Football in General Reviews

ok...thigns are gettin ridiculous!!!!! A world record transfer of £37.5 million for Louis Figo from Barcelona to Real Madrid. ok, some of you might say he is a great footballer with a lot of talent , and I probably wouldnt disagree with you but the money side of it doesnt end there. Some of you might not know this so I'll tell all. ...

English football has been pants for years, long before the days of weird named and crappy foreign players in our ranks. Players like Cantona, Bergkamp and Zola to name a few have shone in this league and given younger players like Beckham, Scholes, Dyer and Ferdinand the chance to play against the sort of talent they are likely to face for ...

There is no doubt that most people are glad to see the quality foreigners in our game, even though some are obviously just after one last pay-cheque before retiring off to open a pub. However, what effect that these imports having on the long term future of our game. Some youngsters are still given a chance, but it is the rare true ...

With the new season fast approaching,my hasband has just ordered sky sports so he can watch the football.I don't really enjoy having to suffer watching 3+ matches every week,but I detest having to pay through the teeth for the priviledge.Network television has a duty to provide sporting entertainment as well as soaps and re-run comedy,but ...

Where I live, there is access at the side and facilities for local teams to play football. Great - not! The behaviour of so-called 'gentlemen' who park their cars so that they can watch their sons kick a ball around is despicable. They constantly park in front of my garage, completely blocking me in, and on the occasions when ...

Personally not a lover of football but you just cant escape the sport nowadays for theres always something in the news about it. Lets start with violence. Just because a team loses, is that really an excuse to go and batter the living daylights out of other supporters?. If so why?. Its not that it was their fault that the opposing ...

As the beginning of the new football season dawns, the question that everyone wants to know is who is able to win the Premiership title this year. As far as I can see there are four likely clubs, and one with an outsiders chance. Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd or Liverpool, the likely winners, Leeds with an outsiders chance. However the season ...

It is my opinion that we should not blame the influx of foreigners for the demise of english football. The premier league has taken off since their arrival and is now viewed by almost everyone as the best league in the world. Could that have been said in 1990? If a player has enough ability he will break through to the first team whether he be ...

Many people believe that Football or Soccer as it is also known was invented in England in the eighteen eighties. But a form of football was played long before then. What happened in 1888 was that The Football League was formed, 25 years after the formation of the Football Association, prior to which football was played mainly as an amateur game ...

Its that time of the year again,lets go and buy some good cheap players.Oh i can't find any in England lets try abroad.Edu from corinthians in Brazil looks a good player and he is cheap too,he was bought for an undisclosed fee, in this country would have been a lot of money.he leaves brazil to fly to England using his portugesse ...

What is wrong with English football players these days? One thing that amazed me about Euro 2000 was the sheer amount of players that were comfortable using either foot to pass or shoot. Does this mean the rest of Europe is full of ambidexterous athletes? Or are the English just too stupid realise that all you need to do is practise using your ...

Offside in football is very unclear cause a player who is initially standing offside (but not interfering) can end up scoring the goal which in the end he is interfering. This should be offside. It has happened many times in Euro 2000 and the Premiership and should be correct as soon as possible. Assistant referees are being blamed that the person ...

I am a strong and loyal follower of my local football team, Goole AFC. Yes we may not sound good, but we have loyal fans that are actually local and get to matches, unlike some Premiership clubs! Last night we entertained Scunthorpe United, a Nationwide League Three team. It was clearly obvious which the league team was. Not for skill I hesitantly ...

In 1966, England were a good side, they werent the best, Portugal or Argentina were, despite what was said about both of these sides in the press. But, in Sir Alf Ramsey, England had someone who was a good tactioner, and motivator. The most noted of his wise yet risky moves was to play without wingers, and to an extent this worked, with England ...

I agree with Harry Redknapp?s latest assertion that there are not enough British bred players to go around the UK clubs these days. Whenever there is a home bred quality player, a club needs to pay through the nose for them due to the demand ? simple economics! Look at Marcel Desailly for example. Chelsea paid £5m, but if he were an English player ...

Did anyone notice the what the successful teams of Euro 2000 had in common? Poor domestic leagues. With the exception of Italy, all the successful or impressive sides in Euro 2000 have crap leagues. For example, the French, Dutch, Portuguese, Czech and even Yugoslav leagues are rubbish. Would you watch them if they were on telly? No, of ...

Although there have been many grim periods for English football, has there ever been any grimmer than the last weeks? Our failure on the field at Euro 2000, though perhaps not unexpected, is still utterly depressing when there appears to be little light at the end of the tunnel. We have maybe three players (Beckham, Owen, Scholes) that ...

I'm male...And I don't like football *shock horror*! I know I'm in a bit of a minority, but I know a few other blokes who aren't that passionate about it, but I don't find any excitement from it all. I even know some girls who are really passionate about football so it's not a stereotypical thing: 'You're a bloke, ...

With the ending of Euro 2000 I'm beginning to miss football, luckily the new season is just around the corner. Already predictions are flying around so here is mine. At this point I have to say that Man Utd will again rain supreme over the rest, but this year I think we will see a much closer battle (unlike the complete dominance shown ...

something that has just recently caught my attention and know now really annoys me is the pre season transfer speculation about who's going where and for how much. every preiership team in the close season is bound to attract some transfer speculation. while as a close Leeds supporter ovwer these past couple of weeks there have been a whole ...