All the best teams have them, De Guzman at Swansea, Hoolahan at Norwich and Sissoko at Newcastle. The number ten is a vital position in any team, so w

The Merseyside derby is a fixture that every fan looks out for when the footballing calendar is announced at the start of the season, because while th

After watching Newcastle narrowly overcome Stoke at St James’ Park in the early days of March manager Alan Pardew remarked, somewhat presumptuously, t

With one eye on the Champions League clash with Real Madrid on Wednesday it’s difficult to determine which lineup Sir Alex Ferguson will field for the

West Brom travel to Stoke today still firmly in the hunt for a Europa League spot. The hosts have not been in form of late and they would be bottom

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is confident that Premier League survival will help him maintain his job at Upton Park. The former Bolton and Blackb

It took until his late-20s before the world woke up to the talents of Robin van Persie. Sure, it was always obvious that he was a magnificent football

After Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confessed that he still holds hope that former playmaker-in-chief and resident Barcelona schemer Cesc Fabregas may

It always sounds like a sorry excuse, and it is really, but it wouldn’t be totally untrue to say that Blackpool have been down on their luck recently.

Manchester City will allow a number of their top stars to leave this summer including Carlos Tevez according to the Sunday Mirror. Roberto Mancini