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Everton’s 0-1 win at the DW stadium against Wigan extends their unbeaten run to 9 league games and provides them with their third consecutive league win. David Moyes’ side began the season riddled with injury and disappointingly fell to a 1-6 defeat against Arsenal, but with Arteta, Yakubu and Anichebe returning from injury the side are starting to pile up the points. Lescott’s messy transfer to Man City unsettled the players and may have attributed to their weak start in the Premier league.
However arguably the most important factor in Everton’s …
Read the full story »Feedback wanted please. As I have a lot of interest in the Football League, I have decided to start up a new feature here on blogsfc. Every Monday or Tuesday I will profile a club from the Football league, therefore it could be a team from the Championship, League 1 or League 2. First up is West Brom…
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There were big expectations at the beginning of the season, as newly relegated West Brom were one of the sheer favourites for promotion back to the Premier League. This season they have …
Today is the first player profile of our 2nd batch. I and fellow blogger 5stars have already worked through 20 blogs. So we are starting all over again, this time I am doing the teams that 5stars did, and 5stars will be doing the teams I did. So our 21st blog is Paul Scholes of Manchester United, please read and comment below…
The 35 year old midfielder is coming towards the end of his footballing career, and it’s safe to say that Paul Scholes undoubtedly has had a fantastic career with Manchester United …
When people describe Luca Toni, attributes like flair, pace and skill are not at the top of the list but something that Luca Toni does bring to a side, goals.
Luca Toni is an example of how a player can ply his trade in the lower regions of a successful footballing nation and rise to the very top of the game, which for him was being part of the World Cup winning side of 2006.
Playing with clubs like Fiorenzuola, Lodigiani, Modena and Treviso in his early career, Toni failed to make …
In a deal which was dramatically resurrected on deadline day, £3.25m was enough for Stoke City to secure the services of Portsmouth’s highly rated goalkeeper, Asmir Begovic. The 22-year-old arrived on the scene earlier this season, when deputising for the injured David James, but rose through Portsmouth’s youth academy since joining in 2003.
Begovic made an instant impact following his arrival on the first team scene
With Pompey’s woes continuing both on and off the field, it seemed that the writing was on the wall for Begovic to be transferred. But the …
The January transfer market is seen as a period of investment. Players leave in search of first team football, others want a new challenge, but for one player there is only one subject on his mind and that is the World Cup 2010. David Beckham has rejoined one of Europe’s Elite football teams in a bid for a place at the forthcoming tournament.
The England International is recognised as a footballing icon, especially amongst the England fans. The 34 year old currently plys his trade with American team Los Angeles Galaxy …
