Oct 11, 2009

Tottenham Hotspur's Luka Modric To Replace Paul Scholes at Manchester United?



Luka Modric has a growing set of admirers, his performances for Tottenham Hotspur since signing from Dynamo Zagreb for £16.5 million, have set him apart at White Hart Lane as perhaps their only potential world class player. And just as Harry Redknapp has the team humming, it seems that the little maestro from Zaton could be a transfer target for Manchester United.

Oct 10, 2009

World Cup Year at Tottenham Hotspur: Vieira, Muntari In? Roman and Giovani Out?


Sulley Muntari could be set to end his time in Italy and leave Jose Mourinho's Serie A champions Inter Milan for Tottenham Hotspur in January after the player's agent admitted the two clubs are in talks.

Spurs could also be adding ex-Arsenal veteran Patrick Vieira to their ranks as they look to make a concerted effort to break the top four.

Lifeless England Well Beaten by Ukraine as Robert Green Sees Red in Qualifier


Ten man England lost their 100 percent record in Group Six of the World Cup Qualifiers going down 1-0 to Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk, after Robert Green became the first-ever English goalkeeper to be sent off in an international fixture.

Oct 5, 2009

EPL Review: Chelsea Stuff Liverpool, Arsenal Get Six, Spurs Get 12, and Hull!


Week eight of the EPL season doubled the amount of draws we've had so far. Didier Drogba took Jamie Carragher apart, Arsenal scored six against Blackburn, Spurs brought their tally of goalscorers this season to an impressive 12, and Hull pulled off a massively needed win against Wigan.

Oct 4, 2009

Worrying Trend Developing at Liverpool, Inability To Beat Good Teams...


Liverpool have played 11 matches this season, four of them against decent opposition and they have lost all four. Is a trend beginning to develop at Anfield that could deny the club of that coveted Premiership title?

Liverpool slumped to their 4th defeat in 11 games with a 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge against high flying Chelsea. The result leaves them just outside the top four and with an uphill battle if they are to have any say in the direction of the title this season.

Andy Reid's Performances For Sunderland Open Ireland's Trap Door?


Andy Reid's brilliant performance for Sunderland against Manchester United yesterday sent Giovani Trappatoni, his Ireland manager, the clearest message so far: That Reid is far better than any other midfielder he has in his Ireland squad and deserves to face Italy and Montenegro next week.

Oct 3, 2009

Shamrock Rovers Beat Bohemians 1-0 in Tallaght and the Title Race is On

Padraig Amond scored the only goal in Shamrock Rovers win over defending champions Bohemians last night to move the Hoops two points clear from Bohs at the top of the Eircom Premier League with only six games to go in this seasons campaign.

Oct 2, 2009

Arsenal's Fans Found Guilty As Adebayor Walks Free, Will They Get Suspended?


Last night the FA handed Emmanuel Adebayor a fine and a suspended two game ban, but they also decided that Arsenal's fans had provoked him in the first place.

This was the second part of the FA's investigation into Adebayor's behaviour during Manchester City's 4-1 win over Arsenal at Eastlands in September.

Having being found guilty of stamping on Robin van Persie's face, and receiving a three game ban for that indiscretion, the FA met to discuss his provocative celebration. The resulting fine of £25,000 works out at one days pay for the striker, with the suspended sentence hanging over him until December 2010.

Sep 29, 2009

Chelsea's Vindictive Pursuit of Adrian Mutu Over Drugs Shame: Just Wrong?

In July of this year, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled against Adrian Mutu's appeal against FIFA for a breach of contract. As a result, the Fiorentina player was ordered to pay his old employers, Chelsea, £14.65 million. Was the result fair?

EPL Review: Ancelloti Out, Torres Rout, Arsenal Win Ugly, and Spurs


It was a weekend to remember in the Premiership. Thirty-seven goals were scored over the 10 fixtures, the Chelsea machine was finally beaten, Fernando Torres beat Hull, and Arsenal finally won without playing well.

There was a multitude of great stories on Saturday, starting with the Blues shock defeat to Wigan at the DW stadium.