Tag: England Football

Charitable Football Players: David Beckham

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Whenever one reads about the latest football player donating a sum of money to a charitable cause, one can’t help but cynically question his — or his publicist’s — motives. In an age where players are earning up to £300,000 per week, there is growing resentment from fans who can’t relate to the ever-climbing astronomical wages being commanded […] READ MORE

Manchester United’s defensive dilemma ahead of crucial Chelsea clash

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This Saturday, league leaders Chelsea play host to a rampant Manchester United. However United travel to Stamford Bridge with their defensive backbone broken. Michael Carrick (calf), Phil Jones (ankle), Daley Blind (ankle) and Marcos Rojo (adductor) are all out injured for the Red Devils. Blind, Carrick and Jones all started against Manchester City last week, […] READ MORE

Jack Colback Should be Main Man for England and Newcastle

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As England struggled to live with Italy at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday night with an especially weak central midfield, the name all over social media in Newcastle was Jack Colback. Where was the Geordie terrier best known for his defensive work yet who has scored and created more Premier League goals this season than Fabian […] READ MORE

Harry Kane: The Messiah or Another False Prophet?

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Harry Kane might be England’s latest hot property to hit the headlines, but don’t expect England to be winning Euro 2016. The English media have hyped up plenty of potential Messiahs over the year, but all have become false prophets. After Kane scored his first international goal on Friday night just 80 seconds into his international […] READ MORE

Harry Kane: ‘The New Alan Shearer’

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Harry Kane scored two minutes into his England debut! So, as we all know, this means England will go on to win the Euros, the next World Cup, and maybe even the next series of Hell’s Kitchen. The Spur’s strikers goal was the eighth scored by a substitute under Roy Hodgson, and this puts Kane […] READ MORE

Craig’s Question: An Elite Super League?

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Editors Note: As our regular readers know, Last Word on Sports is always looking for new and innovative ways to bring our readers the best in sports coverage.  Today we bring you a video podcast from our new podcast partners, Great Touch For A Big Lad, who cover all the goings on in the English […] READ MORE

Sean Dyche Views Hold True in all Sports

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When asked who the greatest ‘thinkers’ are in English football, most fans would answer with the same collection of names – Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Ronald Koeman, and perhaps even Roberto Martinez. However, one name that is unlikely to feature on that list is Sean Dyche, the man who has led Burnley to a position […] READ MORE