Villa fight back to salvage point
Aston Villa came back from two goals down to get a point against QPR on Wednesday night, as the sides drew 2-2 at Villa Park. Debutant Djibril Cisse only needed 12 minutes to open his…
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La Liga: Real Zaragoza 1 Almeria 0
A Diego Alves own goal handed Real Zaragoza a 1-0 win over Almeria on Monday, lifting them out of the La Liga relegation zone in the process.The first half at the Estadio de la Romareda…
Somen Tchoyi impresses for West Brom
West Bromwich Albion's first-team coach Michael Appleton singled out midfielder Somen Tchoyi for praise after the Baggies beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Carling Cup third round. The 27-year-old Cameroon international marked his full Baggies…
Will the Elite Player Performance Plan make any difference to English football?
It is over a decade since Howard Wilkinson’s Charter for Quality reforms changed the youth development system in England, and it appears that the time has come for another revamp of the youth set-up in…
Belgian First Division: Standard Liege 3 Lokeren 0
A Mbaye Leye double helped Standard Liege record a convincing 3-0 victory over a 10-man Lokeren in Thursday's Belgian First Division action.The match, played as part of the season-ending Championship Playoff which will decide the…
Spurs show how much they’ve grown
After peppering Joe Hart’s goal with scant reward on the first day of the season, and a half-hour horror show in Switzerland during the week, you could forgive Spurs fans for a hint of wariness…
Villas-Boas is no special one
In a week where Andre Villas-Boas should have been taking the plaudits for successfully guiding his team through the Champions’ League group phase, he was left looking rather foolish for his strange attack on Gary…
TEN youngsters set to take the Premier League by storm
As we continue our look at the state of young footballers in this country, here is a run down of ten names to keep an eye out for over the next twelve months. Making the…
Relief for Blackpool as Keith Southern fears ease
Blackpool have been handed some rare good news after it was revealed that the knee injury midfielder Keith Southern sustained at the weekend is not as bad as was first feared. It was thought that…
De Ligt’s potential could make Spurs fans forget all about Alderweireld
As reported by The Daily Mail, Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt this summer, should they end up selling Toby Alderweireld. What's the story? Alderweireld has been heavily linked with…