Category: Football

Arsenal suffer narrow defeat to champions

Arsenal tasted defeat in the Premier League for the first time since the opening day of the season, losing 1-0 to champions Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. Former Gunner Robin van Persie, as he did in last season’s corresponding fixture, gave United a first half lead,...

The changes which helped to make football what it is

It’s a sport which has global appeal and has billions of us tuning in or piling through the turnstiles whenever there’s a game on. However, without constantly evolving, football wouldn’t be the multi-billion pound industry which it has become today. Here are five examples of changes which have helped...

Betting on Liverpool

Although the Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool, has indicated that it sees Brendan Rodgers as a long-term appointment – without success there is arguably no such thing in modern football. Thus next season could prove make or break for the Northern Irishman at Anfield, especially if he is...

Liverpool Set for Brazilian Bid

The latest reports from the press are suggesting that Liverpool are about to make a massive £30m bid for Brazilian midfielder Willian, who is being let go by current club Anzhi Makhachkala even though they only bought him last year for £30m!...

Coutinho set to seal move

Liverpool are today expected to complete the signing of Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan, after he was pictured with his new shirt at Melwood yesterday. The Reds have reportedly agreed on a deal worth £8.5 million for the player, who earlier this week looked as if may...

What the Reds can learn

Just before Euro 2012 this summer, the French (and Newcastle) player Yohan Cabaye said that the thing he was most concerned about for the summer tournament was Steven Gerrard. In the end France and England drew 1-1 in their 11 June game, but the Frenchman made a good point...

THE BIG MATCH

We could win the league, we could win a cup, we could win against every other club this season – but this is the one that matters: Liverpool v Man United. Win it, and we’ll be happy, Brendan Rodgers will go on to have a long and brilliant career...

In the Papers: 4th September

Following John W Henry’s remarkable open letter to supporters, it’s no surprise to see many of the big media outlets reporting on this story. However, there are also other headlines circulating about the Reds, as we take a look at the biggest paper reports for Tuesday....

In The Papers: 23rd August

Even though the transfer window is just around the corner, the newspapers appear to have run out of gossip in relation to Liverpool’s incoming transfers. Instead, the media have been concentrating on other issues and it will be no surprise to see that Andy Carroll is one of them....