Make no mistake about it, football managers have perhaps one of the toughest jobs in the sporting world. So let’s respect them a bit more …
I remember watching this little Argentinian even in his early days and thinking there’s no way to halt his progress, though maybe this is a way. Ever since I heard of the game known as ‘football’, I immediately held a reverence for the great Sir… Read More »The Sir Alex Ferguson Way of Stopping Lionel Messi
It seems quite apt that, this Father’s Day, we remember one of the game’s most familial figures from the hot seat. There are very few people I get wistful and misty-eyed about, but Sir Bobby Robson is definitely one of them. Not just for his… Read More »An Ultra United Tribute to the Great Sir Bobby Robson
Football was certainly very different ‘back in the day’ and it took some pioneering figures to change the view of the game from an outsiders’ POV. All things considered, Sir Matt Busby must go down as one of the most pivotal figures in the history… Read More »Sir Matt Busby’s Beautiful Attacking Football Mantra
A nation who failed to qualify for the last World Cup campaign in Russia, there was a lot riding on how this proud nation would resurge in these European Championships. Leading up to the summer, early signs were good for Italy at Euro 2020. Coming… Read More »Roberto Mancini’s Refreshing Philosophy for Italy at Euro 2020
If you were hoping to click onto this and find a number of stats and figures to talk about a player of this stature, then you’ve come to the wrong place. Instead, I think that the only true way of appreciating somebody with the qualities… Read More »Appreciating the Elegance of a Prime Zinedine Zidane
Boca Juniors, Independiente, Cordoba, Rosario Central, all enormous names in the world of the Argentinian game. Along with, of course, Isaac Newell’s ‘Old Boys’, which doesn’t sound as authentically South American as the others, I’ll admit – but is more than worthy of a notable… Read More »Isaac Newell: The Great British Educator of La Sudamericana
Sometimes, it can be something as simple as a positional alteration which can catapult one’s career from a prospect to an eventual stalwart. In case you haven’t seen any of those Patrice Evra videos where he mentions how much he ‘loves this game’ or professes… Read More »The Deschamps Decision that Transformed Patrice Evra in ’02
Have you ever wanted to hear about the beauty of the game directly from one of it’s favourite contributors? Well, dig into this wonderful Sir Bobby Robson quote from later on in his illustrious managerial career … I’ve said this before and I’ll say it… Read More »The Ultimate Sir Bobby Robson Quote We All Need to Hear!
It’s not so often that we would want to cover stories like these as few rarely break tradition, but today, that’s not the case as Rangers win the SPL. Annoyingly for them, much of the media attention has still stuck with their bitter rivals Celtic,… Read More »Breaking: Steven Gerrard’s Rangers Win the SPL Title!
Arsene Wenger was a lot of things in the era of early Premier League football, but he was also an absolute fiend for the famous FA Cup in his later years at Arsenal Football Club. Fans could be returning to stadiums in time for the… Read More »Arsene Wenger: More than just an FA Cup Success?