Chelsea Season Preview: How will the 2014/15 Champions fare after the arrivals of N'Golo Kante, Michy Batshuayi and manager Antonio Conte? READ MORE
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Opposition Analysis: Newport County vs MK Dons
The new look League Cup kicks off this coming Tuesday, with the 72 Football League teams looking to make it into round two. Karl Robinson’s MK Dons will be one side looking to do better this time around, after being thrashed 6-0 by Premier League Southampton is last season’s third round. Their first fixture in the […] READ MORE
MK Dons Take Maximum Points On Opening Day
A fine drive from Daniel Powell gave MK Dons all three points on their return to League One. The Dons traveled to Shropshire to take on Shrewsbury Town in a repeat of the opening fixture from three seasons ago. The Dons handed competitive debuts to Paul Downing, Ed Upson and George C Williams. Last season’s […] READ MORE
Juventus sign Gonzalo Higuaín from Napoli
Italian champions Juventus have signed striker Gonzalo Higuaín from rivals SSC Napoli. The Argentine striker was reportedly linked with Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, but the Old Lady have signed him on a four-year-deal. The signing was confirmed on the official Serie A website on Tuesday. The move comes just six days after Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis said Higuaín “would not go […] READ MORE
RFEF announce Julen Lopetegui as Del Bosque’s successor
On Thursday, the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF), named Julen Lopetegui as Vicente Del Bosque’s successor. His first official game in charge will be the World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein on 5 September. Who is Julen Lopetegui? ¡Tenemos muchas ganas de darle un gran #BienvenidoJulen a nuestro nuevo seleccionador @julenlopetegui! A las 18:30: https://t.co/cTWOvZzuOe — […] READ MORE
England Appoint Sam Allardyce as Sunderland Return to Square One
The FA today got their man when an announcement was made that will see England appoint Sam Allardyce as their new manager. READ MORE
Allardyce for England Saga Must Have an Ending Soon
Soon after England's dismal showing at Euro 2016, calls of Allardyce for England were clear. It's not doing Sunderland any good though. READ MORE
Griezmann Another Top Scorer who Failed to Win the Main Prize
The appalling attack on Nice during the Bastille Day celebrations instantly puts into context any feelings of sadness or loss in France at the national team’s failure to win Euro 2016. While there was understandable disappointment that, for the first time since the 1938 World Cup, a French football team could not triumph in an international tournament […] READ MORE
2016: The Year of the Underdog
Whatever happens between now and December, it seems that 2016 will be forever known as the undisputed Year of the Underdog. READ MORE
Can Portugal’s Perennial Under-Achievers Finally Win a Major Title?
Another Euros, another Portuguese semifinal. Portugal’s victory over Poland on penalties means that they have now reached their fourth semifinal in the last five European Championships and their fifth in total. It is a formidable record, one that bears comparison with the giants of the European game (Germany, Italy, France and Spain), but there is […] READ MORE
About Author
Martin Keady
I am a scriptwriter (of plays and screenplays, including a biopic of Shakespeare, www.theshakespeareplays.com), journalist (writing on cinema for The Script Lab and on sport for LastWordOnTennis.com and LastWordOnFootball.com) and poet (having written a collection of short poems, entitled Shards, extracts from which have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3). I am married with three children and live in London.