After signing Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer for a £99.2m fee, you couldn’t blame Juventus fans for thinking that this year they might be treated to Champions League glory. The Old Lady last won the competition back in 1996 and on four occasions since they’ve gone as far as the final, only to fall at…
Image by katatonia82, Bigstock Photo. Jose Mourinho is no stranger to controversy. Nobody was at all surprised that the combustible Portuguese made all the headlines following the pulsating 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Man Utd at Stamford Bridge. It’s always going to be strange for Mourinho when he takes another club to play Chelsea, the…
The Premier League is the richest, most followed and – in many people’s opinions – the best football league in the world. One of the most commonly heard reasons for the popularity of the Premier League is its competitiveness. We often hear the argument that, ‘every team can beat every other in a one off…
There is always a gap in quality, revenue and viewing figures found in football league hierarchies but between the Premier League and the Championship the difference can seem more like a chasm at times. It’s not been uncommon to see sides relegated from the English top flight run into financial difficulty as they struggle to…
