After conquering Astana in the last qualifying round, Celtic now know who they’ll face in this year’s Champions League group stage. The Scottish champions were drawn in Group B with Bundesliga champs Bayern Munich, Ligue 1 giants PSG and Belgian cracks Anderlecht. I think it’s a very good group for Brendan Rodgers and his side. […]

Posted on August 24th, 2017 by scott
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic used the above picture to announce that he had re-signed with Manchester United and will be there for the rest of this season. I think it’s a great deal for both parties. In his statement to the club’s website, Zlatan stated: “I am back to finish what I started.” That is Zlatan and […]

Posted on August 24th, 2017 by scott
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Every club has those players in their youth set-up that’s ready to make the step up to the senior squad and amaze everyone with their quality. Unfortunately not every young prodigy lives up to the hype. Here are five young potential stars that were predicted to hit the heights at Rangers and beyond but failed […]

Posted on August 24th, 2017 by scott
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Had Philippe Coutinho stuck to his initial stance of not trying to force a transfer away from Liverpool to Barcelona, then I think he’d still be a key figure at the club. But as soon as reports surfaced via Coutinho’s family that the Brazilian was determined to leave, that he had fallen out with Jurgen […]

Posted on August 23rd, 2017 by scott
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Against Stoke City at the weekend, Arsenal needed a spark to unlock the Potters defence. The likes of Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Danny Welbeck were all found wanting. The fact they couldn’t find a way to goal and then feel asleep just after half time meant that the Gunners suffered their first Premier League […]

Posted on August 22nd, 2017 by scott
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Gordon Strachan has named his latest Scotland squad that will take on Lithuania and Malta in September’s World Cup qualifiers. The squad is full of familiar faces as Strachan goes with players that he knows well. A few might have wondered about call-ups; Johnny Russell, Graeme Shinnie, Ryan Jack, Barrie McKay, Graham Dorrans, Kenny McLean […]

Posted on August 22nd, 2017 by scott
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A defeat isn’t really a good thing, especially when you lose to your local rivals. English Premier League champions Chelsea managed to edge out Tottenham Hotspur during their  encounter yesterday. Many were quick to insinuate that Spurs playing their home games at Wembley was a major factor in their loss but I just can’t subscribe […]

Posted on August 21st, 2017 by scott
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It’s fair to say that Chelsea were expected to perform better against Burnley in their opening Premier League fixture. But the champions lost their discipline, shape and ultimately the game. Talk of a crisis has hovered over the club ever since. Next up was an away day to face last season’s runners-up Tottenham Hotspur, who […]

Posted on August 20th, 2017 by scott
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Arsenal a far from boring these days but maybe the Gunner’s support would prefer the predicability of 1-0 wins if it meant more success for the club. The North London side managed to edge Leicester City in the first Premier League game of the season but their defence didn’t impress in the 4-3 victory. Yesterday […]

Posted on August 20th, 2017 by scott
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Wayne Rooney has arrived back on Merseyside with a renewed confidence. The all-time leading England goalscorer looked to be struggling at Manchester United for much of last season but it seems his return to Everton seems to be just the tonic he was looking for. Rooney scored the winner on the opening day of the […]

Posted on August 20th, 2017 by scott
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