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Merseyside Insider: Wayne Rooney tips Ross Barkley for the top, Manchester United v Liverpool excitement builds and John Stones faces pursuers Chelsea

September 11, 2015

What’s been happening in the world of football on Merseyside this week? Jennifer Atherton gives us the scoop . . . Record-breaker Roo backs Barkley Unless you’ve paid no [...]

Premier League Predictions: Everton will test Chelsea, Palace to hold Manchester City and Manchester United thump Liverpool

September 11, 2015

The international break is over and with some Premier League scorchers in store this weekend, it’s safe to say we are happy to see it back. This week, beIN Sports [...]

Throwback Thursday: Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney reigns supreme as Bolton are battered

September 10, 2015

Tuesday night was an historic night for English football as Wayne Rooney passed Sir Bobby Charlton’s England goal-scoring record. His late penalty against Switzerland [...]

Anything but a one-man show: Why Gareth Bale is not the only factor driving Wales’ success

September 9, 2015

Wales failed to secure their place at Euro 2016 on Sunday after drawing 0-0 at home with Israel. While wasteful first-half finishing and dogged Israeli defending thwarted [...]

Ref Review: Newcastle boss McClaren and Stoke gaffer Hughes have the hump but refs get the big calls right

September 1, 2015

Tom Bennett picks out the key talking points from the weekend’s refereeing performances in his latest column . . . Newcastle v Arsenal Ref: Andre Marriner [...]

Premier League Predictions: Peter Barnes tips former clubs Manchester United & Manchester City to continue good run

August 28, 2015

We are three weeks into the season and, remarkably, there have been just six home wins so far. But Mark’s tipping that all to change this weekend and former Manchester [...]

Merseyside Insider: Everton chairman stands ground on Stones after surviving cup scare and Liverpool flop Balotelli toughs it out on loan

August 28, 2015

What’s been happening in the world of football on Merseyside this week? Jennifer Atherton gives us the scoop . . . Sticking with Stones Bill Kenwright has gone up in a lot [...]

Ref Review: Mark Clattenburg gets Chelsea red card spot-on but Manchester United will be disappointed with Craig Pawson and his assistants

August 25, 2015

Tom Bennett looks at the performances of the Premier League referees this weekend, as Craig Pawson goes in Wayne Rooney’s bad books and Mark Clattenburg correctly shows [...]

Premier League Predictions: Chelsea to respond, Manchester United to be convincing and Arsenal to down Liverpool

August 21, 2015

Mark’s top five tips suggest he isn’t anticipating any big shocks in the top flight this weekend. This week he goes head-to-head with Laura Bassett, but does the England [...]

Bundesliga Review: Dortmund are back, but Bayern are still the team to beat

August 19, 2015

One of The Offside Rule’s resident Bundesliga experts, Susie Schaaf, gives her thoughts on an opening weekend that saw Dortmund rediscover their spark and [...]