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Barcelona 5 – 0 Real Madrid

Published on 2010-11-30 11:39:22

When you write about Barcelona, there aren’t enough words. In describing a great game by them, you have to be careful with your adjectives and stack them in little rows, like pats of butter or razor-blades. In the first few minutes, perhaps the > read more

Spurs in the Champions League – LIVE REACTIONS!

Published on 2010-09-29 06:26:00

Follow Spurs in the Champions League with these lovingly curated tweets on Tottenham Hotspur’s foray into the Champions League: // > read more

Liverpool Still Going Nowhere With Benitez

Published on 2010-04-04 17:01:57

After another two dropped points, this time away to Birmingham City, Liverpool’s chances of finishing fourth remain as firmly rooted in the hypothetical as they have for most of the season. The most baffling thing is how the manager Rafael Beni > read more

Lame-duck Zola Falls out with Sullivan

Published on 2010-03-26 06:31:13

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has reportedly ‘banned’ co-owner David Sullivan from the dressing room and team meetings.  Following a ‘bust up’ at the training ground the relationship between the under-fire manger and owner > read more

Albert Riera Criticises Liverpool Manager Benitez

Published on 2010-03-18 08:55:36

So you’re a highly-rated winger currently plying your trade in one of the best leagues in the world and gaining International recognition.  What would be a bad career move? Going to Liverpool, under the guidance of the serial player-destroyer- > read more

Sandro Deal to Spurs Almost Done

Published on 2010-03-12 13:14:42

You heard it here first.  Or at least you heard it here – Internacionale’s Brazilian midfielder, Sandro Ranieri appears to be on his was to Tottenham Hotspur. Already learning the language and already at a club with close ties to his f > read more

Disaster Looms Large for Liverpool

Published on 2010-03-10 14:07:13

With the latest ignominy of losing to out-of-form, relegation candidates Wigan Athletic, Liverpool now stand not only on the precipice of being ousted from their perennial Champions League spot but a malaise that threatens to last a generation. The t > read more

Premier League Chairmen Reject Fourth Place Play-off

Published on 2010-03-04 09:05:05

With depressing predictability, the Premier League chairmen who constitute the League’s board have voted not to continue with the Champions League fourth placed play-off. We at FI were very much behind the idea as a way introducing some form of > read more

Should The England Fans Boo John Terry?

Published on 2010-03-02 10:48:54

Much has been written about John Terry and the impact his actions have had on his, wife, best friend, club and country and for the most part, he has been insulated from the criticism both by the bubble all footballers exist in and his lack of exposur > read more

Finishing Fourth: The Case for Manchester City

Published on 2010-02-26 08:40:51

Fourth place in the Premier League – and with it, Champions League football – has never been more keenly contested.  We take a look at each of the contenders and present the case for and against their claiming the final place at football > read more