Man Utd Can Add To Brendan Rodgers Woes With Victory Over Liverpool

Manchester United will travel to Anfield on Sunday afternoon looking to compound Brendan Rodgers miserable start to life at Liverpool, who are without a win in the former Swansea manager’s first four games at the helm. Despite a return of just two points from a possible 12, it would appear that bookmakers are finding it hard to separate the two teams in the betting ahead of this clash with the visitors holding the narrowest of advantage according to the odds, with Bet365 quoting the away win ... Continue Reading →

Dan Warren’s ‘England Will Win Euro 2008′ revisited in 2012

So to the old. Today, I have decided to revisit Dan Warren’s England’s Euro 2008 winning side 9 years after the piece was first written (find it here) Tactics: A 5-1-2-2 Do me a favour Warren! Goalkeeper Prediction’s: “Chris Kirkland, 21 now, will be the world’s finest goalkeeper by 2008″ in 2012: He’s slumming it at Championship new boys Sheffield United after shadowing at Wigan. Defence Predictions: “Brothers, and Rio and Anton Ferdinand will ... Continue Reading →

Roy Hodgson Confirms Wayne Rooney Will Go To Euro 2012

New England manager Roy Hodgson has confirmed that Wayne Rooney will be selected for Euro 2012 despite being ineligible for the Three Lions’ opening two games. The England number 10 saw red for kicking out at Montenegro defender Miodrag Dzudovic during England’s final Group G qualifying match in Podgorica back in October. UEFA took almost a week to deliberate on a decision before finally dishing out a robust three match ban (later reduced to two matches) for the 24-year-old. But despite ... Continue Reading →

PFA Player Of The Year 2012 Shortlist

The shortlist for the 2012 PFA Players’ Player of the Year award has been revealed with Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney amongst the favourites to take the crown. Nominees for Professional Footballers’ Association Players’ Player of the Year award 2011-12 are: Sergio Aguero (Man City) Joe Hart (Man City) Scott Parker (Tottenham) Robin van Persie (Arsenal) Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) David Silva (Man City). Nominees for Young Player of the Year award include: Sergio Aguero (Man City) Gareth Bale ... Continue Reading →

Why Are Foreign Footballers Like Mario Balotelli So Misunderstood?

Sex with hookers, obscene levels of cash and flash cars. Why are footballers so vilified by the media? It is a question In The Stands’ Rolly Pelovangu tackles by arguing that footballers today are just misunderstood No sooner had Mario Balotelli issued a seemingly heartfelt apology to boss Roberto Mancini, Italian head coach Cesare Prandelli, and City fans everywhere had the proverbial knives were drawn by journalists looking to rip into the (admittedly) controversial Italian. So up went the ... Continue Reading →

‘I Prefer Sex With Mario Balotelli Than Rooney’ Jenny Thompson

Hooker Jenny Thompson has revealed that sex with Mario Balotelli was far better than sex with Wayne Rooney and the Italian outdoes Rooney in the bedroom! Thompson famously had a threesome with Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney prior to England’s disastrous World Cup 2010 campaign. Most recently the hooker became the talk of the back, as well as the front pages after details of her fling with Mario Balotelli were made public by the Italian’s agent. Jenny met City ace five times during ... Continue Reading →

Mario Balotelli Had Sex With Jenny Thompson – Wayne Rooney’s Hooker!

Mario Balotelli is once again the talk of the back pages after it was revealed that he slept with hooker Jenny Thompson who once had a threesome with Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. Sigh…can this man ever stay out of the headlines? Stupid question now that news has emerged that Mario Balotelli had a fling with the same hooker who once had a threesome with Wayne Rooney. The news was revealed by none other than the Italian star’s agent Mino Raiola who went on to detail the exact ... Continue Reading →

ITS: Top Footballers To Follow On Twitter

The growth of twitter has given football fans the opportunity to get that bit closer to their heroes. But who are the best footy stars to follow on twitter? Read on… From Rio Ferdinand, to Andres Iniesta, from Robin Van Persie to Bolton’s Fabrice Muamba, the world of twitter has become a football fans’ oyster with ready access to the mind and thoughts of their favourite players. For those of you who have joined the social networking revolution there exists a certain number of players who ‘trend’ ... Continue Reading →

Top 10 Of The Week – Football Rich List 2011/2012

This weeks Top 10 of the Week is the latest football rich list, published today, which has Barcelona striker Lionel Messi topping the table ahead of David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. Every player featured in the list tops the £10m barrier for their earnings in the last 12 months with former Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto’o and Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero also managing to break into the top 10 list. Here are the top ten in reverse order: 10) Philip Lahm In 10th comes Bayern Munich ... Continue Reading →

Lionel Messi Names Sergio Aguero, Rooney & Van Persie As His Fav Players

Lionel Messi has named Sergio Aguero, Wayne Rooney and Robin Van Persie as his favourite Premier League players. Messi is the three-time and current FIFA World Player of The Year, however, when quizzed on his views about his fellow professionals ‘The Flea’ was quick to point out three of his favourite Premier League stars. “There are several quality players in the Premier League like Kun Aguero, who is my friend. I really like how he plays,” Messi was quoted as saying by ... Continue Reading →

‘Lionel Messi The Best Ever’ Admits Wayne Rooney On Twitter

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has labelled Lionel Messi the greatest player of all time on twitter. ‘Wazza’ was one of the millions of watchers the continent over who saw Lionel Messi smash home an astounding five goals, two of which were exquisite lobs and one of which was a superbly placed curling left foot effort which whizzed past hapless Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno, as Barcelona breezed past Bayer Leverkusen at the Camp Nou. In the end the Catalans stroked home ... Continue Reading →

Top 10 of the Week: Marmite Players

Footballers are very much like Marmite, you either love them or hate them. So, for out Top 10 of the week this week we have listed those who emulate the slogan incorporated by our favourite yeast extract… 10. Roy ‘Keano’ Keane Love: Perhaps the only born leader of his generation. Hate: In my eyes, he cannot be forgiven for THAT challenge on Alf-Inge Haaland. But, that said, he at least admitted in his book that he purposefully set out to end a players career – so you can’t ... Continue Reading →