CL draw: Spurs get San Siro return
When Tottenham was drawn against Young Boys of Bern in Champions League qualifying back in August, it was a dream draw for the North London’s debutantes, the easiest opponent Spurs could have faced at...
View ArticleFringe benefits for Spurs
Which way to the pitch again? I haven't been there in ages. As our ’Arry is so fond of saying, there are no easy games in the Premier League. With the possible exception of Werder Bremen circa...
View ArticleComputer-created craziness
Liverpool’s Ryan Babel has been charged with improper conduct by the FA for posting a digitally-altered photo of referee Howard Webb wearing a Manchester United shirt on his Twitter feed. Webb awarded...
View ArticleDetermination by dolphin at MLS draft
Paul the Octopus is dead. Long live Willy! Or Flipper! Or whatever they call the dolphin who’ll be predicting the first pick at Thursday’s MLS Super Draft in Baltimore. Anyone who’s read The...
View ArticleWhat’s so super about it, anyway?
The inappropriately-named MLS Super Draft is a tough place to generate super results, especially when all your picks are outside the top 25. With that in mind, Sportsnet.ca’s RJ will weigh in Sunday...
View ArticleEven Don Draper couldn’t sell this team
Draper gets a red card… for looking so damn good! Well, so much for the MLS SuperDraft reviving the hopes of the Toronto FC faithful. On a day when clubs are expected to get better, the Reds appear to...
View ArticleSunk in Stratford, Spurs stadium search heads back to drawing board
I respect tradition as much as the next bloke. But I’m also a pragmatist, which is why I would have been perfectly happy to say yes to Stratford if Tottenham, and not West Ham, had won the right to...
View ArticleSecond Chances: Birmingham City
Big Eck has a GOB moment: "I've made a huge mistake..." Oh Birmingham City, we’ve seen this before. After a 16-season stint in the lower divisions, the Blues were promoted in 2002… and then finished...
View ArticleBeckham’s future? Bet on France
After he trained with Tottenham last winter, I suspected David Beckham might wind up with Spurs once his LA Galaxy days came to an end when the MLS year ends next month. Now I’m not so certain. In my...
View ArticleBest of the Prem: Swansea City to Wolverhampton
Roy Hodgson does his best George Bailey impression: “Well, I don’t have your trophy. It’s at Roman’s house… and Alex’s house… and Roberto’s house…” Part Four takes us to a team that squandered their...
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