1. English Premier League Predictions for 2011-12 Season

    The wait is finally over! With no international tournament to busy ourselves with this past summer, football fans across the country have been counting down to this weekend—the start of the new Premier League season...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about almost 2 years ago 759 reads 0 comments

  2. Premier League Debate: Should Footballers Be Allowed to Use Twitter?

    Technology and football have had a stormy relationship to say the least. The formation of the Premier League in 1992 brought with it lucrative television deals that have changed the shape of the game's landscape radically...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about almost 2 years ago 140 reads 0 comments

  3. Manchester United's Darren Fletcher: Underrated Gem Or Glorified Reserve?

    The list of great players to have played for Manchester United is a lengthy one. From Billy Meredith to Wayne Rooney, with the likes of Best, Charlton, Law, Robson, Cantona, Schmeichel, ...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about over 2 years ago 1,190 reads 34 comments

  4. English Premier League Predictions for 2010-11 Season

    What an eventful summer of football it has been!From Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan completing the treble courtesy of a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final to the ...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about almost 3 years ago 7,049 reads 24 comments

  5. David Beckham: The Great Debate - Should He Have a Future With England?

    "The dream is over" - John Lennon Yesterday, in a pre-match interview before England took on Hungary in one of the most notorious fixtures in English football history, manager Fabio ...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about almost 3 years ago 507 reads 71 comments

  6. FIFA World Cup's Greatest Ever: Top 20 Italian Players of All-Time

    Welcome to the 29th installment of the Greatest Ever series! In these articles I look at the greatest players to have participated in various sports...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about almost 3 years ago 30,615 reads 41 comments

  7. FIFA World Cup's Greatest Ever: Top 15 French Players of All-Time

    After almost a year away, the Greatest Ever series is back! In a special series for the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, I will be looking at the very best players from some of the World Cup's most successful countries...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about almost 3 years ago 6,169 reads 30 comments

  8. Jose Mourinho To Real Madrid: A Marriage Made in Hell for 'Overrated One'

    Every summer seems to throw up a new "worst kept secret" in the footballing world. And already, Jose Mourinho's departure from Inter Milan, after guiding them to the first treble in ...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about almost 3 years ago 1,317 reads 19 comments

  9. Aris Still The Best Team in The World With Win Over Levadiakos

    The Greek city of Thessaloniki will have two representatives in the Super League play-offs this season. This news comes after Aris, the one team with their position still in jeopardy, ...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 299 reads 4 comments

  10. Aris Still the Best Team in the World After Progressing to Cup Final

    Almost 100 years ago, the Greek city of Thessaloniki was introduced to their second professional football team, Aris FC...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 229 reads 3 comments

  11. Aris Still the Best Team in the World Despite Late Scare by Panionios

    A solid undefeated streak is exactly what Aris needed entering the final run-in of the Greek Super League season, and a solid undefeated streak is exactly what they are beginning to amass...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 72 reads 3 comments

  12. Aris Still The Best Team in The World After Cup Win Over Kavala

    The newest holders of Barney Corkhill's Unofficial World Club Championship (UWCC) took to the field to defend their title for the first time this past Wednesday as they hosted Kavala in the Greek Cup...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 187 reads 5 comments

  13. Aris The New Best Team In The World After Victory Over Nine Man PAOK

    PAOK's title challenge took a significant blow on Sunday as they lost out to Aris in one of the most fiercely contested derby matches in world football...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 609 reads 12 comments

  14. PAOK Cruise Past Panthrakikos To Maintain Status as Best in the World

    Just five matches remain in the Greek Super League season, and the three-way title race still hangs precariously in the balance...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 165 reads 8 comments

  15. PAOK Still the Best Team in the World After Easy Win Over Xanthi

    The three-horse race for Greek Super League supremacy continued this past weekend as Panathinaikos, Olympiakos, and PAOK all picked up maximum points...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 2,121 reads 34 comments

  16. Victimised and Vilifed: Chelsea's Ashley Cole Unfairly Treated Yet Again

    A couple of weeks ago, I was asked the question, "If you could trade lives with one person for a day, who would it be?" My answer was Ashley Cole. He had it all...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 667 reads 12 comments

  17. PAOK the New Best Side in the World After Derby Win over Panathinaikos

    Ladies and gentlemen, we have yet another new team to crown as the greatest in the world! After the high of winning Barney Corkhill's Unofficial World Club Championship (UWCC) against Roma on ...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 1,319 reads 66 comments

  18. Roma Conquered as Panathinaikos Become the New Best Side in the World

    Claudio Ranieri's Roman empire has finally been defeated. After a magnificent run of 20 games unbeaten, the Giallorossi finally came unstuck last night in a 3-2 loss to Panathinaikos in the Europa League...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about 3 years ago 552 reads 81 comments

  19. Merseyslide: Five Reasons Liverpool Haven't Lived Up to Expectations This Season

    Whatever way you look at it, the 2009/10 season for Liverpool has been a disappointment. Following the excellent campaign last year which saw Liverpool amass a club record amount of Premier ...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about over 3 years ago 716 reads 18 comments

  20. No Place Like Rome: Are Claudio Ranieri's Roma on Course for a Historic Treble?

    Had you suggested that Roma would be well positioned in three competitions when they beat Fulham to claim Barney Corkhill's Unofficial World Club Championship (UWCC) three months ago, you would have been laughed at...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about over 3 years ago 308 reads 0 comments

  21. 2010 World Cup: Has the John Terry Affair Ended England's Chances?

    The new decade has not started well for John Terry. No sooner had it begun before he replaced Tiger Woods as the new public enemy No. 1...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about over 3 years ago 1,181 reads 165 comments

  22. Roma Keep Title Dreams Alive with Smash and Grab Win Over Fiorentina

    The Milanesi duopoly at the top of Serie A was finally broken yesterday as Roma climbed above AC Milan into second place...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about over 3 years ago 139 reads 4 comments

  23. Roma With One Foot in Coppa Italia Final After 2-0 Win Over Udinese

    Confidence plays an important part in football, and Claudio Ranieri's Roma side must have it in abundance at the moment...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about over 3 years ago 121 reads 0 comments

  24. Rome Sweet Rome: Could Roma Mount an Unlikely Serie A Title Challenge?

    It is on such minor details that football's most dramatic moments are made. One decision often has far reaching consequences in the "Beautiful Game...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about over 3 years ago 220 reads 19 comments

  25. Seeing Red: Two Sent Off for Catania As Roma Progress To Italian Cup Semifinals

    It seems that Roma manager Claudio Ranieri can do no wrong at the moment. While his opposite number on Saturday, Ciro Ferrara, is under huge pressure with Juventus—a positive result against ...

    Barney Corkhill Written by Barney Corkhill about over 3 years ago 93 reads 3 comments