Asked in May 2007 whether he could see why well-respected figures within football were dubbing David Bentley the ‘new David Beckham’, Steve McClaren gave this response to the Lancashire Telegraph. "I can see that (comparison),"…
Manchester City midfielder Nigel de Jong has defended his club's massive spending over the last couple of seasons, and feels the revolution at the Etihad Stadium is increasing the quality in the English game. Since…
Martin O’Neill has received his first knockback as Sunderland manager after it was confirmed that Asamoah Gyan will see out his loan deal at Al Ain for the remainder of the season, as reported in…
Arsenal are reportedly ready to make a move for highly-rated Fulham attacker Clint Dempsey, according to The Daily Mail. The in-form United States international has been the Cottagers' main goal threat of late, hitting the…
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has defended his decision to leave Rafael van der Vaart out of his squad for the Europa League group stages, as he felt the forward would not be fit for the…
And relax. At last, it is over. Four months of rabid speculation, frantic dealing, and last-day panicking. Big Ben bonged, and the transfer window was slammed shut. There is a god. As usual, the papers…
Do not let your eyes deceive you, it was not the FA that stripped Terry of the England captaincy on Friday morning. In fact, confirmation that association chairman, David Bernstein, called the now former skipper…
England manager Fabio Capello has stated that he will send his team out in Montenegro looking for three points, despite knowing that a draw will send The Three Lions to Euro 2012. After victories over…
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has backed Steven Taylor for a place in the England squad, following the defender's impressive start to the season. The Tyneside club have kept three clean sheets in their four Premier…
It was supposed to be a breeze. The Champions League Group Stage has rarely delivered as much excitement and drama as the brain-melting hype may have implied, due to the usual suspects virtually always progressing…