Category Archives: Controversy in Football

Five football biographies you ought to read

Posted on October 10, 2013 by DC

International weeks are generally boring but, thankfully, Harry Redknapp’s autobiography is published today and if you’ve been keeping up to speed with its serialisation in a popular newspaper, you’ll know it makes for some explosive reading. In this day and … Read more…

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Liverpool are better off without Luis Suarez!

Posted on August 8, 2013 by DC

The only surprising thing about Luis Suarez’s decision to publicly reveal his malaise was the medium the Uruguayan chose to deliver his message. The media he had so often blamed for making his life in England more difficult than it … Read more…

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Barton would be a very risky gamble for Everton and Martinez

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Guest Blogger

Forget about Gareth Bale and Real Madrid, forget about Jose Mourinho’s return, Luis Suarez’s tantrums and United’s first season without Fergie, one of the stories of the season could be developing on the blue half of Merseyside. Having come to … Read more…

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Papiss Cisse and that shirt that just won’t fit his beliefs

Posted on July 16, 2013 by DC

Sport and religion have always endured a complicated relationship, one that can be coated in spirituality as much as it can be tarnished by sectarian hatred. The influx of players from areas with vast religious influence such as South America … Read more…

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5 things Juventus can expect from Tevez

Posted on June 26, 2013 by DC

After seven controversial, yet successful, inflammatory seasons, Carlos Tevez is set to wave goodbye to English football as he’s poised to join Serie A champions Juventus for a deal worth an initial £7.6m. The Argentine has thrilled and infuriated in … Read more…

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Is Suarez biting his way out of Liverpool?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Guest Blogger

Not many players could be shortlisted for the PFA Player of the Year Award on Friday, provide an assist and scoring a last-gasp equaliser on Sunday and still be talked about for the wrong reason.

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