Fairytales are few and far between in football. They are moments of unbelievable achievements, a conquering of the odds and a story that will live long in the memory. We witnessed one of those moments in the FA Cup final, where underdogs Wigan lifted the trophy against Manchester City. Wigan made it to the [...]
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Wigan Win brings magic back to the FA Cup
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Arsenal, Capital One Cup, FA Cup, Manchester City, Roberto Mancini, Wembley, Wigan
Aguero nets again as City see off Chelsea to reach FA Cup Final
Goals from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero either side of half time sealed Manchester City’s spot to face Wigan in the FA Cup final. In all probability the tournament represents Roberto Mancini’s teams last chance of silverware this season and the Italian believes a victory in the competition would complete a “successful” season for the [...]
Stoke slide continues as United get back on title track
Robin van Persie ended his Manchester United goal drought as the Premier League leaders bounced back from derby defeat to extend their advantage over Manchester City to 15 points with a win at Stoke. It was a solid, professional if unspectacular job from Sir Alex Fergusons men, who took an early lead from Michael [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Man Utd, Manchester City, Premier League, Relegation, Stoke
Aguero nets again as City see off Chelsea to reach FA Cup Final
Goals from Samir Nasri and Sergio Aguero either side of half time sealed Manchester City’s spot to face Wigan in the FA Cup final. In all probability the tournament represents Roberto Mancini’s teams last chance of silverware this season and the Italian believes a victory in the competition would complete a “successful” season for the [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Chelsea, FA Cup, Football, Manchester City, Rafael Benitez
Roberto Mancini has no right to be angry with Vincent Kompany
Roberto Mancini has gone on the attack this week over the fact that his captain Vincent Kompany played for Belgium having missed the last eight weeks for Manchester City. Mancini first criticised Belgium manager Marc Wilmots for playing Kompany. BBC Sport quoted Mancini saying, “I think sometimes some managers of national teams should understand [...]
Posted in Football Opinion | Tags: Belgium, Internationals, Manchester City, Premier League, Roberto Mancini
GUARDIOLA MAKES A SHREWD MOVE – BUT IS IT AS A RESULT OF A FERGIE PEP TALK?
Bayern Munich stunned the football world by announcing that Pep Guardiola would become their new manager in the summer. The Spaniard has chosen to end his sabbatical and take the helm at the Allianz, in a snub to the likes of Chelsea who were so desperate for his services. The big question however is [...]
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Chelsea, Football, Jose Mourinho, Man Utd, Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Rafael Benitez
WHY IS THE STANDARD OF ENGLISH REFEREEING SO FAR BEHIND EUROPE?
It seems increasingly as though we spend a large number of weekends discussing the referee rather than the football. So many times we are witnessing glaring mistakes by the men in charge that influence matches and change the results of key English League clashes. In contrast, when we watch Champions League football, more often [...]
