All posts tagged "England"

  • MOTD: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United

    Long before Mark Clattenburg’s final whistle sent Manchester United fans into a frenzied euphoria at Wembley, social media was already rife with speculation that this was Louis van Gaal’s last match in charge of the Red Devils....

    • Posted May 21, 2016
    • 0
  • Where Palace victory would rank in FA Cup history

    Alan Pardew remembers the 1990 FA Cup Final all too vividly. Some twenty-six years ago, Pardew himself scored an injury-time winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup semifinals to send Palace into the storied cup final. Their...

    • Posted May 20, 2016
    • 0
  • Chelsea in for busy summer as Conte rebuilds

    The six years after Chelsea sacked Jose Mourinho for the first time were some of the most tumultuous in the club’s history. In that period, the Blues had six managers of six different nationalities and varying philosophies...

    • Posted May 19, 2016
    • 0
  • The Angry Birds of Football!

    To celebrate the release of ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ and the conclusion to the Premier League season, Richard Lewis takes a look at which bird-named clubs will be angry with their league finish in England: Premier League...

    • Posted May 18, 2016
    • 0
  • Hodgson heralds next generation of England with Euros squad

    Generational changes never happen in soccer overnight; it’s a gradual, perpetual process. Roy Hodgson, however, signaled the beginning of a new dawn for the English national team by naming a youthful provisional squad for Euro 2016, the...

    • Posted May 16, 2016
    • 0
  • MOTD: Newcastle United 5-1 Tottenham Hotspur

    What match to watch?  It is the yearly dilemma for neutral Premier League fans as all twenty teams square off in ten simultaneous fixtures on the final day of the season. And it was a tough choice...

    • Posted May 15, 2016
    • 0
  • 3 things to look out for in EPL finale

    As the 2015/2016 Premier League season culminates in a grand finale on Saturday, we take a quick look across the league at the three things to look out for this weekend. Can Manchester City avoid disaster? Winless...

    • Posted May 13, 2016
    • 0
  • Farewell Upton Park!

    “I’m forever blowing bubbles, Pretty bubbles in the air, They fly so high, nearly reach the sky, Then like my dreams they fade and die…” The chant was belted out by both West Ham United fans and...

    • Posted May 11, 2016
    • 0
  • MOTD: West Ham United 3-2 Manchester United

    All aspects of Upton Park were on display as West Ham United bid farewell to their ground of 112 years in a triumphant comeback victory over Manchester United: the good, the ugly, and finally, the glorious. Pre-match...

    • Posted May 10, 2016
    • 0
  • West Ham brace for nostalgic Upton Park farewell

    The Olympic Stadium is but a short, twenty minute walk from Upton Park.  And yet, as you exit the main gate of West Ham United’s stadium through the two large turrets and turn right on to Green...

    • Posted May 9, 2016
    • 0