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Everton searching for semi-final seventh heaven

April 13th, 2012 by Tom Rhodes

Tom Rhodes looks back at Everton’s history when it comes to the semi final stage of the FA Cup.

How Do YOU Rate Players?

April 10th, 2011 by Willie Gannon

Willie Gannon puts forward his personal method for rating the game’s great and not so great.

Broken Record

April 3rd, 2011 by Willie Gannon

Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten home record ends as Sporting Gijon beat Real Madrid in La Liga.

Harry Redknapp’s Transfer History, 1984 to 2011: The Best Record in Football?

March 14th, 2011 by Willie Gannon

For the best part of three decades Harry Redknapp has been seen by many as king of the transfer market, and Willie Gannon looks closer at the ‘wheeler dealer’.

Hristo Stoichkov: The Bulgarian Messiah

February 8th, 2011 by Willie Gannon

Charasmatic, fiery and unbelievably talented, Hristo Stoichkov, who turns 45 today, will most likely never be overtaken as the biggest name ever in Bulgarian football. Willy Gannon explains why.

From Adolf Hitler to the birth of the Premier League, here’s what’s been going down this week in football! August 10 Believe it or not, but realtiy TV star Lee Sharpe was once actually a footballer. And a very fine one too, who jostled with Ryan Giggs and John Barnes for the Manchester United and [...]

The Week In Football #1

August 3rd, 2009 by Joe Mewis

From record breaking transfers to historic penalty shoot-outs, here’s what happened this week in football! August 3 The transfer fee world record was smashed today in 1957 when Juventus signed Leeds United’s John Charles for £65,000. Nicknamed ‘the gentle giant’ Charles became the first British professional to sign for an oversees side, despite being flummoxed [...]