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Manchester United are crazy to sign Michael Owen

The news today is that Michael Owen is close to a shock free transfer to English and world champions Manchester United. This seems like a bit of a gamble on a player that has spent the most part of the past 4 seasons injured.more...

Liverpool will win the 2009/10 Premiership title

The new Premiership season is now just over a month away. With Man Utd having lost the phenomenon that is Cristiano Ronaldo, Chelsea still relying on the aged legs that have failed them for the past three seasons, and Arsenal continuing to hope that promise leads to points, it can only mean one t...more...

It is in the British psyche to embrace plucky losers over ruthless winners?

Rather than focus on the winners at Wimbledon the papers concentrate on Laura Robson’s loss. Anywhere else it would be dismissed as an expected defeat not front page news.more...

Are regulated costs cutting measures (such as a budget cap) necessary for F1 to survive

So peace reigns at least temporarily in F1 as a result of a deal by Max Mosley and Luca De Montezemolo. And there are going to be major costs cuts in F1 the nature of which have been disputed. But are these costs cutting measures necessary and even if they are should they be ones enforced by the ...more...

Roger Federer is not the greatest tennis player of all time.

As soon as Roger Federer did his trademark drop to his knees in tears after victory over Robin Soderling at the 2009 French Open, the tennis fraternity were already proclaiming him to be the greatest tennis player ever. Is this justified, or is it in fact a typical media attempt to make everythin...more...

Who is the best english football manager in History ?

Although there are very few successful English managers currently plying their trade in the game, there have been some excellent managers in the past, this debate is designed to argue the pros and cons of the English managerial elite. If one of your favourite managers has not been included, feel ...more...

Football or Soccer - Which is it?

Football is a cult that borders on the unhealthy & obsessive,which can lead to a deterioration and ultimately the breakdown of relationships. more...

Standing should NEVER be reintroduced into football grounds!

15th April 1989, it is a day that haunts all football fans, this was the day when 96 innocent people tragically died in the Leppings Lane end in Hillsborough during the FA cup semi final between Liverpool & Nottingham Forest. As a result of the Taylor Report, all seating stadia was declared t...more...

Should the IPL be moved because the Indian Government will not provide security guarantees?

Should the IPL be moved because the Indian Government will not provide security guarantees?more...

David Beckham fails American soccer

It has been reported this week that David Beckham will be coming back to continental Europe after two years of Major League Soccer across the pond after initially signing a five year contract. When he went he insisted "the main thing is to improve the standard and be part of history really. ...more...