Next year, an innovative, albeit slightly odd, technique will be introduced in first division football matches in Argentina. One of the most frustrating moments during many football games occurs when defenders creep forwards when the attacking team i...
On Tuesday, Chelsea reached the last 16 of the Champions League following a nervy win over CFR Cluj at Stamford Bridge. The Blues took an early lead thanks to a goal from Salomon Kalou but Cluj managed to equalise much to the dismay of Chelsea fans.M...
Stories are circling today that really makes me fearful. Reports from reputable sources are indicating that Manchester City were ready to completely obliterate the transfer record for a player and to make him the highest paid footballer the world has...
Michael Owen has spoken out about the “turmoil” currently affecting the boardroom at Newcastle United. According to the striker, the issues which have surrounded the upper echelons of the club since Kevin Keegan sensationally quit the club earlier th...
A few months ago one of the writers here at TalkFootball.co.uk wrote about the possibility that Paul Ince was a bad hire for Blackburn Rovers.Now nearly six months on and Ince is being strapped into the guillotine and the blade is being lifted above ...
Portsmouth Football Club are up for sale – I'm so shocked. The club made it official on Sunday that should the right bid come in then the owner is ready to walk away from the club. What in reality does this mean?The media have been speculating for a ...
Juande Ramos, the ex-coach of Tottenham, has been appointed manager of Real Madrid after the Spanish giants sacked Bernd Schuster.Ramos, who had a tough time at Tottenham towards the end of his reign in north London, may have been hoping for a gentle...
Last night, Manchester United secured their position at the top of their Champions League group, despite drawing against Aalborg in a match which should have resulted in a routine win.Some players were left with a bad taste in their mouth after the f...
So it has been a few days since Roy Keane walked out on Sunderland. The former Manchester United star had a few bad results in a row and the going got bad then he walked out just like he did in Japan in the 2002 World CupIt was no shock that I awoke ...
Gordon Strachan, the current manager of Celtic, has stormed out of a press conference after journalists asked him about the possibility of him filling the vacant managerial post at Sunderland. Roy Keane quit the club during the latter stages of last ...
Arsenal oh Arsenal – what are you like? You go and lose at Stoke and at home to Hull but yet you beat Manchester United at home and go on the road and beat Chelsea at the Bridge – what are we to think?I have to admit that I fancied Arsenal going into...
It seems as though the moment any top flight football manager has an injury crisis up top then the first port of call is a veteran Swede.With Yakubu having ruptured his achilles and being out for the season joining Louis Saha (hamstring) on the sidel...