Football Archives: 01/2009

Come Monday it could be curtains for Liverpool’s title ambitions – once again falling well before the final hurdle.

Love him or loathe him, you have to admire David Beckham and his achievements in football.

Deep down Adams must know that if he doesn’t begin to get results, he will join Paul Ince on the 08/09 managerial casualty list.

David Beckham scored his first goal in an AC Milan shirt as the Rossoneri romped to a 4-1 victory against 10-man Bologna in Serie A.

Britain’s in a recession? English football clubs don’t seem to have noticed as January business finally starts to pick up.

The modern-day football fan is increasingly crossing the line from the acceptable to the unacceptable.

The Premier League may be the best league in the world but the best team in Europe isn’t an English club.

A year ago, a response to this seemingly daft question may have been: ‘There’s as much chance of Aston Villa winning the league as there is Manchester City signing Kaka for £100m’.

Saturday afternoon has reminded us that late goals can not only win you games, they can win you titles.

We find ourselves half way through the January transfer window already, and so far it’s been less than inspiring.

Last Friday, at the Liverpool press conference, the lines of battle were firmly drawn between managerial heavyweights Rafa Benitez and Sir Alex Ferguson.

A win for Manchester United against Chelsea on Sunday will take them to within one point of Chelsea with two games in hand.

Phil Taylor won his record 14th PDC World Championship on Sunday night, destroying Raymond Van Barneveld 7-1.

The pound’s dramatic slide against the euro means that English football clubs are having to spend up to 30% more than they would have this summer if they are to bring in talent from the continent.

Every year the FA Cup throws up a few upsets. And the biggest upset in the third round came at the City of Manchester Stadium.