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Bentley’s performances for Blackburn Rovers in recent years have seen him tipped as David Beckham’s natural successor on the right side of England’s midfield.
The transition is yet to occur, however, as Beckham’s experience and reliability have kept him firmly in Capello’s plans.
Bentley, with six caps to his name, has thus far failed to produce on […]

Former Liverpool forward Craig Bellamy, infamously dubbed ‘the nutter with a putter’ for his exploits with John Arne Riise in a Portuguese training camp, has been ruled out for around four weeks due to a troublesome hamstring injury.
Bellamy being sidelined means that manager Alan Curbishley will either have to dip into the transfer market for […]

Andy Webster first made the breakthrough at Hearts, playing in the heart of defence alongside the influential Steven Pressley.
His performances for the Jambos alerted the attention of bigger clubs and Webster was keen to move on. However, his move to Wigan was hampered by Hearts’ unwillingness to sell him. Rather than see his Premiership dream […]

Tiago joined the Bianconeri from Lyon last year for €13m, however he has had a miserable 12 months in Italy.
It has been clear for quite some time now that Tiago would be leaving Juve this summer, providing a buyer could be found, and over the past week or so it […]

The Blues may have found time to put four past Pompey yesterday afternoon, but the game was effectively wrapped up once Joe Cole latched onto Michael Ballack’s dinked ball to open the scoring early in the first half.
For the Londoners’ first-half display was of a rare calibre, dominant yet incredibly attractive and entertaining. New signing […]

Little over twelve months ago, former Thailand Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, completed the purchase of one of England’s so-called ‘sleeping giants’; a club steeped in history, but one that found itself aspiring to sit side-by-side with Tottenham Hotspur and Everton rather than Manchester United and Chelsea. That said, he was controversial, at least for a […]

The FA Cup in 2005 was the last time Arsene Wenger held a major piece of silverware aloft after an extraordinary stalemate lasting 120 minutes resulted in a penalty shoot-out.
Thats not to say his guns have not come close in recent years. Far from it. A Champions League final in 2006 ended in heartbreak for […]

Malouda only signed for Chelsea last summer from Lyon for a hefty €20m, but he failed to live up to his price tag during his debut season in England.
There have been constant reports in the media this summer that the 28-year-old is not in the plans of the club’s new manager Luiz […]

The Black Cats will host the Reds at the Stadium of Light when the 17th edition of the English Premier League gets underway this Saturday.
The Mackems are in for a tough start, as Rafael Benitez’s squad is as strong as it has ever been following the £19million purchase of Robbie Keane from Tottenham Hotspur.
Expected to […]

Rangers’ hopes of finally landing Steven Davis from Fulham looked to be rekindled this week after the sale of Carlos Cuellar to Aston Villa for £7.8m.
The midfielder is very much needed by the Gers at the moment. The fans are still smarting over the dual blows of European humiliation at the hands of Kaunas and […]