Soccer Limey in America

I think that we’d all agree that the 2012/2013 Barclays Premier League season has not been one to remember so far. After the sensational last day drama of last year when Manchester City grabbed the title trophy from under the noses of a stunned Manchester United, that act is a tough one to follow. There [...]

Much is made of the Christmas period in the English Premier League. While almost all of Europe takes a two week break around the festive holidays, in England, clubs embark on a ruthless stretch of 7-8 matches in a 4-5 week period. Many experts suggest that this is when the men separate themselves from the [...]

Of course the first thing that needs to be talked about due to popularity is the Barclay’s Premier League. Currently in the top four sit Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, and Chelsea, respectively. Manchester United have looked brilliant so far and I expect them to definitely finish in the top four and probably win the [...]

The 7th of October was a delightful day for global football fans and The Sunday Football Marathon. Since the nap after lunch, I have sparingly let me eye slip out of the sight of a football match. Regardless of whether the results of the games were in my favour, I was able to explore how [...]

Tottenham rounded off transfer deadline day with a double signing of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and forward Clint Dempsey. Andre Villas-Boas started his managerial post at Tottenham FC eager to sign a goalkeeper, a striker and a replacement to Luka Modric who left White Hart Lane to join Real Madrid. The pursuit of French international Hugo [...]

After all the twist and turn, the deal that has been on the table for some weeks is finally sealed. Emmanuel Adebayor will be back in North London again. Once there were questions about his passion in football. Whatever portion Manchester City is now contributing towards his salary, the deal is indeed a win-win-win one. [...]

Tottenham Hotspur have secured the signing of Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen, after the two clubs agreed terms yesterday. Vertonghen, who signed for an undisclosed fee, becomes Andre Villas-Boas’s second signing in a week, after the club have already welcomed Gylfi Sigurdsson.

A couple of days ago, I happened to comment on Twitter following Man Utd’s 5-0 thrashing of Wigan at Old Trafford and Man City’s 0-0 away draw with West Bromwich Albion, that the title was now down to a two horse race as both Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool had failed to beat either Wolves, Fulham [...]

As we start to approach the new 2011/12 soccer season in Europe, most of the news making the headlines concerns transfer requests, player moves and the like, which creates a ton of real interest for all soccer fans. Following your club’s pursuit of a star player gets the juices flowing ready for that first League [...]

When Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham side arrived at Bloomfield Rd tonight for their English Premier League clash with Blackpool, you would have thought that they would fancy their chances given the confidence of last week’s win over Serie A leaders AC Milan at the San Siro. With Blackpool’s current run of poor form, the result looked [...]