Is Germany the new Spain? The Champions League final is here and one of the biggest events in the football calendar is sure to be an exciting, thrilling match, as two German heavyweights go head to head when Borussia Dortmund … Continue reading
Manchester City v Chelsea English Premier League Etihad Stadium, Manchester Sunday 24 February, 2013 13:30 GMT Chelsea face a very difficult task if they are going to preserve their third place status as they visit the Etihad Stadium. This is … Continue reading
The FA Cup made for some interesting results over the weekend to setup some intriguing quarter-final ties, as the clubs take one step closer to competing in the final at Wembley. The Quarter-Final ties shape up as follows – read … Continue reading
For Gunners, Baggies, Hammers, Saints, they wind on totem scarves, shrug rain from sombre coats, stamp feet. Fists thump tension into gloveless palms, unfold to beat above pulled-low beanie hats. For Tigers, Magpies, Seagulls, Owls, shouts open holes in rows … Continue reading
You supposed local heroes step into the cauldron, fighting to endow and enrich your fortunes; in play and in prey to thousands of gazes all critically placed on the teeth edge of hope. No sinecure, to be watched while you … Continue reading
Why would an England fan type such a thing? Perhaps because first, and foremost, I am a fan of the game itself and, on the evidence of this Euro 2012 football tournament, Balotelli is the closest thing to heaven that … Continue reading
Sports blog profile 5: On the Ponty End On the Ponty End is a Barnsley FC blog that started out in 2008 and has grown from humble beginnings into a good all-rounder. For the uninitiated, the Ponty End is the … Continue reading
Girl On A Terrace: the everyday musings of a female football fan In this day and age, is being female and supporting a lower league football team all that remarkable? Well, yes and no. Yes because the demographics of football … Continue reading
England are good enough to win a major tournament: Champions League stats say otherwise. England have recently qualified for Euro 2012 after a limp draw against Montenegro (population 625,000) and as usual there is the hope that, come next summer … Continue reading
Why Rooney’s three-match ban is a good thing ‘Not again!’ was the collective moan from England fans when Wayne Rooney kicked out petulantly at Montenegro’s Miodrag Dzudovic in Podgorica in England’s final qualifying match for Euro 2012, recalling him getting … Continue reading
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