1. German Fans Invade London, Debate Who's Best in Europe

    For the first time ever, the Champions League Final is an all-German affair. On Saturday, the seemingly unstoppable Bayern Munich will square off with their closest Bundesliga rivals ...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 10 hours ago 2,760 reads 17 comments

  2. 5 Bold Predictions for the 2013 Champions League Final

    One year ago, Bayern Munich fans had their hearts broken. In their own stadium, they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as Chelsea pulled off a surprise heist in the Champions League final...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 1 day ago 15,198 reads 50 comments

  3. Arsenal: 10 Transfer Targets for Arsene Wenger This Summer

    This summer, Arsene Wenger will have no excuse to be frugal. With a new commercial deal with Emirates agreed, a highly lucrative kit deal with Puma on the way and up to £350,000 ...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 4 days ago 29,095 reads 65 comments

  4. Rafa Benitez: 5 Clubs the Spaniard Could Join Next Season

    After six months of service, a Europa League trophy, a place in the Champions League and better win percentages than Roberto Di Matteo, Andres Villas-Boas and Luiz Felipe Scolari, Rafa Benitez has reached the end of his Chelsea contract...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 4 days ago 11,031 reads 18 comments

  5. Jamie Carragher: 10 Reasons to Love the Retired Liverpool Star

    After 737 games, a shelf full of silverware, 195 Premier League clean sheets and 16 years at Liverpool , Jamie Carragher finally hung up his boots after Sunday's Premier League match with QPR...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 5 days ago 3,473 reads 10 comments

  6. Wayne Rooney: Who Would Actually Want the Manchester Utd Striker?

    I n seasons gone by, few teams in the world would have passed up the opportunity to have a player like Wayne Rooney in their staring XI...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 8 days ago 7,173 reads 30 comments

  7. David Beckham's Career-Defining Moments

    After over 700 matches, 19 trophies in four countries, three World Cup campaigns and 129 goals, David Beckham has called time on his professional career...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 9 days ago 21,487 reads 58 comments

  8. Arjen Robben: 5 Clubs the Dutchman Could Sign for This Summer

    This week, Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben quashed speculation that he would be moving to a new club this summer. "I still have two years on my deal so why should I leave?" he reasoned with Reuters ...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 10 days ago 2,636 reads 8 comments

  9. Liverpool's Move Toward Performance-Related Pay Is the Future of Football

    When Christopher Samba joined Queens Park Rangers in the January transfer window, the London club agreed to pay him £100,000 a week until June 2017...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 10 days ago 4,603 reads 16 comments

  10. Wigan Debate: Is It Better to Win a Cup Final and Get Relegated, or Vice Versa?

    The FA Cup was supposed to have lost its magic. Just last week, this writer wrote a lengthy lament on this theme. On Saturday at Wembley , however, there was a spark of enchantment once again...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 12 days ago 1,506 reads 11 comments

  11. Manchester Utd: Will Moyes Take Baines and Fellaini to Old Trafford?

    And so it begins. There are six-and-a-half weeks until David Moyes officially takes over from Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, but the media is already painting a picture of the Scotsman's new squad...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 15 days ago 10,033 reads 65 comments

  12. Championship Playoff: Leicester Overcome Watford in Game of Missed Chances

    The first leg of Leicester's Championship playoff with Watford was supposed to be a goalfest . The ball was supposed to hit the net so many times that fans of both teams at King ...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 15 days ago 2,313 reads 2 comments

  13. Everton: 5 Managers Who Could Replace David Moyes

    With David Moyes officially agreeing a deal to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, there remains one big question: Who will be manager of Everton next season? Moyes ...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 16 days ago 4,362 reads 11 comments

  14. FA Cup: Has the World's Oldest Cup Contest Finally Lost Its Magic?

    As the world's oldest football knockout competition, The FA Cup has played a storied role in the history of the beautiful game. For over a century, the FA Cup Final has been an indelible part of English national consciousness...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 17 days ago 2,855 reads 21 comments

  15. 5 Reasons Why the UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations Are a Bad Idea

    The UEFA Financial Fair Play ( FFP ) Regulations were first put into play in 2011-12 as a means of leveling the playing field in European football over the next few seasons...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 17 days ago 2,209 reads 20 comments

  16. Manchester City: 5 '25-Goal Strikers' That Roberto Mancini Could Buy This Summer

    After a lacklustre league campaign in which no player has scored more than 12 goals, Roberto Mancini is looking for the kind of player that every manager desires, a striker who can guarantee 25 goals a season...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 19 days ago 2,442 reads 11 comments

  17. Bundesliga: Is Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich the New Clasico?

    As Gerard Pique turned the ball into his own net Wednesday for Bayern Munich's second goal of the night, his face was stricken with a combination of pain, exhaustion and realisation...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 22 days ago 7,291 reads 110 comments

  18. Bundesliga: Why Borussia Dortmund Will Beat Bayern Munich in Der Klassiker

    When the Bundesliga fixture list was released last summer, one game whet more appetites than any other: Bayern Munich's visit to the Westfalenstadion to face Borussia Dortmund on May 4th...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 22 days ago 2,360 reads 11 comments

  19. Jose Mourinho's Hints at Joining Chelsea Are Disrespectful to Real Madrid

    The morning after a scintillating Champions League semifinal between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund , one would expect the headlines to be dominated by the action on the field...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 24 days ago 5,158 reads 49 comments

  20. Ligue 1: Has David Beckham Played His Last Match for Paris Saint-Germain?

    With so much at stake, Paris Saint- Germain's visit to the Parc des Sports on Sunday was always going to be a heated affair...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 25 days ago 924 reads 0 comments

  21. Arsenal Fans Should Respect Manchester Utd's Right to a Guard of Honour

    Certain footballers will always receive a hero's welcome when they return to play against their old clubs...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 29 days ago 2,821 reads 43 comments

  22. Manchester Utd: 5 Players Ferguson Could Spend His '£120 Million War Chest' on

    With Manchester United having wrapped up their record 20th league title with little trouble, attention has turned to how the Red Devils can continue to dominate next season...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 30 days ago 23,641 reads 117 comments

  23. Mario Götze to Bayern: Is the Bundesliga About to Become a One-Team League?

    Like a master illusionist performing his showpiece trick, Bayern Munich have put on an exemplary smoke-and-mirrors display this week...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 1 month ago 9,828 reads 116 comments

  24. What If Robin Van Persie Had Stayed at Arsenal This Season?

    Imagine for a moment that Robin van Persie is Gywneth Paltrow . More specifically, imagine he is her character Helen Quilley in the 1998 movie Sliding Doors ...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 1 month ago 8,979 reads 65 comments

  25. Manchester City: 5 Managers to Potentially Replace Roberto Mancini Next Season

    With their seven-minute capitulation at White Hart Lane on Sunday, Manchester City all but ensured the sky blue ribbons on the Premier League trophy will be replaced with red ones at the end of this campaign...

    Ryan Bailey Written by Ryan Bailey about 1 month ago 3,619 reads 6 comments