Footballsup Moments of Genius – those rare but beautiful occasions when someone produces something breathtaking, something out of this world, unattainable by mere mortals. A moment of genius. The first in our series sees Dimitar Berbatov, with a sublime piece of skill, beat James Collins on the bye-line and slip the ball across to give [...]
If you’re an extremely quick reader, that is… The shock of the round (although looking at the form perhaps not so much…) was Swansea’s 2-0 at holders Portsmouth, abruptly ending the Premiership side’s defence of the trophy. There were no other ‘shocks’ per se – but replays were well earnt by Burnley at West Brom, [...]
Since ISS on the SNES, I have been a Pro Evo fanboy. But after the release of Pro Evo 2008, everything has gone wrong. It was with a heavy heart that I procured FIFA 2009 – but what a revelation… My only loyalty to Konami now lies in the control system. Read on to find out why… and to buy.
After the breakdown of Kaka’s proposed £100m transfer (or £175m if you read the Sun) (If you do read the Sun you’re not welcome here) and Robinho’s reported walk-out, we felt compelled to comment on the Man City merry-go-round.
Football is amazing – but it does have its flaws. Two of them were highlighted in last night’s Merseyside derby, where Everton snatched a 1-1 draw and denied Liverpool the chance to go top.
Here is Scoregrid’s ‘Game of the Week’, a statistical analysis of the pattern of play in a major fixture. This week they chose Everton v Arsenal. Read on – and let us know what you think… Game Roundup: Arsenal won in the October encounter between these two stalwarts of the English game. On that occasion [...]
We don’t claim to provide in depth match reports or results – you can find that somewhere like the BBC, who have teams of reporters. We provide unique comment and content, a more abstract look at the footballing world.
Here we’ll review our three selections from the weekend – and if we do say so ourlselves, they were excellent selections. The three together would have brought you 25 points, averaging over 8 points per player. Maintain that over the whole side and you’d have had a 90 point week…
Rio Ferdinand has announced the launch of an online magazine entitled simply ‘Rio’. It’s a 24 page issue targeting aspirational 16-35 year olds, and claims to ‘represent a snapshot of the world that Rio inhabits and be a reflection of his interests’. Rio himself will be editor-in-chief. Dear lord. You can read the full story [...]
Newcastle have signed Paul Gascoigne’s seven year old nephew Cameron after he scored 22 goals in a 30 minute junior match. A stellar performance, we’re sure you’ll agree. Cameron is the son of Paul’s sister Lindsay, who hopes that the youngsters potential rise to prominence can be a motivator for Gazza to get over his [...]
