Should Tottenham Hotspur Rest Harry Kane?

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It is a little unfair to be asking whether Tottenham Hotspur should rest Harry Kane. After all, they own the player’s contract and he is their man. They should be in a position to manage him to the best advantage of the team. Unfortunately, international commitments often deprive a league club of that luxury. Should Tottenham Hotspur […] READ MORE


2016/17 Leicester City Season Preview

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2016/17 Leicester City Season Preview Last year’s Position:       1st Current Manager:            Claudio Ranieri When in June 2015, Leicester City sent home and fired three players from a pre-season tour of Thailand things did not seem well. One of the players was Nigel Pearson’s son – the then manager, and this contributed in some […] READ MORE


2016/17 Tottenham Hotspur Season Preview

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Tottenham Hotspur had their best ever finish in the English Premier League last season. And for long periods they were the only team slugging it out toe to toe with eventual champions Leicester City. 2016/17 poses a number of challenges for the North London club. 2016/17 Tottenham Hotspur Season Preview Positives from Last Season 2015/16 […] READ MORE


Three Tottenham Hotspur Youngsters to Watch

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Spurs’s  pre-season tour of Australia has given fans reason to be excited. Although they lost 2-1 to Juventus, the champions of Italy and 1-0 against Atlético Madrid the Champions League runners-up, three Tottenham Hotspur youngsters showed real promise. The results are not important at this stage. They never are in friendly matches, although fans are always hoping for morale-boosting victories. These […] READ MORE


Marc Wilmots Sacked by Belgian FA

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After a disappointing Euro 2016, Marc Wilmots was today sacked by the Belgian FA. Belgium had gone into the competition as the number two ranked team on the FIFA list only to be humiliated by Wales in the Quarter Finals. Wilmots tactics and team selection had come under intense scrutiny in recent times. Belgium are […] READ MORE


Nabil Bentaleb: So What Next?

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Nabil Bentaleb made his Tottenham Hotspur debut as a substitute in a 3-2 win over Southampton in December 2013. He was just 19 and introduced into the side by Tim Sherwood after taking over from Andre Villas Boas just six days earlier. But after a promising start in his Spurs career things have taken a notable […] READ MORE


Belgium Out of Euro 2016

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Belgium came into their quarter final tie against Wales with the route to the final theirs for their taking. Overcome Wales and then an uninspiring Portugal in the next game and they would be there. And for about 15 minutes of this game it seemed that no one would stop them. But then it all […] READ MORE


Belgium Finally Arrive At Euro 2016

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Belgium finally arrived at Euro 2016 with a convincing 4-0 win against Hungary in the last 16 knockout round. The FIFA ranked number two team had almost stuttered through the group stage. This though was footballing display that backed up their credentials as one of the pre-tournament favourites.   Team Changes Marc Wilmots retained the […] READ MORE


Euro 2016: Belgium Beat Sweden

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Belgium beat Sweden and thereby ended Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s international career. In so doing they progress to the last sixteen of the Euro 2016 championship. A narrow 1-0 victory courtesy of a sweetly struck long range effort by Radja Nianggolan in the 84th minute of an energetic contest. Euro 2016: Belgium Beat Sweden Match Preview Marc Wilmots chose to […] READ MORE