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Saturday’s Champions League final at Wembley is going to be a special occasion. Not only will the FA celebrate its 150th year hosting by hosting the final for the second time in three seasons, but Europe’s most prestigious trophy will celebrate its 20th anniversary since the rebranding from “European Cup” to “Champions League”.
It’s hard to imagine Tony Pulis listing Nirvana as his preferred band, for the Welshman doesn’t come across like a stereotypical grunge fan, but his tenure at Stoke could have well been inspired by one Kurt Cobain’s most famous quotes.
Don’t believe the doom merchants who have classified the 2012-13 vintage as the worst season the Premier League has ever produced. Despite some dark moments, we were treated to some great football, wonderful goals and surprising results. With this season now confined to the history books, it’s time to take a look at the 2012-13 winners and losers.
Imagine Alastair Cook lifting his bat to salute the Lords crowd after scoring his 20th run or Lewis Hamilton stepping on the podium with a bottle of champagne after securing pole-position at the Monaco GP. Obviously both are fine achievements, but were Cook or Hamilton to celebrate them, they would both look like sportsmen whose minds have derailed to the point where even non-trophies – or, in this case, personal achievements – are celebrated as major victories. In reality, of course this would never happen, but in yesterday’s final round of Premier League matches, it did. Read more…
Forget about when the Premier League was established in 1992, May 8th 2013 is the date that could change the landscape of English football for the foreseeable future…at least as far as the top tier is concerned. Now that the man who had almost single-handedly defined three decades of football in this country has stepped down, his opponents, much like his former employees, are left in a limbo.
Mario Gotze’s decision to swap the black and yellow cauldron that is the Westfalenstadion, for the red and white of Bayern Munich could trigger a flurry of moves in many European teams’ engine rooms.
The 20-year-old, one of European football’s greatest talents, was a potential target for some Premier League clubs, which will now have to look elsewhere, while Jurgen Klopp will need to replace his number 10 adequately.
We have picked seven midfielders that could change shirt during the summer.
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