Gaddafi was a “Whisker Away” from Buying Manchester United!

Gaddafi man united

The Glazers are far from the most popular family in Manchester but their desire to buy the club in 2005 was at least understandable but certainly wasn’t unique. The club has long been one of the most sought after pieces of footballing real estate and attracted interest from a range of businessman. Perhaps the most … Read more

Football’s Top Earners Revealed in 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo

Forbes recently released their yearly ranking of the top 100 highest paid athletes and 14 footballers appeared on the exclusive list, with two of them earning over $100 million over the year, which incredibly is more than the GDP of some countries.  While some people think that this amount of money is insane for a … Read more

Ian Holloway – The ‘Wit and Wisdom’ of Football Managers

Ian Holloway

Football is often said to have a language all of its own. Words and phrases are given new and different meanings as a constant search for metaphors to explain positions, games, tactics and the like, feed the ever-growing lexicon of the game. For example, no-one now thinks that a team’s Sweeper is allocated to cleaning … Read more