Football Archives: 04/2009

Manchester United 1 Arsenal 0: The first few minutes of last night’s all-English clash at Old Trafford was a warning sign of things to come for Arsenal.

Barcelona 0 Chelsea 0: Chelsea will return to Stamford Bridge confident with the support of the home crowd that they can progress.

He is undoubtedly one of the true legends of the era. However was Ryan Giggs the player of the year for the 2008/09 season. The answer? No.

Depending on which of the daily tabloids and broadsheets you believe, Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is set to make an offer for wantaway Man United striker, Carlos Tevez.

Roy Keane stunned English football by walking out on Sunderland last December. Losing five of their previous six games.

Everton produced a fine display last Sunday to knock reigning European champions, Manchester United, out of the FA Cup and put an end to any talk of a unprecedented quintuplet.

Hillsborough is a tragedy that will remain part of Liverpool Football Club forever.

April is a busy month in football – survive this month and you’ll be in with a shout in May when the trophies finally are dished out.

With the season drawing to a close, everything is still up for grabs – the destination of the title is far from clear.

Troubled Inter Milan striker Adriano has announced that he is taking a break from football after he called a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.

The reaction of the Italians in Bari to the travelling Irish contingent, 6,000 strong, contrasted sharply with my experiences in Milan and Rome.