1. Ryan Giggs Should Return to the Wing for Manchester United

    Twenty years ago I watched Ryan Giggs star in a Manchester derby. He was a teen sensation back then and he scored a fine goal —cutting in from the right to drive a low shot in the bottom corner...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 4,979 reads 54 comments

  2. Adebayor Red Card Fatal for Spurs as Arsenal Run Rampant in Derby

    Tottenham's Emmanuel Adebayor scored and was sent off against his former club Arsenal —his clinical first act suggesting a Spurs' coup at the Emirates, his maddening second condemning the visitors to an emphatic 5-2 defeat...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 7,997 reads 37 comments

  3. 3 Players Manchester United Should Sign and 3 They Should Not

    The January transfer window is fast approaching, and—as usual with these things— Manchester United are being linked to a plethora of players on a daily basis...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 25,880 reads 81 comments

  4. There Will Never Be Another Zlatan Ibrahimovic

    Zlatan Ibrahimovic is perhaps as gifted as any footballer to have played the game. His outlandish goal for against England last night was further proof, but we knew it long ago...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 12,461 reads 63 comments

  5. Bradley and Diskerud Rescue Team USA in Most Unlikely of Draws Against Russia

    The lights went out on the U.S. team in their hotel on Wednesday. They were still out when Danny Williams invited Russia to open the scoring early on, and they barely flickered for the remainder of the 90 minutes in Krasnodar...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 4,631 reads 15 comments

  6. Top 5 Teenagers in the Premier League: Based on Performance Data

    Football stats website Squawka has harvested performance data from Opta to rank the top five teenagers in the Premier League this season...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 10,178 reads 12 comments

  7. Most Feared Players of All Time

    There was a time when footballers could get away with acting like thugs and tackling like savages, and their brutal two-footed “reducers” were widely celebrated as part of the game...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 27,204 reads 64 comments

  8. Clint Dempsey Needs Greater Support to Thrive at Tottenham

    Clint Dempsey left Fulham to play in games like Sunday's Premier League match between his new club, Tottenham, and reigning champions Manchester City ...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 5,306 reads 21 comments

  9. John Terry Suffers Serious Knee Injury in Clash with Suarez

    Things were finally looking up for John Terry . The Chelsea captain was making his return from a four-match ban against Liverpool and had already marked the occasion with a powerful header to put the Blues ahead...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 12,216 reads 20 comments

  10. Javier Hernandez Gave a Master Class in Forward Movement Against Villa

    Javier Hernandez was the difference as Manchester United fought back to beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Saturday. The red-hot Mexican scored twice and claimed an assist when his shot went in off Villa's Ron Vlaar ...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 11,400 reads 35 comments

  11. 5 Greatest Goals of All Time

    How do you go about selecting the five greatest goals of all time? How can you possibly be sure you haven't missed at least 1,000 that deserve consideration? Why would you even attempt ...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 26,128 reads 79 comments

  12. The Pirlo, Totti and Xavi Rule: Football's Pass Masters Get Better with Age

    Take a look at the average pass numbers for Europe's top leagues this season, and you'll find four of the top five players have something in common. Mikel Arteta , Xavi , Michael Carrick and Andrea Pirlo are all over 30...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 17,080 reads 91 comments

  13. Liverpool Transfer Prospects: 3 Players Fans Desperately Desire in January

    Liverpool have not enjoyed the best of starts under new manager Brendan Rodgers, but with January comes a chance to invest in new talent...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 17,038 reads 16 comments

  14. Manchester United Win Ugly in Braga to Advance to the Knockout Stages

    You will not see many uglier goals than the one scored by Javier Hernandez to seal Manchester United 's 3-1 win at Braga. But Chicharito's cartoonish scramble was strangely in keeping with United's unconvincing performance in Portugal...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 6 months ago 8,944 reads 51 comments

  15. Pep Guardiola: Can Chelsea Tempt the Man Who Had Everything at Barcelona?

    Pep Guardiola wakes up sweating in his New York apartment, freed by the brilliant Manhattan skyline from the recurring nightmare that has haunted his sleep for months...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 10,228 reads 44 comments

  16. Andre Santos Cast as Scapegoat After Accepting Van Persie's Shirt at Halftime

    Arsenal 's Andre Santos was already struggling to justify his defensive credentials this season. Now he has to justify accepting Robin van Persie's Manchester United shirt as the players left the field for halftime on Saturday...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 12,630 reads 42 comments

  17. SOS Real Oviedo: Historic Spanish Club Needs Your Help, as a Shareholder

    Real Oviedo are facing financial ruin. The Spanish third-division club need to raise $2.5 million to avoid liquidation and they're calling on the world's football community to save them...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 12,878 reads 26 comments

  18. A Year After Terry and Suarez, Racism Looms Large in English Football

    Racism, racism, racism. It's been over a year since John Terry shouted " f**king black c*** " at QPR's Anton Ferdinand, but barely a week has passed without the r-word polluting coverage of English football...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 3,506 reads 28 comments

  19. 4-2-3-1 Is the New Normal, but Is Serie A's 3-5-2 the Antidote?

    After watching his Liverpool team being dictated to by Everton during the frantic first half of Sunday's Merseyside derby, Brendan Rodgers decided to act...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 11,387 reads 29 comments

  20. Lionel Messi and Barcelona Top Inaugural AP Global Soccer 10 Rankings

    Lionel Messi and Barcelona reigned supreme as the Associated Press released the results of a new weekly poll comprised by a panel of football writers to determine the world's best player and team...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 10,145 reads 45 comments

  21. NBC Are Backing Premier League Football to the Extent of $250 Million

    NBC Sports Group have bet big on English football, agreeing a three-year deal worth $250 million to become the Premier League's exclusive live broadcast partner in the United States...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 6,562 reads 24 comments

  22. Luis Suarez Once Again the Story as Liverpool and Everton Draw Mersey Thriller

    Luis Suarez all too predictably stole the headlines at Goodison Park, as Liverpool and Everton played out a pulsating Merseyside derby that finished 2-2 and barely drew breath...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 7,523 reads 38 comments

  23. Big January Transfer Rumors That Just Might Happen

    The January transfer window is fast approaching, and with it will come precious opportunity for clubs to strengthen for the business end of the season...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 16,419 reads 20 comments

  24. Emile Heskey's Goal Blitz Continues for Newcastle Jets

    Emile Heskey is a figure of fun for the majority of English football fans. It's got nothing to do with one of his middle names being "Ivanhoe" and everything to do with the fact ...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 4,078 reads 21 comments

  25. Was Eamon Dunphy Right to Attack Roberto Mancini's Manchester City Project?

    Tired of bland, cliche-hugging pundits playing it safe? Sit back and watch RTE's Eamon Dunphy savaging Roberto Mancini and the Manchester City "project," in the wake of City's 3-1 loss to Ajax in the Champions League...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 7 months ago 4,051 reads 75 comments