Newcastle United fans could be set to celebrate the departure of Mike Ashley. The current owner of the Tyneside club is reportedly about to sell his stake in the Premier League outfit (Via BBC Sport). Now the potential new consortium does involve Saudi money and that might feel queasy to those Magpie supporters that care […]
Posted on April 16th, 2020 by scott
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Manchester City’s Kyle Walker has been full of contradictions lately and it may cost him his career, as he knows it. He released a message asking supporters to stay at home and protect The NHS: The English fullback also stated his admiration for his manager, Pep Guardiola, after the coach donated a large chunk of […]
Posted on April 13th, 2020 by scott
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It was interesting hearing about the frustrations Paul Scholes has when looking at this era’s midfielders (Via BBC’s Football Daily). A particular criticism the Manchester United legend had was that middle-men didn’t take enough risks. He feels midfielders should be winning the ball, playing passes and also charging forward to help out attacking teammates. His […]
Posted on April 11th, 2020 by scott
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As lockdown continues I am really appreciating the opportunity of looking back. It could’ve been easy to go to the early 90s and look at that wonderful AC Milan side. After Rangers, that Milan team were the ones that helped secure my love for football. But the more I started thinking about Milan’s inspirational midfield […]
Posted on April 10th, 2020 by scott
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I absolutely loved France 98. It has to be one of my favourite World Cups. Every continent seemed to produce a team or a player that caught my eye. Given my continued adoration for the tournament that year, I’ve decided to list some of it’s standout stars. I may have forgotten some of your favourites, […]
Posted on April 9th, 2020 by scott
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With the Premier League season in doubt, Liverpool will have to wait and see if they are to be crowned Champions, if the league is going to be completed or will it be cancelled? Liverpool have been unbelievable to watch all season long, winning 27 out of their 29 matches. They have drawn just once, […]
Posted on April 8th, 2020 by scott
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Italia 90′ is the first World Cup I can remember. I was six year old at the time and it’s the tournament that allowed me to fall in love with football. When I announced on Twitter that I was going to make more retro blogs as the current football calendar was being suspended due to […]
Posted on March 16th, 2020 by scott
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I was a Ronaldo fanboy since I first heard about his talents pre the 1994 World Cup, when he was known as Ronaldinho! He just burst onto the footballing scene. Possessed electric pace, raw unique power, a carnival amount of skills and a prolific eye for goals. Even later in his career, when he basically […]
Posted on March 14th, 2020 by scott
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Sunday newspapers had reports linking Serie A giants Juventus with a world record bid for Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. Eurosport cited a rumour that the Italian champions were ready to offer a whopping £150m for the Dutch centre-back. That would see the Premier League leaders double their return after paying £75m for the player […]
Posted on February 3rd, 2020 by scott
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If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer truly believes his side can go throughout this season with just three strikers then he’s very deluded. Anthony Martial missed a decent chunk of the first half of the season due to an injury. In their last game, an FA Cup win over Wolves, United boss Solskjaer decided to bring on […]
Posted on January 17th, 2020 by scott
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