Football NewsWhen you mention the name ‘Ronaldo’ today most people send their thoughts to a talented 24 year old Portuguese attacker who is known for moments or brilliance and the occasional moan. However those of us who are not caught up in ‘CR7′ mania and associate the name ‘Ronaldo’ with perhaps the greatest striker of all [...]
In football many events replace the sport itself in terms of their importance, significance and consequence – The Superga Air Disaster is one of these.
When we think about all the tragedies of football our thoughts at instantly thrown back to the Munich Air Disaster, Heysel, Hillsborough to mention just a few but rarely this one [...]
I wrote an article for Goalpost.tv on the, somewhat strange and baffling, move of Sven Goran Eriksson to lowly Notts County. Even though they are the self-proclaimed ‘oldest club in the world’, I didn’t expect this.
Check it out: http://www.goalpost.tv/2009/07/23/latest-news/notts-county%e2%80%99s-coup.htm
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Like Zindane’s goal in the Champions League Final this goal is one that leaves us almost lost for words.
From this Roberto Carlos (of União São João, Palmeiras, Inter, Real Madrid and now Fenerbahçe) carved his name as a masterful free kick taker. Unfortunately he was not as consistent in this regard as many of his [...]
Barcelona. Think Messi, Ronaldinho, Cryuff, Zubizarreta and Luis Suárez to name a few. Indeed this whole post could be used just to name the great players who have played for Barça.
What about Joan Gamper? Formally Hans Kamper before he decided to become more ‘Catalonian.’ He might not have been the greatest ever player but [...]
Throughout football’s long and patterned history there has always been drama, excitement, heartbreak and jubilation. The Uefa Cup Final in 1995 when Nayim ridiculously scored from the half-way line past a disbelieving David Seaman; the 1999 Champions League Final where Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s right foot will forever be etched into the memory of Manchester United [...]
Before he became UEFA President and often figure of controversy and ridicule in Britain, Michel Platini was one of the best midfielders’ ever to grace the beautiful game. Regardless of how some perceive him today we should not overlook the incredible career he had that took him from Nancy to Saint-Étienne and then onto Italian [...]
So Jermaine Pennant, the forgotten man of Merseyside, has jumped ship for sunnier and warmer shores, namely, Real Zaragoza. Perhaps this move will come as a bit of a shock to some of you? Well he was linked with Real Madrid pre-Galacticos II era, so his move to the Mediterranean is not as much of [...]
Not much you can say about this really, other than watch perhaps the greatest goal every scored by one of the greatest players to ever grace the game.
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With all the hype surrounding Michael Owens transfer to Manchester United, and all the previous debates surrounding Owens usefulness to a big club, we have to ask the question; is the era of the conventional striker coming to an end?
Since time immemorial, well in football terms anyway, most teams had a striker. The golden boy [...]
