The build up to the match between Barcelona and Real Madrid was sensational. The match was moved to Monday night due to some parliamentary elections in Spain and this in no way dampened the enthusiasm and excitement towards the game. All over the world, football lovers look forward to this match aptly titled “El Classico”. [...]

After Newcastle defeated Arsenal by a lone goal at the Emirates, Wenger went on and on about how they did all the play, hit the post twice and tested the keeper severally. What he failed to say was that they lost the second match at the Emirates to a newly promoted team. West Brom took [...]

The appointment of Samson Yebowei Siasia as the substantive Super Eagles coach could signal a positive new beginning for the team if he is allowed to work free of our entire well talked about vices as a Nation. It’s been the desire of most fans of the game in Nigeria to have the Bayelsan tutor [...]

Is there any need to introduce the charismatic Portuguese having been regaled with his almost unbeatable performances in three different leagues in Europe? José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho was born in Setubal in 1963. Mourinho, the son of Portuguese goalkeeper José Félix Mourinho, started out as a player but he was dissatisfied with his [...]

Is this going to be Arsenal’s season in the EPL? Will they be able to finally win another championship and shame many of us that are disillusioned with Wenger’s experiment with youth at the Emirates? Could this be the season that Emirates would be decorated with the Holy Grail of European club football; the European [...]

Most of the (if not all) supporters of Arsenal know that the major problem with the team in recent times is a feeble defense that has as goaltender an average athlete named Manuel Almunia. Couple this with the presence of funny characters like Mikel Silvestre, Philippe Senderos and permanently crocked Johan Jourou, it’s never going [...]

Since the first blast of the whistle, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup’s been a wonderful sight to behold. From the colourful South African supporters to the unceasing sound (more aptly noise) of the Vuvuzela to the breathtaking displays and goals scored; it’s been quite rewarding partaking of it all. Nevertheless and without sounding sore [...]

Having failed in my last two estimations of the Super Eagles, I found it very hard to even give a title to this piece. With the hope of qualifying for the second round hanging on a thread, we are back on a familiar turf of looking up to others to do us a favour. How [...]

The Super Eagles still have every chance to progress to the second round of the World Cup; all they need do is win their remaining matches. While this won’t be a picnic on the beach, it certainly is not unachievable if we put our acts together and focus absolutely on the task. The mountains to [...]

Not a few football analysts have written off the chances of the Super Eagles in this year’s World Cup. A preview of the group on Skysports online was so dismissive of the team that it borders on impudence from the reviewer. Many fans of the team in Nigeria and elsewhere have given up hope bearing [...]