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David Beckham hangs up his Cleats

One of the best, and most controversial, players of the last 20 years retires from professional football today, as David Beckham will be hanging up his cleats for the last time...
Diabolical Refereeing and the Renewed Case for Technology in Football

So once again the screaming from the rooftops around the footballing world for more technology has resumed. And who could blame them, considering some diabiocal decisions by so-called professional referees and...
Frank Lampard: the Ultimate Professional

Frank Lampard is the ultimate professional footballer!! There, I said it as I brace for the onslaught. From his early career with West Ham United, 1995 to 2001, he made 148...
How Maradona’s World Cup Made Football My First Love

My first memory of the great game I grew up affectionately knowing as football was the Mexico 86 World Cup finals. As an air of nostalgia comes pouring over me I...
England’s Young Lions

Jack Butland-19 Kyle Walker-22 Phil Jones-20 Chris Smalling-23 Kieran Gibbs-22 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain-19 Jack Rodwell-21 Tom Cleverly-23 Jack Wilshere-21 Danny Welbeck-23 Theo Walcott-23 The last major trophy of any sort for this...
What Makes Football “Beautiful”?

Football is affectionately known as “The Beautiful Game” because quite simply to millions worldwide, it is just that. At 90minutes it’s like an epic film with the ability to make...
Euro Football Weekend Rundown

This week’s edition of the Euro Football Weekend Rundown will take a look at the current situations in France with Lyon claiming top spot after PSG falters; in England, Man City...
Undefeated and Underwhelming: Manchester United’s 2012-13 Champions League

Manchester United are currently 3-0-0 in Europe after yesterday’s thrilling come-from-behind victory. Seems like they are on a roll, right? Not so fast. I don’t know about you, but as a...
World Cup Qualifying Rundown

After viewing the highlights of the first of October’s World Cup Qualifiers, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Russia and Canada all deserve to be mentioned in this edition. Furthermore and more specifically, I...
Britain’s FIFA Rep Argues for Diving Ban

Britain’s representative on the FIFA panel, Jim Boyce, has brought diving talks into FIFA, and the FA (EPL). This is fantastic and needs to be seriously considered. The idea is to...
The Two Faces of Mario Balotelli

Pirlo’s ball fell to the left wing against the run of play. Cassano was pressured by Hummels in the German defense but was able to get around him. His ball into...
Why QPR are at the bottom of the Premier League

No team has begun the 2012-2013 Premier League campaign more poorly then QPR. The London side have been dismal in all areas and it is clear from the position they currently...
Top Four: Essential Notes on the Current Top Four

Chelsea (This Week #1, Last Week #1) In what was their sternest test so far; league leaders Chelsea came away from the Emirates with a 2-1 win. Fernando Torres muscled his...
Hammer Radio: Interview with Rory MacDonald

Its Wednesday Night, so the Hammer Radio show is back, and available in Hamilton on 93.3 CMFU FM, and archived on the internet at http://thehammar.libsyn.com The Boys at the Hammer feature...
Are Liverpool the Next Newcastle?

2008-09 was the darkest year in modern football for the city of Newcastle. Their beloved Magpies, the pride of the city, were relegated from the first division in England for only...
Should the English Premier League Abandon Handshakes?

When Romeo Dallaire penned his classic book Shake Hands with the Devil it is highly doubtful that he ever suspected the title would relate to the English Premier League. However, nine...
Breakdown of the Premier League Transfer Deadline

While the first couple of weeks of the Premier League season are by no means pointless they usually maintain a table that is very different from the one at the conclusion....
Sifting Through the Important Stories From the Weekend in the Premier League

Manchester United may have only played two Premier League matches this season, but it can be argued that history is not on their side. This was ensured when they dropped their...
Olympic Soccer: Can Japan get Through Canada and Sweden to Win the Olympic Gold?

Japan haven’t always been a heavyweight in International women’s football (or men’s for that matter). In fact for a number of years they were not even considered the best team on...
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MLS versus Chelsea: Should there even be an All-Star game?

Wednesday night at PPL park in Pennsylvania two somewhat familiar foes square off in a soccer match that means plenty to one side and very little to the other. For Chelsea...