Language English The last trophy of the Spanish season will be awarded this evening as the Copa del Rey comes to its conclusion. The final is a local derby, a clásico if you will, and will surely see Real Madrid's hold over Atletico Madrid continue. Tweet […]
Language English The Ottawa Senators are preparing for Round 2 with Pittsburgh and are looking to give a better account of themselves than they did during a simple win for the Penguins on Tuesday. The Sens are now out to 4.95 to go through; dropping two down against a team this gifted would make their chances very remote. Right now Evgeni Malkin and co are c […]
Language English "It’s going to be a strange final," Cristiano Ronaldo told Real Madrid's official website ahead of Friday's Copa del Rey final. "We’re playing in our stadium but the fans will be divided 50/50. But that isn’t going to take away our ambition to win this cup." Perhaps the segregation within the squad and the issue […]
Language English Shirts with numbers but no names, muddy pitches that were more brown than green, and the concept of subs getting actual splinters from sitting on a wooden bench. These are just three nostalgic examples of phenomena that have fallen by the wayside in football. Tweet […]
If my last column was a sign of a man accepting his fate, this one is where he desperately clutches at some straws, so that he can go into Sunday with a small iota of hope in his heart. Here are my five reasons for Tottenham fans to be cheerful, as we go into battle with Arsenal, fate and lady luck once again. - Vaughan: Bale has no off-days Tottenham always […]
When I'm not writing about Spurs for ESPN, I can often be found offering football betting advice to any gambling company that is willing to pay me. One of the golden rules of football betting is not to put your money on a team that have nothing to play for. This is especially true when their opponents have everything to play for. So forgive me if I don […]
Tottenham Hotspur continue to be frighteningly bad at defending set pieces. Some things never change. One thing that certainly has been transformed of late is the form of Spurs' match winner at the Britannia Stadium, Emmanuel Adebayor. - Adebayor, Dempsey deliver in Spurs win The Togolese striker bagged the winner against 10-man Stoke City when it looke […]
We should not forget that it says a lot for Tottenham Hotspur's progress that Wednesday's 2-2 draw at Chelsea will leave most Spurs fans feeling somewhat deflated. - Lythell: Chelsea hit panic button in Spurs draw - Carr: Spurs have work to do We should also not forget in all of this that Chelsea's starting XI cost in the region of 200 million […]
Let me take you to 1990. Football was a very different place indeed and almost unrecognisable compared to the landscape we know today. It was a time when Manchester United had gone more than 20 years without winning a league title. A time when Arsenal could boast of having 18 Englishmen on their first-team squad. A time when Chelsea had yet to buy their firs […]