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Torres howler caps crazy United-Chelsea encounter There are some games that seem to defy objective analysis and explanation, and Sunday’s heavyweight battle between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford certainly fits the bill. The Blues were arguably the better team an...

Is it possible to buy success in football? I think the answer to that question is quite patently yes - and the owner of Manchester City, trillion-dollar man Sheikh Mansour, has well and truly put his money where his mouth is in order to make that happen. It’s not just a simple ...

Arsenal's turbulent start to the season took another turn for the worse, as they crashed to a 4-3 defeat against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. The visitors appeared to heading to a much-needed result at halftime, with goals from Gervinho and Mikel Arteta offsetting Yakubu's str...

It doesn’t take much expertise in statistical football analysis to deduce from the current table that the two Manchester clubs are odds-on favourites to claim the 2011/12 English Premier League title. With 33 goals scored and six conceded between them after four games apiece, U...

In early August, Celtic Football Club played an exhibition match against Manchester United, with the proceeds going to Oxfam's charitable efforts in East Africa. An announced crowd of over 50,000 came out to see former stars, as well as celebrity fans, from both sides take to the...

Could Sturridge’s emergence cost Torres his place? Under normal circumstances, it would hardly be noteworthy for a striker who has scored once in 22 appearances for his club to be dropped from the starting lineup. In the case of Chelsea’s Fernando Torres, a £50 million vanit...

Barcelona dropped their first points of the new Liga campaign after being held to a 2-2 draw against Real Sociedad at the Anoeta. The Cules scored twice early in the first half through Xavi and Cesc Fabregas, the strikes coming within mere seconds of each other. However, the home...

This summer’s transfer window closed with the type of frenzied activity you might expect after an 8-2 mauling in the league. Sorry Arsenal fans, I H8-2 rub your faces in it but I just had to get that one in. Liverpool, QPR and Chelsea also secured late deals, though their busin...

So the curtain closes on another manic final day of transfer turbulence, where club executives, managers and agents frantically scrabble to negotiate deals to bring in new faces or offload unwanted ones. But who were the key movers and shakers this time round? A lot of the foc...

Crisis-stricken Gunners capitulate at Old Trafford Sunday’s visit to Manchester United could hardly have come at a worse time for Arsenal. Injuries, suspensions, and a continuing failure to replace key outgoing players like Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri, and Gael Clichy had str...