The future looks bright for Paddy Madden

This time last year, Paddy Madden had just come to the end of a loan spell with League of Ireland First Division side Shelbourne. Now, 12 months later, the former WFTA striker is just two weeks away from possibly the biggest moment of his short career. A Champions League appearance for League of Ireland Champions [...]

Manchester City’s title odds cut as La Liga ace agrees £29 million deal

Manchester City have confirmed this afternoon that Valencia winger David Silva has agreed to join the club on a five-year deal. The Spanish international will sign the contract and complete his medical once the World Cup comes to a close in South Africa. Silva, 24, is considered by many as one of the finest talents [...]

World Cup Day 19 – Well that was boring!

BORING! Day 19 of the World Cup was just awful. In the two games today, there was just the one goal scored. In the opening game of the day, Japan and Paraguay drew 0-0 in a game which produced little in the way of goal scoring opportunities. Paraguay won 5-3 on a penalties after an [...]

Is Roy Hodgson the right man for Liverpool?

Well then. Is he? Comments below please.

Arsenal prepare smart £16 million bid for Premier League midfielder?

You may remember hearing a few days back that Manchester City are apparently looking to sell midfielder Nigel de Jong this summer (why they would want to get rid of him, I have no idea). Anyway, Caught Offside, a site I have found myself reading a lot of late, seem to think that Arsenal may [...]

Tottenham ready to make one last attempt to try and sign Arsenal target

The papers claim that Tottenham will make one last bid to try and sign Joe Cole, who is strongly fancied to join Arsenal in the coming days. Cole, 28, recently left Chelsea following months of contract talks. However, the England international failed to negotiate a new deal at Stamford Bridge and as a result is [...]

World Cup Day 18 – Surprise, surprise, no surprises as Brazil and Holland book their place in the quarters

No surprises really on day 18 of the World Cup as Brazil and Holland booked their places in the quarter-finals while Chile and Slovakia said goodbye to South Africa. Holland never really looked in danger against Slovakia in the opening game of the day as they ran out 2-1 winners in a windy Durban. The [...]

World Cup Day 17 – England totally outclassed by the Germans as Argentina continue to impress

Well what about that for a day of football, eh? In the two games today, a total of 9 goals were scored as Argentina and Germany set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash whilst England and Mexico packed their bags and made arrangements for their flights home. Day 17 of the World Cup had it all [...]