It takes a very brave man to risk his managerial credibility being diminished and take on the lead role at Manchester City, and Mark Hughes has proved he has the heart of a lion by agreeing to work with ruthless owner Thaksin Shinawatra.
Just days after Sven Goran Eriksson’s controversial sacking, Hughes takes the manager’s position […]
Tags: Jo · Manchester City · Mark Hughes · Ronaldinho · Sven-Goran Eriksson
Another summer transfer window has come and gone. Last August, we were salivating at the prospect of all of those Italian World Cup heroes coming to play in England for large amounts of dosh. Most of them were players from Juventus, yes, but we were told there would be an exodus. There wasn’t.
This past transfer […]
Tags: Adriano · Riquelme · Ronaldinho
The Daily Telegraph has the scoop that Ronaldinho’s agent is in talks with Chelsea about a possible move to England for the world’s most popular Brazilian.
While he undoubtedly is one of the most skillful players on the planet, the chances of him flourishing in the Premier League are slim. We’ve seen time and time again […]
Tags: Chelsea · Ronaldinho
By John Nicholson
Football provides many social functions in society, from instilling local and civic pride to giving people an excuse to avoid doing DIY on a Saturday afternoon. However, one of its least recognized but most important functions is what your psychiatrist might call, if they were uneducated in psychiatry and was in fact a […]
Tags: Ashley Cole · Geoff Hurst · Joe Cole · John Nicholson · Kevin Davies · Mike Riley · Rodney Marsh · Ronaldinho · Stuart Pearce
Watching Barcelona clobber Real Madrid this weekend, I couldn’t help but compare Spanish’s Primera Liga to the EPL.
My conclusion is that:
The skills on display during the Spanish crunch match were far superior to the EPL,
The pace of the game is noticeably faster in the UK, […]
Tags: Primera Liga · Ronaldinho
