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Posted in Champions League on 10/18/11 at 12:44 pm
The Champions League rolls back into town after a few weeks off and yet again there are plenty of games to whet the appetite. The big game involving English sides is at The Etihad Stadium as Manchester City face a must win game against 2006 semi-finalists Villareal. City are boosted by the return of Sergio [...]
Posted in Premier League on 10/13/11 at 8:06 pm
12.45, Saturday 15th October 2011, Anfield, Liverpool. This is arguably the fiercest rivalry in the history of top flight English football and this Saturday’s encounter looks set to be no different. Wayne Rooney is usually the figure of vitriol for Liverpool supporters and this will not have changed given his red card for England last [...]
Posted in International on 10/7/11 at 12:14 pm
20.00, Friday 8th October 2011, City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro. It is almost inconceivable that England won’t qualify for EURO 2012 at this stage, but Fabio Capello’s men still need to be wary in their game against Montenegro tonight. England know that a draw will be enough to see them into the draw for the championships next [...]
Posted in Premier League on 10/5/11 at 12:38 pm
We’re almost two months into the new Premier League season and SYS is assessing the top ten signings from the summer based on how they have fared so far. 10. Jonathan Woodgate (Stoke), 9. Joey Barton (QPR), 8. Jose Enrique (Liverpool), 7. Samir Nasri (Manchester City), 6. Shay Given (Aston Villa) 5. Yohann Cabaye (Newcastle) [...]
Posted in International on 10/4/11 at 2:39 pm
Barring a disaster in Montenegro, England should qualify for the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine next summer, and despite a shaky start, Fabio Capello will be pleased with what he has seen from his players during the qualification campaign. Sort Your Sport looks at the likely 23 man squad for the tournament based on [...]
Posted in Premier League on 10/3/11 at 4:57 pm
The weekend started at Goodison Park with yet another controversial Merseyside derby played out between Liverpool and Everton. Jack Rowell was the victim of some appalling refereeing when he was sent off for a hard but perfectly fair tackle on Luis Suarez by Martin Atkinson. That swung the game in The Reds favour and after [...]