Tranmere Rovers put an end to Brighton’s three game winning streak, with a late deflected equaliser from Aaron Cresswell settling matters at Prenton Park. Brighton took the lead in the first half through Glenn Murray, but failed to convert a number of chances as their lead at the top was cut to just two points.
Results in La Liga continued to raise a few eyebrows this last weekend, as the season took another surprising turn, much to the enjoyment of most non-Barca and Real fans...
Rafael Van der Vaart’s bright start to the season has sparked huge debate over whether the new Spurs signing can replicate his Dutch counterpart Dennis Bergkamp, and light up the Premier League in style.
Since his last gasp summer move from Real Madrid, Van der Vaart has gained many plaudits for his excellent start to the season, where he has reinvigorated Tottenham’s offensive firepower, with a number of adept displays. To date he has two goals, one assist, and has played a pivotal role in many of his team’s surges forward. His deft touch, carefully timed runs, and ability to pick out a perfectly weighted pass, have raised considerable comparisons with the Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp.
Italian Football faces a difficult future if recent figures regarding youth team developed players are to be believed.
In the wake of England’s exit from this summer’s world cup, numerous answers were posed by pundits as to why things had gone so horribly wrong from Capello’s men.
It’s a cliché, but football thrives on them, so why not start with one? If you can’t beat them, join them. Like most clichés, it doesn’t stand up to close scrutiny. What happens if the best way of joining them is by beating them? I don’t know, but Saint-Etienne certainly do after the weekend closed with them perched on top of Ligue 1 for the second week in a row.
Last week, Saint-Etienne coach Christophe Galtier was quick to dampen any chances of his side getting carried away with their stellar start, preferring instead to put his side’s 3-0 romp over Montpellier down as nothing more than three points towards safety. But he has no such chance this week, not after his side pulled off their first away victory at Lyon in seventeen years to dump their bitterest rivals into the relegation quicksand and retake top spot from Rennes.