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Are expectations too high for football’s youngsters?
Jonathan Roberts believes that comparisons between young emerging football players and stars of the past is creating unnecessary pressure and expectations.
Tag: Rio Ferdinand
How big a loss is Nemanja Vidić?
Jake Hinton on the news that Manchester United are set to lose one of their defensive stalwarts.
One final shot at redemption for Terry
Ciaran Kelly discusses John Terry as the former England skipper looks to prolong his international career.
Kicking racism out of football
Pavan Mano wonders if FIFA will at long last take a firm stance against racism as it threatens to rear its ugly head once more.
Player Comparison: Rio Ferdinand vs John Terry
Liam Corbett runs the rule over two of England’s best defenders of the past decade.
Far from sole sentimentality: The return of Joe Cole
Ciaran Kelly casts an eye over Joe Cole’s move back to Upton Park.
5 Champions League questions to be answered
Back Page Football’s Ger McCarthy looks ahead to another week of Champions League action and has five questions to be answered as the race to qualify for the knockout stage intensifies
John Terry – Victim?
Ashley Wilkinson discusses the Chelsea skipper in light of his decision to retire from international football.
Roy v Rio: Nobody’s a Winner
Ashley Wilkinson offers his thoughts on the omission of Rio Ferdinand from England’s Euro 2012 squad.
Banishing more than just eight years of affliction and obsession: Chelsea’s Munich destiny
Ciaran Kelly looks at the wider impact a Champions League win would have on the Chelsea and its history.