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Just when you thought footballers were all the same, a bunch of overpaid, womanisers with more money than brain cells, along comes Manchester United’s Juan Mata, who is trying to change perceptions. Mata is spearheading a campaign called, ‘Common Goal’. His aim is to get professional footballers to give 1% of their whopping salaries to charity. The only problem is, the idea seems to have gone down like a David Moyes team talk, with only a handful of players willing...

Round nine of Premier League action takes place this weekend – after the English clubs enjoy success in the Champions League. All five English sides lie top of their groups with none having lost so far. But big games take place this weekend with two of those Champions League sides Tottenham and Liverpool clashing at Wembley in what should be an entertaining match. Man City will look to continue their outstanding form at home to equally impressive Burnley, while Chelsea...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here. Whilst game week 8 wasn’t a classic, sometimes you just have to grind the results out to make progress. 45...

We are witnessing the emergence of one of the players of his generation in Kevin de Bruyne. His impact at Manchester City cannot be understated and he is the on-field leader of Pep Guardiola’s revolution in the blue half of Manchester. Is there a finer central midfielder in the game today? The Belgian is the almost perfect player in that position. Taking a look at his Premier League output so far this season: He scores goals – One in the...

A kids five-a-side football match between two under 9's teams attracted Premier League viewing figures - after being watched by over half a MILLION people. The crowds that Wolverhampton Wanderers FC's youth club usually pull in consists of coaches, parents and sometimes one man and his dog. But members of the Wolves Academy were left stunned when they found themselves playing in front of an audience of over 500,000 people on Sunday (16/10). It happened during a friendly game with...

Two businessmen who stripped a football club of its gate receipts are facing jail after being found guilty of fraud. Stephen Murrall, 49, and Peter Harris, 47, were trying to convince the Football League that they were 'fit and proper persons' to take over struggling Hartlepool United. However, a court heard how £42,453 in gate receipts from two home games went into the pair's company, TMH 2014 Limited, but quickly went back out again. When the League made enquiries, the...

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here.  International breaks are always an interminable bore, punctuated with moments of deep concern for the welfare of your players. You want to get back to the cut and thrust of club football, but you want to get back there with a squad of fit players. We go into game week eight on a real high. A 65...

Sport can be wonderful, passionate, heart wrenching, but often it can simply be funny. So i've put together a top ten sports funniest moments...enjoy 10. Olivier Bernard – A French knockout. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LltnTI7MzIM The former Newcastle fullback was minding his own business, when out of nowhere he felt the full force of a Laurent Robert bullet on the side of his head. The way he sways around, dazed, and finally staggers backwards, is a work of pure, comedy genius. 9. Andy...

A former football star has scooped a role as an ice cream van man and is now supplying a housing estate with frozen treats. Ex-Rangers player Bob Malcolm, 36, operates a daily run in the east end of Glasgow with his Spiderman-clad treat wagon. He is thought to have been driving the van for the last few months in a bid to help a family member. Former Rangers player Robert Malcolm selling ice cream in the East End of Glasgow....