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England’s Lionesses Have Shown Just How Far Women’s Football Has Come

England’s Lionesses Have Shown Just How Far Women’s Football Has Come

What do the words ‘England’ ‘football’ and ‘World Cup’ conjure up in your mind? Penalty shootouts, managers who don’t have a clue, unlucky exits, drab football and pretty much constant disappointment? Yeah, that’s pretty much it really. Or it was before...read more »

Five reasons why Barcelona will not win La Liga

Five reasons why Barcelona will not win La Liga

Barcelona are not having it all their own way this season in La Liga and despite spending a fair amount of money in the summer transfer window, the Cules are still trailing great rivals Real Madrid, who are a point...read more »

Spain’s Ramos BLASTS Chelsea duo – but is bang out of order for doing so

Spain’s Ramos BLASTS Chelsea duo – but is bang out of order for doing so

Another international break and another spat between club and country. Whilst this is becoming pretty standard it is Chelsea who are involved in such argument this time, and despite manager Jose Mourinho claiming that he had nothing to do with the...read more »

Now is David De Gea’s time to shine for Manchester United and Spain

Now is David De Gea’s time to shine for Manchester United and Spain

There comes a time in every top footballer's career when everything falls into place. It is their time to shine - and right now, there is no player who that phrase applies to more than Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper...read more »

The final word… things had better change for England come 2016

The final word… things had better change for England come 2016

Although the level of expectation was noticeably subdued this year, the whole country still got behind the Three Lions hoping to be pleasantly surprised. Houses and pubs were decked out with flags and bunting flying the St. George’s cross high as...read more »

It has been a decade in the making and now Germany could well dominate for years to come

It has been a decade in the making and now Germany could well dominate for years to come

They never doubted it. Germany are World Cup winners and it has been ten years in the making. It started out with Jurgen Klinsmann and passed down to Jaochim Low, who took the side to the next level and turned them into the...read more »

Clinical, disciplined and lethal – Germany will be the only winners

Clinical, disciplined and lethal – Germany will be the only winners

I still can’t get over Tuesday’s German wonder-showcase against a shell-shocked Brazil that sent Ze Germans into the World Cup final. It was a brilliant display of football and also sportsmanship - hear me out on this one - and I think...read more »

Flawless Germans leave Brazil inconsolable as World Cup dreams lie in tatters

Flawless Germans leave Brazil inconsolable as World Cup dreams lie in tatters

From Thiago Silva’s hat to the result, it was a shocking night for Brazil. The hosts, the pre-tournament favourites, the nation who invented football. Well if that is the case, Germany are the ones who are redefining it after their utter demolition...read more »

Former Chelsea defender takes massive pay cut to join Roma

Former Chelsea defender takes massive pay cut to join Roma

For a man dubbed 'Cashley' by the majority of football fans, to hear that Ashley Cole has taken a £160,000 per week pay cut to join Serie A side Roma from Chelsea is something of a shock. The defender reportedly snubbed...read more »

France fall but in reality their time will come in 2016

France fall but in reality their time will come in 2016

After a successful run through the group stages with an impressive score sheet, France exit the World Cup at the quarter finals stage after a 1-0 defeat against Germany. Mats Hammels’ header saw the end of Les Bleus World Cup challenge...read more »