One year removed from their Champion League final defeat against Manchester United on penalties, the Blues were veering for a rematch against their domestic rivals but would suffer a calamitous exit in their semi-final second leg tie against the eventual champions Barcelona, mainly thanks to… Read More »‘It’s a F***ing Disgrace!’: The Famous Chelsea v Barcelona UCL Showdown of ’09
Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton made all the major headlines and gossip throughout the 2020 summer transfer window and ultimately capped off another hefty spending spree with a Colombian superstar which left the footballing world starstruck and Evertonians in jubilation. While this transfer fiasco was only recently… Read More »James Rodriguez & His Sorrowful Everton Loan Spell in 2020
Fans of the Premier League have been treated to an array of remarkable relegation escapes, but arguably the best of those was Fulham’s near impossible revival during the 2007/08 season, that saw the Cottagers defy all the odds to remain a staple in the Premier… Read More »Fulham’s Preposterous ‘Great Escape’ from Relegation in 2007/08
We all know of the original Ronaldo’s time with both AC and Inter Milan and how he also crossed the divide between Barcelona and Real Madrid, but there hasn’t been many players who grew to such an infamous stature as Peter Beardsley did throughout his… Read More »The Most Polarising Parts of Peter Beardsley’s Career (1983-98)
It can certainly be a daunting task to be an Espanyol fan, mainly due to the fact they dwell in the same city as one of the most popular and prestigious teams on the planet in FC Barcelona, yet the ‘Periquitos’ have seen their fair… Read More »Raúl Tamudo: The Greatest Striker in the History of RCD Espanyol (1996-2010)
Has there ever been a striker more perfect than David Villa? He could do it all and throughout his fascinating career racked up a bountiful number of accolades while performing at the pinnacle levels of world football, both at club and international level. It’s hard… Read More »David Villa: The Flawless Talisman of Valencia (2005-14)
United headed into the 2009/2010 season once again as reigning champions of the Premier League and despite bolstering a squad filled to the brim with stupendous talent, their opening game of the season would end in a shocking defeat at the hands of the new… Read More »When Burnley’s Robbie Blake Shocked Manchester United in ’09
If you think of ‘El Niño’ as the striker who flopped during the latter stages of his career, then read on – for we mustn’t forget that he was arguably the best striker on the planet during his peak years in front of that Anfield… Read More »Fernando Torres & His Dominant Life as a Liverpool Player (2007-11)
The former England international has enjoyed post-playing life as a pundit on Sky Sports and BBC 5live as well as a presenter BBC’s Homes Under The Hammer, but we seem to forget just how good he was in his heyday. Because of his extra-sporting exploits,… Read More »The Underrated Talents of Dion Dublin
We can all enjoy a brief reminisce of a fabled one-season wonder, and it is due course that we look back on former Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz and his two-year spell at Ewood Park that transformed him into a Rovers idol. Before Michu’s… Read More »Roque Santa Cruz & His Brilliant Blackburn Breakthrough in ’07-’09