Throughout Europe, only the EPL refuses to observe the winter break. Therefore, during the festivity period, matches are played on December 26th and January 2nd. This busy and hectic period, some have argued, had cost England in the past in FIFA competitions as the players are never fresh and thus were unable to reach the [...]

There is no way any side can be called a great team without winning games against top oppositions. Greatness is indeed a function of the wins in top contests. Barcelona, apart from leading the league table in Spain is considered the better team due to its convincing defeat of Real Madrid, its greatest rival. Similarly, [...]

The battle for the hosting rights for FIFA 2018 and 2022 world cups have been fought, won and lost. The biggest loser as far as the whole process is concerned is England whose bid going into the last week of the exercise was declared as the “safest, most brilliant and financially promising” of all the [...]

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”. [...]

Our Super Falcons did it again! It was so heartwarming to see Falcons defeat Equatorial Guinea who had put the only blemish on their African records when they ousted them at the semifinal stage of the AWC two years ago. A lot of people criticized the Super Falcons then for what they termed arrogance and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The European league season took off four weeks ago it’s been a tale of oohs and aahs since. The loss suffered by Barcelona to new comers Hercules in the Spanish La Liga is an outstanding result that many are yet to come to grips with. In England, new boys, Blackpool claimed the scalps of Wigan [...]

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 [...]