s hardly a secret that Steven Gerrard’s playing career is reaching an end, but it now appears that the former Liverpool captain could be entering his final season. Writing in The Telegraph, Gerrard suggests that although no final decisions have been made, he is considering retiring at the end of the MLS season, which begins on March 6. […]

11 years ago

Marcus Rashford was the unexpected hero of the hour for Manchester United against FC Midtjylland, after the 18-year-old scored twice on his debut. The youngster, who replaced Anthony Martial after he was injured in the warm-up, is highly rated by those at Old Trafford. Outside of the club however, it seems very little is known […]

11 years ago

Marcus Rashford made the most of being handed an unexpected start against FC Midtjylland. The youngster, who had previously scored for United’s U18, U19 and U21 sides, started the game after the late withdrawal of Anthony Martial with a hamstring injury. And just after an hour, Rashford marked the occasion by doing this… Rashford with a […]

11 years ago

Just when it seemed that their injury problems couldn’t get much worse, they did. Anthony Martial, a rare bright point in a dismal Manchester United season, has been injured in the warm-up ahead of the crucial second leg against FC Midtjylland. The French international, who has been a permanent fixture in the United side since […]

11 years ago

Although he might not be old enough to fully appreciate it, it’s been an incredible few months for Murtaza Ahmadi. A photograph of him wearing a home made Lionel Messi Argentina shirt – fashioned from a striped blue and white plastic bag – went viral and sparked a global search to find out the identity of the […]

11 years ago

What a finish!

11 years ago

Sick and tired of hearing about Jose Mourinho’s potential move to Manchester United yet? Unfortunately, it seems there’s no sign of the speculation slowing down any time soon. With so many reports being churned out on the subject of the former Chelsea manager’s future, it’s a refreshing change to hear from the man himself. Speaking in […]

11 years ago

The first series was brilliant…

11 years ago

Board games

11 years ago

Over recent years, the quality of Barcelona’s football has rightly attracted plenty of plaudits. Unfortunately, this incident involving leftback Jordi Alba perhaps shows a side of football we don’t want to see from one of the sport’s greatest teams. After Olivier Giroud’s hand catches his arm, the Spanish international theatrically throws himself to the Emirates turf, clutching […]

11 years ago

What a shambles. Gary Neville’s luck as Valencia coach might be changing, but his team’s youth side have every right to feel aggrieved after a horrendous error from the referee cost them their place in the last eight of the UEFA Youth League. Having drawn 1-1 with Chelsea and missed a late penalty to win the […]

11 years ago

Given the amount of times the modern-day international footballer boards a plane, forgetting a passport is inexcusable. But, ahead of Barcelona’s Champions League trip to London, Luis Suarez did exactly that. According to Goal, the Uruguayan realised when he arrived at the airport on Monday morning that he didn’t have his passport, meaning […]

11 years ago

Louis van Gaal has had no trouble reminding people of the number of injuries picked up in his Manchester United team in recent weeks. Although many United supporters appear to be growing tired of their manager’s excuses, a glance at this lineup brings home how unfortunate the Dutchman has been. None of the players in this lineup, […]

11 years ago

We all know that Hector Bellerin is pretty speedy, but to suggest he’s quicker than Usain Bolt might seem a bit far-fetched. However, a report by the BBC claimed that the Arsenal man is quicker than the Olympic champion – over a distance of 40 metres. The Spaniard covered the distance in 4.41 seconds, bettering the time […]

11 years ago

There hasn’t be much for Manchester United fans to shout about lately. With this in mind, you can’t blame some of them for getting a little bit excited at the news that the club had secured the services of a new player… even if that player was a Brazilian named Anderson. Lazio’s Felipe Anderson was linked with a January […]

11 years ago

Pep Guardiola doesn’t appear to be letting the small matter of trying to steer Bayern Munich towards a treble get in the way of his preparations for next season. According to reports, the soon-to-be Manchester City coach appears to have secured some kind of deal for German international Ilkay Gundogan. The Borussia Dortmund midfielder has been […]

11 years ago

Of all Louis van Gaal’s critics in recent months, Paul Scholes appears to have been one of the more vocal. The former midfielder has rarely missed an opportunity to to take a swipe at van Gaal, delivering his brutally honest assessments of the football being served up by the current Manchester United side while working […]

11 years ago

You might hear some ex-footballers complaining that they’ve nothing to do when they hang up their boots, but not Faustino Asprilla. The former Newcastle United man, who recently vented his frustration at Steve McClaren,  called time on his playing career over a decade ago. But, as demonstrated by the tweet below, it seems the Colombian has […]

11 years ago

Unlike the majority of Arsenal’s current first team, Martin Keown knows what’s needed to win a league title. Documenting an important win over Leicester City with dressing-room photographs, isn’t one of those things. Writing in his column for The Daily Mail, Keown has condemned some of Arsene Wenger’s team for the pictures that followed their […]

11 years ago

The FA Cup returns this weekend, with Crystal Palace facing a tricky tie away at Tottenham. The fixture means that Emmanuel Adebayor returns to White Hart Lane for the first time since leaving Spurs, and the 31-year-old has been spilling the beans on his relationships with former manager Mauricio Pochettino and chairman Daniel Levy. The Togolese […]

11 years ago

Without being too disrespectful to Manchester United’s Europa League opposition, the reality of missing out on the Champions League knock out stages is set to bite when they run out for their game against FC Midtjylland. The Danish champions’ 11,800 capacity MCH Arena is a far cry from the San Siros and Nou Camps that United […]

11 years ago

If, like us, you find there’s something strangely watchable about a footballer missing a ridiculously easy chance to score a goal, this is definitely your cup of tea. Holding on to a slender 2-1 lead against Feyenoord, PEC Zwolle look to have the perfect opportunity to seal a Valentine’s Day victory. After a teammate’s chip […]

11 years ago

Through the years, there have been plenty of tactics used to try and encourage people to quit smoking. On these shores, we’ve seen a number of advertising campaigns on the TV along with a range of health warnings being plastered on cigarette packaging. In Russia, an advert seen in a Moscow bus shelter is also keen to stress that smoking […]

11 years ago

“Endsgeil”

11 years ago

Considering that they’ve served up some of the greatest football the world has ever seen in recent years, we find it tough to get our heads around the fact that Barcelona are trailing the Premier League clubs in any way. But according to reports, the Catalan club are finding it difficult to secure a shirt […]

11 years ago

Normally, the phrase ‘done deal’ is something many football fans take with a pinch of salt. That said, when it’s being uttered by someone who we all know is extremely well connected, we sit up and take a bit more notice. In this case, it’s Harry Redknapp, who has fanned the Jose Mourinho to Manchester United […]

11 years ago

A bit too serious?

11 years ago

Jurgen Klopp takes his Liverpool side back to his native Germany this week, where they return to Europa League action against FC Augsburg. In preparation for Liverpool’s visit, the Bundesliga team’s official Twitter account has tweeted a message of support for their side, inspired by some of Merseyside’s most famous sons. Four of the Augsburg team […]

11 years ago

With one glancing header, Danny Welbeck might just have delivered a season-defining moment with his stoppage time winner against Leicester. Returning from injury to give Arsenal’s title challenge the shot in the arm it needed, this was arguably his most significant goal for the club, and his decision to celebrate it by leaping into the Emirates crowd […]

11 years ago

Even by his own admission, Eden Hazard’s failure to recapture the kind of form he showed last season has played a part in Chelsea’s poor league position (and the departure of Jose Mourinho). Any hopes of Guus Hiddink’s side clambering up the table to salvage a top four spot already seem to be dead, meaning the only […]

11 years ago

Every game Matas

11 years ago

If you were given a quid for every time you saw or heard a story linking Paul Pogba with a transfer, you’d probably have enough money to afford Paul Pogba. The Frenchman turned his back on Manchester United in 2012, apparently telling anyone who’d listen that he was ‘disrespected’ by Sir Alex Ferguson. Four years and a […]

11 years ago

Like many of the world’s largest cities, London’s skyline is set to change significantly in the years ahead. In fact, there are approximately 250 high rise buildings currently being built or being planned in the Big Smoke. While exploring whether the planned developments are simply exploiting London’s housing bubble instead of providing much-needed affordable property […]

11 years ago

It’s not been the greatest of weeks for Marouane Fellaini. The Belgian has never been top of the popularity list amongst Manchester United’s supporters, and after it emerged that the Belgian had been left out of the squad to face Sunderland on Saturday, ‘No Fellaini’ was trending on Twitter. A quick glance at some of the […]

11 years ago

Here we go again. After another Premier League defeat left Manchester United’s hopes of finishing in the top four in tatters, even more stories linking Louis van Gaal with an Old Trafford exit have surfaced. Predictably, Jose Mourinho’s name features prominently in the back pages of Monday’s papers, with The Sun claiming he could be […]

11 years ago

Danny Welbeck’s late, late winner at The Emirates delighted all those loyal to Arsenal. Idris Elba is no different. The Luther star shared his delight at Arsenal’s victory in the following video message, posted on Twitter. Elba will be in attendance at at Sunday evening’s Baftas, where he will be hoping his weekend gets even better as he […]

11 years ago

A few months back, we brought you the news that Dutch side RKC Waalwijk would be using models as mascots on Valentine’s Day. “The whole evening will be devoted to lingerie alongside football,” RKC spokesman Sander Mijnhijmer was quoted as saying on Dutch news site Omroep Brabant. At the time, we weren’t sure how well the idea would […]

11 years ago

Forget that Manchester United slumped to another Premier League defeat at Sunderland, it hasn’t stopped them from being linked with another of the biggest names in world football. Instead of the usual Neymar, Bale or Ronaldo stories, The Daily Mail claim that United are ‘closing in’ on a move for Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gabonese striker has […]

11 years ago