Football isn’t a matter of life and death…

On the eve of the African Nations Cup final, CAF have made themselves look like the least sensitive people on the face of the planet. The last thing you really need when you’ve just had two of your officials shot to death, your reserve goalkeeper nearly paralysed and put in intensive care, a whole bunch of other people you know riddled with wounds and everyone around you scared absolutely shitless, is some suit-wearing, grudge-bearing Confederation official coming along and pissing on your wounds. Continue reading →

There are some truly great players and managers that have never won the biggest prize in football. Continue reading →

If being an England captain is all about setting an example, then it’s easy to see how England fans are stereotyped as uncultured, chavvy hooligans, because our very own Captain Fantastic has been exposed as a love cheat once more. Only this time he’s been having an affair with his best mates missus. Quite. Continue reading →

Jonathan Pearce goes on about Martin O’Neill. I cut Martin O’Neill up at a roundabout last week.

Tim Vickery has written some drivel about Robinho. He seems to have totally forgotten that Robinho is shit and lazy.

The Netherlands are currently football World Champions, and defend their title against the USA in May. However, Brazil remain pound-for-pound top dogs. They’re still not the greatest of all time, though. That’s Hungary.

With the World Cup sneaking up on us, Rob Lloyd casts an eye over who should make Fabios squad. Jack Wilshere?

As we enter February and the season draws ever nearer to its end, one question will receive more and more media attention. Who will be in England’s World Cup squad? Continue reading →

LOL! Once a druggie, always a druggie, as our friend Mutu has proved. I guess that scuppers any Premiership move he was hoping for. Goal.com had the first report I saw. Continue reading →

Manchester City were knocked out of the League Cup last night by their arch rivals, Manchester United. One of the more entertaining moments of the game was given to us by a rogue United fan, who struck Craig Bellamy with a coin. Such actions are obviously not to be encouraged, but take heart in the fact that, if ever a footballer has deserved it,  that player is Bellamy. Continue reading →

Carlos Tevez just won’t go away – but Manchester United still managed to fight their way into the League Cup final. Continue reading →

The Telegraph has a preview of an extremely aggro game that’s on Eurosport tonight, Egypt vs Algeria.

Also in the Telegraph, Brian Moore kicks off at sugar daddy chairmen.

Rio Ferdinand has denied to the FA that he did this.

Presumably it was Wes Brown. Meanwhile, it conveniently leaves Rio free to face Manchester City tonight.