For the Love of Football

Southampton 2010/11 Season

What a massive season this is going to be for the Saints. After a very positive 2009/10 season in which the team started with -10 points, there is huge expectation that Southampton will storm to the top of the league and win it comfortably. In fact, if it wasn’t for the -10 points, they may have even managed promotion last season.

As a fan, I would have to admit, I also have some pretty hefty expectations for the team this More

Euro 2008 in Europe

A few years ago I was travelling around Europe at the time of the UEFA Euro 2008 Championships, which were being held in Austria and Switzerland. We had booked several cheap hostels in advance assuming that these two countries at least, would be packed with football fans. We were not wrong. The atmosphere was amazing.

We got to Switzerland, unfortunately, before the tournament started, but it was a lot of fun seeing the country in its preparation stage. You could More

Will Arsenal lose it’s Sol?

It seems that the time has come around for Arsenal centre-back, the veteran Sol Campbell to start playing with other kids. The 35-year-old has not only admitted to talks with Celtic, but has claimed to be considering his options. This is just after it was revealed that the Emirates club had offered him a twelve month extension to his current contract.

So will he leave? He has told the Scottish Sun that it is “a serious possibility”, but maybe he is just bidding his time to see if he will be given a better offer, as he has also stated that his personal preference is that remain with Arsenal next season. But as we all know Arsenal has some sorting out to do with Fabregas in an effort to keep him from Barcelona’s clutches.

Like a gentleman, Campbell has stated that he will wait his turn to “thrash out” something with the Emirates club. So all we can really do now is sit and wait…