With more sub-plots than an Agatha Christie murder mystery we survived a hectic game at Portsmouth to emerge with all three points. Harry despite press rumours escaped the ordeal intact and only two of the six players with Tottenham connections were sent off. Man.City failing to win at Wigan means that we maintain our third place for another week, the first time we have been in such a position Click to continue reading...

Sometimes when a footballer spends many many years in a city and does well for its club, he becomes a local hero and gets reverence and perks usually reserved for a dignitary. This mostly happens when a player is older and more mature able to handle the power that comes with being placed on a pedestal.

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Marta was introduced to Santos fans today. She will be the main name of the side in the women's version of Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores. She will be on loan for 3 months from Los Angeles Sol. The Copa Libertadores will be from the 4th to the 18th of October. The Copa do Brasil will run from September 15th to December 15th.

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Well its not really what we intended, another centre half, to join the three decent players we already have and several defenders who can, and have played there in the past few weeks. But in the circumstances Harry and Daniel probably concluded that if a good start is the basis for a decent season then something had to be done. Click to continue reading...

Howard Webb. The English Premier League's top official. The best referee in the country; he has just been appointed the man in charge of the FA Cup match on 30th May. A fantastic achievement for him. However - that will all be overshadowed by his performance at Old Trafford yesterday evening. Where, not only did Webb hand United the title, he gift wrapped it, and wrote ‘with love' on the label. Click to continue reading...

To Anfield, where football was not the most important thing on the agenda for once. Paying respect to those who sadly lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster, 20 years ago this Wednesday, was at the forefront of everyone's mind. A minute‘s silence, impeccably observed. What followed was fitting; a comprehensive feast of flowing football saw Liverpool sweep Blackburn aside with ease.

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.You can always tell what sort of match it was by where it comes on the Match of the Day running order. I watched the Fulham game and knew we would be on last even though there was the traditional full programme, just like the good old days on Saturday afternoons.
A 0-0 draw is almost certain to be last anyway, even Hanson, a defender, still finds it hard to appreciate the qualities in a goalless encounter, though not as much as Lineker and Shearer obviously. Click to continue reading...

Don't put your favourite La Liga club above the Royal family A Moroccan schoolboy who supports Barcelona has been jailed for insulting the country's Royal family. Yassine Belassal altered the phrase "God, The Nation, The King" on the school blackboard so that it instead read "God, The Nation, Barcelona". Click to continue reading...

Premier League leaders Arsenal take on surprise package Hull City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The Gunners are flying high at the top of the Premiership and take on top-flight debutantes Hull on the back of a 6-0 destruction of Championship side Sheffield United by their youngsters in the Carling Cup, but expect manager Arsene [. Click to continue reading...

Having watched Eusebio score 9 goals during the 1966 World Cup in England, the designers at PUMA decided that he should be the man to help them develop a signature football boot. The process took two years to complete and in 1968 the PUMA King was born. The boot over time would become just as [...] Click to continue reading...

Yet another inspired lookalike suggested by Chringle, the undisputed king of shit lookalikes. More shit lookalikes... Click to continue reading...

Yet another inspired lookalike suggested by Chringle, the undisputed king of shit lookalikes. More shit lookalikes... Click to continue reading...

Yet another inspired lookalike suggested by Chringle, the undisputed king of shit lookalikes. More shit lookalikes... Click to continue reading...

Yet another inspired lookalike suggested by Chringle, the undisputed king of shit lookalikes. More shit lookalikes... Click to continue reading...

Arsenal suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Tottenham as the Spurs broke a 9 year winless streak against their bitter enemies in an emphatic fashion. The deserved 5-1 win was the first time in 21 matches that the Gunners lost to their North London rivals, and was enough to propel Juande Ramos' rejuvenated side into the finals of the Carling Cup where they will face the winner of tomorrow's match between Chelsea and Everton. Click to continue reading...

Good morning to you all, on this Martin Luther King Day here. I got a bit of a late start so I will just give you a little overview of what I am looking at and hearing until I get the time to settle in this morning to really write up some things. First off, as [...] Click to continue reading...

Both final spots in this year's Carling Cup are still up for grabs, as neither Arsenal nor Tottenham grabbed a decisive victory at the Emirates today. Chelsea are up 2-1 against Everton in the other semifinal, but will still face a tough away game at Goodison park before advancing to the finals.
Tottenham looked set to win today's entertaining encounter against their greatest rivals for the first time in eight years, after going up 1-0 in the first half thanks to Jermaine Jenas. Click to continue reading...

League leaders Arsenal take on 12th place Tottenham in the second North London derby of the season as the Gunners try to stay clear of Manchester United.
Arsenal beat Spurs 3-1 at White Heart Lane after coming back from a goal deficit. Tottenham will be trying to get revenge this time around at the Emirates, but will have a tough time, with the Gunners on a fine run of form. Click to continue reading...