Paulo Sousa’s Viola Revival
Fiorentina’s 4-1 demolishing of Internazionale on Sunday evening could potentially be the start of a great revival for La Viola, and not just a flash in the pan. The club [...]
September 2015
The Offside Daily: Ibrahimovic’s Rooney praise, LVG’s Champions League Dream and Hamburg’s brilliant squad photo
Only the news you need – bringing you five mainstream and five off-the-wall news stories each day! 1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has thrown some serious plaudits in the direction [...]
Championship parachute payments: Why the early table is cause for concern
After the completion of this weekend’s fixtures, the Championship relegation zone made depressing reading for the three clubs promoted from League One last season. Bristol [...]
The Offside Daily: Messi missing for El Clasico, FIFA member banned for life and Iranian Women’s team score an absolute worldy
Only the news you need – bringing you five mainstream and five off-the-wall news stories each day 1. Despite initial optimism following an injury sustained by Lionel Messi [...]
Serie A Set for Classic Title Race
Unpredictable; that’s how Serie A is shaping up this season on the basis of the first six matches. Over the summer many sides overhauled their squads with the ambition of [...]
Ref Review: Taylor excels, Atkinson shows Dean how it’s done, and offside calls let Clattenburg down
Tom Bennett picks out the key talking points from the weekend’s refereeing performances in his latest column . . . Assistants let Clattenburg – and Spurs – down [...]
Five Things We Learned: Arsenal rediscover form and Wayne Rooney finally scores as Manchester United top the table
Jen Offord takes a look at the Premier League, as Tottenham thrash Manchester City, Arsenal start to look like title challengers and Bournemouth’s injury crisis [...]
The Offside Daily: Aston Villa star chooses to represent England, Brentford sack coach Dijkhuizen after 8 games, 23-0 record score line in non-league fixture
1. Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has decided to represent England at senior level and could be named in Roy Hodgson’s next England squad. 2. Brentford have [...]
Team of the Week: Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United stars hit top form
This week there were goals galore in the Premier League and plenty of attacking players stood out as a result, but Benjamin Wills’ team of the week would back itself to [...]
Premier League Predictions: Manchester City to bounce back at Spurs, Leicester in shock win over Arsenal and Manchster United’s turn to thrash Sunderland
Mark reckons the biggest shock of the weekend will come at King Power Stadium but does former Manchester United man and one of Sir Alex’s earliest signings Alan Tonge [...]
The Offside Rule 