We are now getting very close to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. I thought I’d try my hand at predicting the scores of all the games and see who I think will end up as the eventual winners. Here goes…   Group A Brazil 2-0 Croatia, Mexico 2-1 Cameroon. Brazil 3-1 Mexico, Croatia […]

Posted on May 31st, 2014 by scott
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  Martin O’Neill told the world’s media on Thursday that his assistant Roy Keane had held informal talks with Celtic’s majority shareholder Dermot Desmond about the managerial vacancy at Parkhead. For the life of me, I cannot see why Keane could be seen as the best candidate for this job? Am I alone on this? Lets […]

Posted on May 30th, 2014 by scott
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One of Mauricio Pochettino’s first big tasks at Tottenham Hotspur is to get a hold of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and convince the Frenchman that his long term future should be at White Hart Lane. The keeper has a contract that runs until the summer of 2016, but Spurs want to protect their investment and tie […]

Posted on May 30th, 2014 by scott
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Liverpool have had a pretty successful 2014 so far. They took their title challenge to the final day, finishing second has seen them return to Europe’s top table  (the Champions League) and they have tied down the manager (Brendan Rodgers) who has been responsible for turning around the clubs fortunes. But this summer isn’t a […]

Posted on May 29th, 2014 by scott
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  So David Luiz is departing Chelsea and heading to French champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after the World Cup. I believe this transfer, believed to be for a fee of around £50m, is a perfect scenario for all concerned. For Chelsea they make a tidy profit in the region of £28m, great business for a […]

Posted on May 28th, 2014 by scott
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QPR have regained their place at England’s top table. But before the ‘R’s’ fans get too excited about French striker Loic Remy returning to Loftus Road, Harry Redknapp has let the cat out of the bag that Remy has a release clause in his contract. The buy-out fee in the contract is believed to be […]

Posted on May 27th, 2014 by scott
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For the past two World Cups we’ve all waited for Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo or even both to light up the grandest stage of them all and prove once and for all that they’re up there with Pele and Diego Maradona, who are considered the best players of all time. Both have played in […]

Posted on May 26th, 2014 by scott
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So Celtic are now on the lookout for a new manager after former boss Neil Lennon decided it was time for a change. A whole host of names have been doing the rounds as possible successors. Most of those names have been men that have a strong connection with the Glasgow club such as Jackie […]

Posted on May 25th, 2014 by scott
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Back in the summer of 2009, Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United for his boyhood favourite club Real Madrid. The cost of the transfer was £80m, which was a world record transfer fee at the time. Fast forward five years and Ronaldo has almost done it all with Los Merengues. He has won La Liga, two […]

Posted on May 24th, 2014 by scott
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Last week I turned thirty. But football never really made me feel old. Not until now. Why now? Well the evergreen Ryan Giggs has decided to retire as a footballer. I started following football back in 1989 and Giggs made his senior debut at Manchester United in 1990. So I have watched the very beginning […]

Posted on May 23rd, 2014 by scott
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