Brian Clough and Don Revie are arguably the benchmarks for managers in the modern game. Revie's Leeds team benefited from his understanding of every element that created a great player and a great team. He…
The French Football Federation will hold an internal investigation into allegations of racial discrimination in the body's youth academies.A race row exploded earlier this week following a report by French website Mediapart, which claimed that…
This weekend it's the big one that needs no introduction. Manchester United v Chelsea at Old Trafford in what is essentially a shootout for the Premier League title. Victory for Chelsea and the title race…
More than thirty years on from Barcelona’s La Masia youth academy opening its doors for the first time, a Blaugrana side filled with its graduates will attempt to cement their home-grown dynasty at Wembley this…
The top two sides in Group D of Euro 2012 qualifying meet when France travel to Minsk to battle Belarus on Friday.France have won four of their five fixtures in the group so far and…
After a credible 12th placed finish in the Premiership, £35 million in the bank and, at long last, a strong sense of stability at the club, one could be forgiven for thinking that the only…
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has claimed that despite exceeding expectations in 2010/11, he can improve further next season. The Mexican contributed 20 goals to the Old Trafford side and struck up an excellent partnership…
The United States will meet Japan in the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup after emerging victoris from their dramatic semi-finals on Thursday.The United States' path to the last four in Germany was highlighted…
Earlier on this week I wrote a piece here on the new kind of hybrid transfer/loan deal currently being employed by Barcelona. I called it the ‘Fabregas effect’, such was the mental scar left at…
Making a good debut for your new club in the Premier League is the best way to enamor yourself to fans in an instant and make a name for yourself in the top tier of…