Wayne Rooney has today written his name into the Manchester United history books by becoming the clubs joint all time leading goalscorer. Rooney scored opening goal in the FA Cup tie to equal the record of 249 goals set by Sir Bobby Charlton, which had stood since 1973. Sir Bobby, who last season had a stand named after him at Old Trafford, took 758 ...
So we’re exactly halfway through the 2016/17 Premier League season – 19 games played and 19 to go. A good time to review the campaign so far then – who’s overachieved, who’s underachieved and who finds themselves somewhere in between? The Overachievers Where better to start than at the top. With the arrivals of Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola in ...
It has been coming for a few weeks now and today we have the confirmation that former England player Gareth Southgate will be the new manager after a fairly impressive “trial shift” in recent weeks. Southgate has been in charge on an interim basis since the scandal that lead to Sam Allardyce stepping down in September and has won two games including a ...
The former Liverpool legend and captain has announced his retirement from football. Steven Gerrard captained the reds to many trophies including the 2005 UEFA Champions League and also captained England for a number of years. Gerrard joined the MLS in 2015 when he completed a move to LA Galaxy which ended when the midfielder left the club last month. The ...
After just 67 days the England national football team is without a manager again. Sam Allardyce had been appointed after Roy Hodgson stepped down after England’s embarrassing exit in Euro 2016. The job started so well for ‘Big Sam‘, who won his first and now only ever game in charge with a 1-0 over Slovakia in the World Cup Qualifiers. Although, ...
As Big Ben strikes 11 and the Summer transfer window slams shut, we look back on some of the deals which have been completed today. One of the most anticipated days of the year. When you get the legend that is Jim White donning the now infamous yellow tie and bringing the window to a close. We have seen a number of ...
It’s that time of year again where we all jump the gun and try and logistically work out each round of the Champions League, from the dream match ups to the easier draws for our favourite teams. This year the biggest name for us here in the UK is seeing little old Leicester City up there with the big boys ...
The 2016/17 Premier League Season is under way, and from what we’ve seen so far I think it’s going to be very competitive. There are for me a number of teams who can win it this year, and it’ll be a very exciting season. With the addition of cards for dissent being dished out, and penalties being given for holding ...
Episode #5 is our Euro 2016 special. Scott and Tom are joined by Dan “The Stat Man” and run through some of the highlights of the tournament. Listen out for their votes for best goal, favourite viral fan video, best hair, worst kit and much more unnecessary but fun topics. The boys also discuss England’s continued footballing problems and who they ...