The weekend preview
The weekend preview is back as the first of the big three European leagues kicks off on Saturday.
Premier League fans will see Chelsea host Hull on Saturday with blues manager Carlo Ancellotti getting his first taste of competitive English football. Arsenal travel to Everton later in the day and Sunday will see Manchester United begin [...]
Football loses a true gent
Holding out his hands, palms turned upwards, a look of resignation on his face, Bobby Robson once delivered the line;
“It’s the drug… …football is a drug.”
It was his simple way of answering a journalist’s question in the mid – 1990s, when he was already into his sixties. Something along the lines of “why do you [...]
PROFILE: Keisuke Honda
Who?: A left-sided midfielder or full-back who has been making waves of hype in his home country and who has just helped VVV-Venlo win promotion to the Eredivisie – Holland’s top table. Lean, athletic and able to hit a pass, many clubs will be paying close attention to how he copes in the talent greenhouse [...]