Is the European Super League a genuine possibility?
The European Super League. It has been talked about for a long time, but will it ever actually happen? Writing in September 2012 and looking ahead, in two years time a European Super League could be on...
View ArticleThey may be great, but do Barcelona lack a “plan B”?
The Barcelona team of the past few years have established a reputation for themselves as of one of history’s greatest ever sides. However, in the wake of the Catalan outfit’s recent defeat by Celtic in...
View ArticleChange: always good, but never a good time
One question in football has never been answered by the owners of the world’s elite football clubs: When is the right time to change your manager? I’ll start with the obvious ones – probably not, say,...
View ArticleOnly La Décima can save the Special One
When Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez moved to install José Mourinho as head coach, it seemed to be something of a no brainer. Mourinho had just delivered an unprecedented treble for Inter Milan,...
View ArticleBrits in Europe: idiots abroad or potential Champions League winners?
For the English clubs, the UEFA Champions League knockout stages probably seem as though they are light years away, with some playing up to nine games prior to the round of fixtures in mid-February....
View ArticleFootball in 2012: the end of year awards
It would be logical to review football on a season by season basis, but 2012 was just a bit special. As well as the European Championships, Africa Cup of Nations and Olympic Games, all the usual...
View ArticleTAP’s top sporting tips for 2013
As another sporting year begins there may be a certain feeling that nothing could top the unforgettable year of 2012, which saw a magnificent Olympic Games, the European Championships, a British Grand...
View ArticleUEFA Champions League preview: who will rise and fall on the road to Wembley?
With the UEFA Champions League round of 16 fixtures beginning today, and a few of the ties delicately poised, The Armchair Pundits takes a look at the potential fortunes of the teams involved, and...
View ArticleGlory in the present, but questions ahead for brilliant Bayern
As I sat, as open-mouthed as the rest of Europe’s football fans, watching Bayern Munich ambush Barcelona in the Allianz Arena tonight, one question flickered through my mind: could this result happen...
View ArticleA week: officially a long time in football
Last week may have seen the first significant news of the football off-season, but it certainly wasn’t the last. Following the retirement of the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson, and David Moyes’ arrival at...
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