Football
The Carling Cup, dinner with Alex McLeish and no end to Arsenal’s trophy drought
Birmingham win the Carling Cup… and their first major trophy for 48 years
Birmingham deserved to win the Carling Cup. Sure they had some luck with the winner but they were unlucky early doors; Lee Bowyer was not offside as given and should have been awarded a penalty with the Arsenal goalie Szczesny red-carded, but [...]
By Gary Newbon | Sport | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 4:01 pm
Big team focus blurs the real picture
It’s been five years since Arsenal won a trophy. Although I expect you already knew that. It’s a statistic that’s been knocked around in the media with the same gusto as an Arsenal counter attack.
It was meant to come to an end on Sunday against Birmingham, and Arsenal could move forward without dragging this weighty [...]
By Simon Rice | Sport | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 1:15 pm
Football managers – what not to wear, plus Ancelotti, Hodgson and the FA Cup
I have always believed in smart suits, ties etc on duty for matches etc. Now sports scientists at the University of Portsmouth studied the effect that coaches’ appearances had on a players impression of their competence.
By Gary Newbon | Sport | Wednesday, 23 February 2011 at 12:35 pm
If only Ronaldo had not gotten injured
It is a rare moment to see three guys staring at a computer screen on a Saturday night, highly nostalgic and almost wiping a tear away from their eyes. No, this wasn’t us discussing the glory days of rock n’ roll after encountering Justin Bieber on a music channel but it was Ronaldo. The real [...]
By Varun Mathure | Sport | Monday, 21 February 2011 at 1:09 pm
What hope for the minnows in this year’s FA Cup?
With the FA Cup fifth round taking centre stage in English football this weekend, it still remains possible that a record low number of Premier League teams (one) could make it to the sixth round, or a joint-record high number, namely all eight of eight quarter-finalists.
For the ‘romantic’ dream of mostly non-Premier [...]
By Brian Sears | Sport | Friday, 18 February 2011 at 3:50 pm
Tottenham and Arsenal lead England’s European redemption
I had a rather wry smile on my face last year when the UEFA Champions League semi-finals commenced as for the first time since 2003 there was no English representation in the last four of Europe’ premier competition.
By Varun Mathure | Sport | Thursday, 17 February 2011 at 10:53 am
Wayne Rooney’s strike is not the best ever
It’s not the greatest goal ever seen. Everyone is getting a bit carried away with Wayne Rooney’s over head kick that sealed Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Manchester City. Sure it was wonderful, brilliant, spectacular and so on. But there have been many great goals over the years. Claims of the best ever are way [...]
By Gary Newbon | Sport | Monday, 14 February 2011 at 12:48 pm
Roy Hodgson is the signing of the season
Forget the millions spent by the Premier League big boys Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City on improving their teams. It is little West Brom that have made the best signing this season.
Today they announced that Roy Hodgson has taken charge, on a contract until the end of next season. Whether they had the former Liverpool [...]
By Simon Rice | Sport | Friday, 11 February 2011 at 3:14 pm
Hodgson, the Olympic Stadium and a managerial transfer window
Roy Hodgson looks a good choice for West Bromwich Albion. He did a very good job at Fulham last season and was voted Manager of the Year by his fellow bosses.
By Gary Newbon | Sport | Friday, 11 February 2011 at 2:12 pm
The right to broadcast football in pubs
‘It is not illegal for a publican to subscribe to a foreign broadcaster. The issue in the Portsmouth case is whether it’s legal to screen it in public’
By The Sports Lawyer | Sport | Thursday, 10 February 2011 at 1:23 pm
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