Life outside the Prem (Boxing day)

This is a fabulous clip from “The Beautiful Game“, an stv football documentary series. This is a clip from an episode that featured celtic and concentrates on 1970. Interviews with David Hay, Jimmy Johnstone and Tommy Gemmell and footage from the epic 1970 European Cup run. The 1970 European Cup Final was held at the San [...] […]

Who the hell are Bursaspor, I hear you ask. They’re the club that could be top of the Turkish League by the end of this weekend, that’s who. They currently lie in 2nd place, only one point behind leaders Galatasaray, but with a game in hand. So, where has this team come from and why [...] […]

Way back in 1921, the FA banned women’s football, declaring the game “quite unfit” for females. “I do not believe women are fitted for violent leg strain,” announced one doctor, propelling hot air through his hat. It was an ridiculous decision that was only reversed in 1971. Another classic clip from the BFI. Related Articles: Women [...] […]

Lille 1 – 0 Liverpool Eden Hazard’s late goal won the first leg and made a bad week even worse for lowly Liverpool. Interesting fact: 11 of Lille’s 18 goals since the start of the group stage have come in the final 15 minutes. Lille vs Liverpool Longer Highlights (1:0)- Watch more Sports Videos at [...] […]

1. Throw out the history book On the four occasions that Milan had previously met Man Utd in Europe, they had eliminated them from the competition. A 7-2 aggregate drubbing has changed all that. 2. It keeps getting worse for Milan Before last night, AC Milan had failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 8 [...] […]

In the early 1990s Per Tomas Brolin was the golden boy of Swedish football. When he played his first match when he was just six years old at Forssåtunet, and often played on teams with older players. In one match he scored 15 goals and was noticed by “Buster”, a popular football comics magazine. His [...] […]

Manchester United 4 – 0 AC Milan (agg 7-2) I feel old: I can remember when Milan were good. The wonderful Wayne Rooney scored twice as United crushed Milan to reach the quarter-finals. Manchester United 4 – AC Milan 0 extended highlights- Watch more Sports Videos at Vodpod. Turncoat Vidic… Vidic after AC Milan- Watch [...] […]

Wigan 1 – 0 Liverpool Oh dear. Poor old Rafael Benítez couldn’t hide his anger after Liverpool’s quest for fourth place was dealt a blow at Wigan. Wigan 1 – Liverpool 0- Watch more Sports Videos at Vodpod. Here’s Rafa Benitez on Liverpool’s amble for fourth place… Rafa Benitez on Liverpool’s race for fourth place [...] […]

Fulham 0 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham 0 – Tottenham 0- Watch more Sports Videos at Vodpod. Wolves 0 – 1 Man Utd Wolves 0 – Manchester United 1 MOTD- Watch more Sports Videos at Vodpod. Sir Alex Ferguson interview after Wolves game… Sir Alex Ferguson interview after Wolves game- Watch more Sports [...] […]

England 3 – 1 Egypt The crowd may have booed but Fabio Capello led the praise for his centre-back John Terry after a strong display at Wembley. England 3 – Egypt 1 Longer highlights- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Fabio Capello after the Egypt game… Fabio Capelo post Egypt- Watch more Videos at Vodpod. Turkey 2 [...] […]