The Premier League is once again considering the “Game 39” plan. The league’s chief executive Richard Scudamore is in favour of the money making regime instead of preserving the traditions of English football. And that is a good thing since the Premier League is a hungry beast that needs to adapt to maintain its status […] READ MORE
Author: Broderick Sutherland (Footy Editor)
Hand of Brod: Dani Alves in the Premier League
One of the best fullbacks in the world, Dani Alves, could be heading to the Premier League next season. The Brazilian defender, who currently plays for Barcelona, told Brazilian news outlet O Globo: “I am moving to England next year. I am going to play in the cradle of football. This will be my last […] READ MORE
Andy Murray's Scottish Referendum Comments are Damaging
It was surprising to think that it was only last week that the Scottish independence referendum took place. The media storm has died down quite considerably here in the UK with Scotland remaining as part of the country. Unfortunately, Andy Murray was recently caught up in the Scottish referendum debate by stating that he wanted […] READ MORE
Hand of Brod: The Premier League is not the Best in the World
Only one Premier League team managed to win in the first round of Champions League matches. Only one. And once again, the old cliché of the Premier League being “the best league in the world” will be rolled out of some commentator’s tongue this weekend, completely dismissing the events which occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday. […] READ MORE
Hand of Brod: Summer Transfer Window XI
The summer transfer window may have ended over ten days ago but it is only now that teams across Europe will feel the benefit (or drawbacks in many cases) of their new squad members. There was a lot of big spending across the continent, flying in the face of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations—but with […] READ MORE
Hand of Brod: Champions League Draw– Group E-H Predictions
Following on from yesterday’s article on the Champions League draw and the predictions for Groups A to D (read here), here is the second part of this article for Groups E-H. GROUP E—BAYERN MUNICH, MANCHESTER CITY, CSKA MOSCOW, ROMA Bayern Munich, Manchester City and CSKA Moscow all clash once again in the group stages of […] READ MORE
Hand of Brod: Champions League Draw– Group A-D Predictions
Thursday Evening. Check. Monaco. Check. Late August. Check. That could only mean it was the Champions League draw yesterday and it has produced some absolutely tasty groups for the regular football fan to salivate over. Real Madrid are seeking to become the first team to retain the European Cup title in successive years in the […] READ MORE
Hand of Brod: La Liga Title Challengers
Last year’s La Liga title race was not the run of the mill toss-up between the big two teams. Atletico Madrid’s ascension to the top of the Spanish food chain caught pretty much everybody by surprise. Some pundits believe that Atletico could potentially be in the mix once again, even with a depleted squad, but […] READ MORE
Hand of Brod: Neymar injured, Silva suspended, Where do Brazil go from here?
With Neymar injured and Thiago Silva suspended, Brazil could be heading for an exit Tuesday night. Brazil’s biggest superstar suffered a fractured vertebra ruling him out for the rest of the World Cup, while their best centre back received one yellow card too many and he will only be available for the final or third-place […] READ MORE
Hand of Brod: Neymar vs Messi
Before the World Cup started, there has been talk of a clash between the two South American giants of international football: Brazil vs Argentina. Specifically, between their two number 10s, both of whom play for Barcelona. Neymar and Messi have both had decent World Cups so far, which has prompted a fantasy debate of Neymar […] READ MORE
