The Premier League’s big spenders, Man City lack goal scorers.

By Robert Morris With Manchester City having only conceded one goal out of five games in all competitions, it seems City have little to worry about by way of the defence.  However, with the departure of Craig Bellamy to Cardiff and now Robinho to AC Milan, the Blues are now arguably struggling in terms of [...]

Walcott and Arshavin do the business for Arsenal

By Rob Deyzel It seems as if Theo Walcott is determined to confound any doubt in his footballing attributes with another fantastic performance at Ewood Park. It certainly was not a blistering performance by the former premier league champions, but could be described as workman like. The game was a dogged battle with a resilient  [...]

Sudden spending tree of the Bundesliga

By Eike Zwicker The new season has been just two weeks on and some clubs need to improve their team, perhaps due to a bad start (Schalke 04, VFB Stuttgart) or injury problems (Hannover 96). The following article points out the latest major summer transfers of the Bundesliga. 1. Schalke 04 signs up Klaas Jan [...]

La Liga Opening Week Review

By James Goyder It was first blood to Barcelona in the race for La Liga as Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid laboured to a 0-0 draw. Both sides faced a similar test in the opening round of fixtures with away ties against lower level opposition. Barcelona (photo) passed theirs with flying colors, cruising to a 3-0 [...]

Villa Shows Life, Edges Toffees 1-0

By Christopher Boulay With all of the turmoil that Villa is experiencing at the moment, they really came together and grinded out a win against a tough, but also struggling Everton side on Sunday. The Villains went ahead in the ninth minute from a strike by defender Luke Young (photo), but they were lucky to [...]

A Frugal Summer for Most European Clubs

By: Mike Newell Over the past year many clubs have come under greater scrutiny in regards to their player spending at overall financial stability. With several top flight clubs around Europe’s biggest leagues either at the brink of, or falling into administration, UEFA has begun to take action against reckless spending by club management. Starting [...]

Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 1 Wigan Athletic

By Callum McCarthy Coming into this game, Wigan Athletic were the joke of the Premiership. Two consecutive thrashings had given them the dubious honour of having the worst start by a top division club in England for 104 years, and to make matters worse, they had to travel to White Hart Lane, the site of [...]

Serie A Weekend In Review

By James Goyder AC Milan sent a serious statement of intent to Serie A with a 4-0 opening day demolition of Lecce. Excitement levels were already high at the San Siro due the imminent arrival of prolific Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He is on a year long loan from Barcelona which will almost certainly be [...]

Gritty away encounter ends in draw, but positive signs continue for Newcastle United

By David Bateman Newcastle couldn’t follow up their 6-0 victory over Aston Villa with a similar performance or score-line, but a 1-1 draw with in-form Wolves will have satisfied the Magpies. Although they could not gain three points, a draw is far from a poor result, especially considering Wolves are unbeaten so far this season, [...]

Bundesliga week 2 – Round-Up

By Heiko Lutkehus La Liga, the Premier League and the Serie A. Famous names, indeed, but even more stunning is the current situation in the German Bundesliga, which thrills Europe with exciting matches and unbelievable results. This weekend the 18 teams scored altogether 39 goals in 9 matches.  Want some examples? On Friday, returnee 1 [...]

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